Hi, I'm Roman Kudryashov.
I'm the co-founder and CEO of Dragon Blood Balm, a consumer products goods company that makes a super-strong, athletics-focused balm for repairing skin, providing pain relief, and helping muscles/tendons get stronger. I've been running Dragon Blood Balm since 2018 and took over as a full-time CEO in early 2022.
I was previously the Vice President of Product and Engineering at myLaurel, a healthcare startup that reduces re-hospitalizations for extremely high-risk patients. I oversaw the product, engineering, data, and design groups and worked closely with developing the company's clinical operations.
In the past I also founded Field Report (a SaaS solution for competitive monitoring) and wrote about the evolution of digital public infrastructure and how it breaks at ErrorStates.com.
Most of my career, I've worked with early and mid-stage companies to:
- Do something new
(create a new department, launch a new product) - Fix or change something
(transition operational models, fix a department that's not delivering) - Scale and optimize what they're currently doing
(people, processes, operations)
I've worked extensively in healthcare technology, software development, and ecommerce, including with:
- myLaurel (formerly Ready Responders / Nobis Health)
VP of Product and Engineering (2023-2025) - Pager
Director of Product (2022)
Sr. Director of Marketing (2021) - Kwiat | Fred Leighton
Director of Digital (2017-2021) - XSUNT
Director of Marketing (2017) - MediSolutions (formerly MediScripts)
Product Marketing Manager (2016-2017)
Digital Marketing Manager (2015-2016) - Hibu (formerly Yellowbook)
Publication Manager, NY Region (2013-2014) - ADL
QA & Publication Assistant (2012) - Council on Foreign Relations
Editorial Assistant (2011-2012) - MIT CogNet
Content Manager and QA (2011)
I've also consulted for or worked on projects in public health (NYC Dept of Health, TrueLabor, Weill-Cornell Hospital, Horizon BCBS, CareFirst BCBS, Sura Colombia, Regence BCBS), Finance (First Niagara Bank), and education. Because everyone needs a hobby, I try to make time to mentor students and graduates at The New School University.
You can find me on LinkedIn and GitHub.
Interested in working together? I'd love to chat. I mentor new grads at the New School University.
I was born abroad and grew up splitting time between suburban New Jersey and New York City. I moved to a different state every year for a few years. I currently live in Colorado and spent a good period of time in Arizona. I've driven coast to coast across the United Stages three times and also spent six months backpacking across Eastern Europe and the Middle East. I get bored sitting still for too long.
I studied Political Philosophy and Service Design at the New School University, graduating with honors in my last year.
I'm a dad.