Seahawk Moves to Boston
Ryan James moves Seahawk from Wilmington, North Carolina, to Boston, where Seahawk Media is formed later that month.
On July 1, 2018, Ryan James moved Seahawk from Wilmington, North Carolina, to Boston.
Work through GoDaddy Pro Connect was picking up, and Boston became Seahawk’s new home port. From there, Seahawk’s work with GoDaddy grew well beyond the directory, and Ryan got a close look at how a host sells services.
Most hosts were stuck choosing between launching services of their own and referring customers to agency partners. GoDaddy did both. It sold services through its Web Design Services (WDS) division and through WordPress Premium Support, which grew out of its acquisition of WP Curve, and the overflow went to agencies in Pro Connect. Seeing both sides work at once convinced Ryan that every host could have them, and Seahawk doubled down from Boston.
On July 26, 2018, Seahawk Media Group was legally established in Massachusetts. Read how Seahawk Media was formed.
Seahawk’s first Boston base was WeWork Back Bay. Ryan worked out of it almost every day through 2018 and 2019.
Home, meanwhile, was Ryan’s first Boston apartment: a shoebox of a room with hardwood floors, a window air conditioner and a mini fridge.
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