Ryan Hickman may well be the youngest entrepreneur in the market today. At only 3 years old his whole life changed with a little consideration for the environment. As a 3 year old he had more entrepreneurial creativity than many people do in their thirties. He began by picking up bottles around his neighborhood because he didn’t like the look of the trash in the streets and parks. This began an explosion of ideas and only 8 years later he is a worldwide sensation. An 11 year old kid has his own recycling and clean up business including weekly beach clean-ups, donating money to marine mammal rescue efforts and raising awareness for the environment. His drive comes from his love and passion for the environment which is more noble of a cause than many, and that should be an inspiration to anybody looking to be an entrepreneur. He is an 11 year old kid doing more for our world than just about anybody, let alone 11 year old kids.

Ryan owns and runs “Ryan’s Recycling” but also just released a new non-profit “Project3R” which is focused on recycling education. At only 11 years old this kid has multiple companies, both commercial and social and is only growing. Ryan is the perfect example that a small idea can build a huge company. His quick action of picking up some trash out of the street led to multiple well known companies spanning across the entire nation helping make our world a little cleaner. His business plan includes the expansion from recycling is an incredibly safe plan, as the recycling business is still being explored. Branching out has allowed him to get grips on other markets so he doesn’t rely on recycling alone. However, with his foothold in the still unexplored business of recycling he can forge a new path and be the first to revolutionize and change the business for the better. Ryan is an incredible kid, being only 11 years old with two separate businesses, cleaning up the Earth piece by piece.