September 18-19, 2025
Marriott Marquis San Diego MarinaSan Diego, CA Ryan O'ConnellFounder at How To ADUSpeaker
Profile
Ryan O'Connell is on a mission to reduce the housing shortage, and he helps homeowners build houses in their backyards with Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and other pro-housing legislation. He has amassed over 200,000 followers between TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube.
Ryan lives in Napa, CA where he co-founded Naked Wines in 2012. As a local employer, he found the housing shortage was making it nearly impossible to hire and retain good people. He’s fallen back on his political science background (Tulane 2006) to see if he can do something to improve the situation. Ryan is a lead for Napa Solano For Everyone, a chapter of YIMBY Action.