Ryan Trahan is a 24 year old American entrepreneur who was born on October 7, 1998 in Eagle Lake, Texas. He is most famous for being a Youtuber, but he is also a vlogger and has created multiple companies. Ryan ran cross country and track and field in high school, and competed at the D1 level in cross country and track and field as a freshman at Texas A and M University. He started his Youtube channel in high school, and made videos about his experience as a runner and gave tips and advice to other cross country and track and field runners. In 2016, Ryan, along with his friend Caden Wiese, created a water bottle product called “Neptune Bottle.” The Neptune Bottle is similar to a hydroflask, and Ryan advertised the Neptune Bottle in almost all of his videos, and often gave discount codes for the bottles in the video so his subscribers could buy them for reduced prices. Ryan claimed that Neptune Bottle brought in $50,000 in revenue in its first year and was very successful. However, Ryan got into trouble with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) due to his water bottle business and Youtube channel. According to NCAA rules, athletes were not allowed to advertise their businesses or in any way make money from their image and participation in athletics. They argued that he violated these rules by profiting from Youtube videos about being a NCAA runner, and by advertising Neptune Bottle on his Youtube channel. Ryan decided to drop out of Texas A and M in order to grow his Youtube channel and Neptune Bottle. This proved to be a very wise decision, as he went from less than 1 million subscribers while at Texas A and M to 13.6 million subscribers now. In 2023, Ryan started another business, a clothing brand named “Howdy Howdy.”I think Ryan is a remarkable entrepreneur because he was able to see his future so well. When Ryan decided to leave Texas A and M, he explained that he believed he could be wildly successful on Youtube if he quit NCAA athletics and would be able to do so many more entrepreneurial things. He got a lot of backlash from his fans at the time for his decision to drop out and lost many subscribers, but it proved to be a great gamble. After leaving, Ryan was able to dedicate all his time to Youtube, and his videos became much better in quality, and his Youtube channel exploded in popularity. He is very successful, and proves that you do not need a college degree to become successful and make a lot of money.