Braden Ruch

About Braden Ruch

Braden is excited to be leading Peer Advisory Forums with C12 in the Greater Charlotte Marketplace. He is keenly aware that the only successes he experienced in business were a direct result of efforts rooted in Biblical principles. His hope is to leverage those experiences and C12 Offerings to help and challenge Christian business owners to build great businesses for a greater purpose, drive revenue and profit, all the while incorporating Kingdom building initiatives. His goal is that when customers and employees experience C12 businesses they will see Jesus in the mission and vision, but also, in the way in which they conduct their businesses.As an accomplished business leader, Braden Ruch has nearly 20 years of experience helping solve complex problems for small-to-medium sized companies, as well as dozens of Fortune-500 organizations. Across numerous industries (healthcare, retail, construction, State & local govt, legal, finance, energy, banking), he has worked to unlock revenue, profit, and other Desired Business Outcomes for his Customer’s C-level Executive Sponsors, primarily leveraging Data & Analytics software.During this season Braden led a matrixed team to deliver contracts valued at upwards of $20M (with $10M+ outcomes) with responsibilities including P&L, contract negotiation, product implementation and vision casting. He and his wife, Mandy, have been in Charlotte since attending UNCC in They have been married for 15 years and have three wonderful, rowdy, boys. After having both spent several years in Charlotte as volunteer leaders with Young Life in their 20s, Braden and Mandy now serve Young Life Union County as Committee Members. Braden has also been involved in Search Ministries, Charlotte Leadership Forum, Halftime of the Carolinas and Campus Outreach. He loves golf, full court basketball, and tennis when he has time.

Experience

1. C12 Greater Charlotte, Associate Chair

   C12 Business Forums

   May 2022 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Throughout my career, I have had a passion for integrating faith and business which ultimately led me to join C12 Group Peer Advisory. I\'m elated to work with successful Christian CEOs and Business Owners towards developing Great Businesses for a Greater Purpose!I look forward to seeing them grow their revenues and profits, but as or more importantly, seeing impact in their personal lives and walk with Christ through the wise counsel that comes through Peer Advisory.and finally, seeing that overflow multiply downstream through those they lead and the customers they serve-Braden is excited to be leading Peer Advisory Forums with C12 in the Greater Charlotte Marketplace. He is keenly aware that the only successes he experienced in business were a direct result of efforts rooted in Biblical principles. His hope is to leverage C12 Peer Advisory Offerings to help and challenge Christian business owners to build great businesses for a greater purpose (i.e. drive revenue and profit, all the while incorporating Kingdom Building initiatives in the “how”). ….not just for God, but WITH God (Genesis 28:15). His goal is that when customers and employees interact with C12 businesses they will see Jesus in the mission and vision as well as in the way in which they conduct their businesses. Braden has nearly 20 years of experience working to unlock revenue, profit, and other Desired Business Outcomes for his Customer’s C-level Executives, primarily, leveraging Document Management and Data & Analytics software. Braden led matrixed teams to deliver, implement and service contracts valued at upwards of $20M, some with $10M+ Business Outcomes. He enjoys being the glue to great teams and ensuring no one is left behind (Matthew 18:12). His previous work spanned numerous industries (healthcare, retail, construction, State & local govt, legal, finance, energy, banking) and from small-to-medium companies to Fortune-500 organizations.

Education

• University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration

  1999 — 2003