Born in Edison, New Jersey on December 30, 1977, Ryan graduated from the University of Central Florida in 1999 with a degree in Business Administration and a minor in Marketing. He was recently named the winner of the 2003 University of Central Florida Rising Star Award for the College of Business. Ryan currently lives in entertainment enriched, Orlando, Florida.


Quick Background:

Being actively involved in sports all his life, he had dreams of pursuing a career in baseball, which fell through due to a knee injury. In high school, he was also among the top receivers in Central Florida. Ryan is also an I.F.P.A. Certified Personal Trainer and is considered a successful Internet entrepreneur starting two companies providing website development and internet marketing solutions. His specialty is search engine marketing and website consulting. He has implemented successful strategies for many well known companies such as American Express, Overture, PriceLine.com, and more.

While attending the University of Central Florida, he founded CollegeInvestors.com, a site teaching college students about investing, offering career advice, a section for students to post their resumes and other fun college stuff. The site was voted to the Top 100 sites for college students by U Magazine. He was hired as the "Webmaster" for StockDr.com, Inc., a money management company and nationally syndicated investment radio show, where he worked for three years.

Since then, Ryan has started two successful Internet companies, Totka.com Website Services back in May of 2002 and with co partner, Ernie Falco, III they founded TornadoPromotions.com, Inc., a Search Engine Marketing firm based out of Apopka, Florida. They are also developing MusicFreedom.com, new music technology and the official site for JC Chasez of *NSYNC.

Other new ventures include TornadoEntertainment.com, a site promoting top athletes such as Lebron James, Torry Holt, Daunte Culpepper, Carmelo Anthony, as well as many other top athletes and entertainers.

Being involved in sports all his life, he has a vast knowledge of the marketing and economics of sports. He also currently serves as a partner with the National Organization for Professional Athletes, one of the top sports booking agencies in the country. Along the way, he's met and interviewed many world class athletes, an experience like no other (beside catching a touchdown pass). One day, Ryan would like to own his own professional sports team and implement marketing strategies, like his idol Mark Cuban founder of Broadcast.com and owner of the Dallas Mavericks.


Recent Education:
Ryan has recently updated his internet knowledge at a four day Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo 2004 in NYC.  This conference featured presentations from Google, Yahoo, AskJeeves and panel discussions that cover all aspects of search engine-related promotion. Ryan learned how search engines are currently interacting with Web sites and many new ways to improve free and paid listings...Read All About the Conference


Ryan's Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
On the Internet, anything is possible. You have a global presence, 24/7. People start businesses, express ideas and find love. The sky is the limit with your creativity. If you have an idea, run with it. Make it happen now, because the greatest risk is not taking one.


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