Ryan is seriously passionate about design. Since his first internship at eighteen years old more than half of his life has been immersed in design thinking leading to over twenty years of professional experience. His design career has ranged from building a small business into a successful international brand to contributing on several in-house corporate teams in all areas of design. Ryan focuses on academic design theory, proven ideation processes, empathetic listening, beating deadlines and a bit of humor to make the creative process easier for clients, teammates and executives.