Ryan Hickman at the age of three realized the love he had for collecting and recycling cans. Because of this, Hickman at a very young age began collecting his family’s recyclable and cans and would go with his dad to the local recycling center. After this, his desire to collect grew stronger and he began collecting his neighbors recyclable with a bike and a bag tied to the back of it. By age 7, Hickman began running his own business called Ryan’s Recycling Company. Ryan has customers all over Orange County, California. This most unique thing about this entrepreneur is his age, even at age 3 he saw a problem and knew how it could be fixed through his love of collecting recyclable and this is what really drives him and his company, his passion for saving cans and helping others. What is especially interesting is the help he got for making this company, his parents were willing to work and use his passion to make something great and this is innovation as well as includes entrepreneurial traits. At age 3, Hickman noticed a problem, that some people do not care about recycling. However, he has a deep love for it and wanted to use that for the good of the environment so he solved it by starting out small, simply using a bike and a bag, and growing into something bigger like a company. This inspired me because truly anyone can be an entrepreneur, and typically something that keeps us from pursing a great idea is fear, but when you are a kid fear does not hold you back. Even the most simply problem can be solved and grow into something amazing and Ryan Hickman really shows us a great example of that.
This is really cool, I am really impacted by this.
I always like to hear the stories of young entrepreneurs. It proves that you shouldn’t let age be a limiter on what you can accomplish, and that you’re never too young to have a good idea.