Eric Ryan (left) and Adam Lowry, co-founders of Method.. Caitlin O’Hara/Ash Ponders When choosing a co-founder or business partner, it’s important to follow a very simple rule: Find someone completely ...

Adam Lowry and Eric Ryan, high school pals from suburban Detroit, are not exactly the kind of folks you would expect to launch a cleaning products business. They are, for lack of a better word, slobs.

As the co-founder of two wildly successful startups, Adam Lowry has had to address virtually every difficult issue that growing businesses face. Lowry is the co-founder and co-CEO of pea-protein dairy ...

Marketer Ryan and chemist Lowry were old school acquaintances who reconnected and collaborated to found the green cleaning company, Method, and brought style to the stodgy, mature market. In the 10 ...