Ryan Vet

Ryan Vet was raised in the suburbs of Chicago. As a young boy, Ryan dabbled in various entrepreneurship ventures ranging from the typical lemonade stand to a line of trading cards and a neighborhood newspaper.

At age 15, Vet opened Digi Tech Studio (DTS) in 2005. DTS is a marketing company providing marketing and advertising services, social media management, graphic design, web design and programming, and video production services. The task of juggling a wide-range of leadership positions in school, at church and as a teenage CEO has given Vet many real-life experiences that he desires to share with others with a passion to lead.

Five years later, while attending Elon University and running DTS, Ryan launched a software company, uCondition. Most recently, Ryan launched The Oak House, a coffeehouse, wine and craft beer lounge in the heart of downtown Elon, NC all in addition to many other projects and consulting.

As a Millennial (a member of Generation Y), Ryan Vet offers great insight into managing the upcoming generation. "We [Millennials] are the future. In just a few short years, we will be the ones sitting in the corner offices," Vet says. "My generation has a lot to learn from the previous generations, but we have a problemtheres an ever-increasing language barrier. My goal is to help bridge the major communication gap between my generation and previous generations."

One of the big divisions between Millennials and previous generations is social media and the rapidly advancing technological world. Ryan Vet has taken a great interest into the evolving world of Social Media. He offers practical advice to businesspeople that are not as accustomed to dealing with members of Generation Y. Ryan speaks freely of the differences between the generations as well as offers solutions on how to manage and motivate Millennials in the workplace.

"A good leader impacts those around him or her. A great leader influences people they have never met by leaving a lasting legacy that trickles-down over the span of time. This talk deals with living the life of a leader and having integrity that will ultimately allow a leader to leave a lasting impression on this world."

Vet attended Elon University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Specifically focusing on Business Marketing and Professional Selling. Ryan also loves to travel the world. He has been to hundreds of cities around the world including countries in five out of the seven continents. Some of these countries include: Kosovo, Austria, Mexico, Togo (West Africa), Ghana, Bangladesh, Kuwait, China, Canada, Brazil, England and South Africa.