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Ryan P. Allis is the CEO and Co-Founder of iContact, the leading email marketing and blogging software, the Chairman of Virante, a web marketing consulting firm that helps companies build sales online, and the author of the book Zero to One Million: How to Build a Company to $1 Million in Sales. In November 2005, Ryan was named by BusinessWeek as one of the "Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25."

Ryan is a serial entrepreneur and an international speaker on the topics of entrepreneurship, marketing, and innovation. As CEO he's managed the company from its start in July 2003 to its current size with 60 employees, over 11,500 customers, and over $6 million in annual sales.

At the age of 18, Ryan wrote a book entitled, Zero to One Million: How to Build a Company to $1 Million in Sales (McGraw-Hill). Today at the age of 22, he has been a keynote speaker and panel participant at conferences from Chicago to London. As a team leader with the Lead America Entrepreneurship Conference, Ryan has traveled the United States helping teach entrepreneurship to high school students. Ryan has been featured on ABC News and in Fortune Small Business, Investors' Business Daily, the Daily Times of India, Entrepreneur Magazine, SuccessCoach Magazine, CosmoGirl, and Young Money Magazine.

Ryan is the Chairman of the Carolina Entrepreneurship Club at UNC-Chapel Hill, founder of The Anti-Poverty Campaign, the founder of Zeromillion.com, and a member of YEO Raleigh-Durham. Ryan serves on the Boards of AGRADU, Nourish International, and Junior Achievement of Eastern North Carolina.

Ryan’s long-term goals include being a U.S. Senator and starting a foundation that works to reduce poverty and improve healthcare and education in developing nations. Ryan attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was an economics major and a Blanchard Scholar.

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Chuck Hester, APR
Director of Public Relations
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My Passion
My dream and passion is to impact society on a global scale by working through business, social entrepreneurship, and politics to bring human innovations to market, encourage environmental sustainability, and reduce poverty in developing nations by promoting technology use, expanding access to entrepreneurial opportunity, expanding microfinance efforts, and instituting improved governmental, education, health care, and financial systems.

What's Past
Shaking up the arthritis nutraceuticals industry. Writing a book.
Revolutionizing the email marketing industry.

What's Now
Revolutionizing online communication.

What's Later
MPP/MBA degree, wireless electricity, fusion power, sustainable alternative energy, taking a company public, working to reduce poverty in developing nations, writing a best-selling book, being a U.S. Senator.


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"I have seen over 50 of the country’s leading business and motivational speakers including Guy Kawasaki, Brian Tracy, Robert Kiyosaki, Zig Ziglar, and Donald Trump speak in person. Ryan Allis’ speaking skills and depth of knowledge put him right up there with the best. For anyone, that’s quite an accomplishment. For a twenty-two year old, it’s incredible. I have a feeling that Ryan Allis will be a household name within the next decade. Keep your eyes open!"

Eric J. Corl
Founder
IdeaBuyer.com

:: My Favorite Essays

My Favorite Essays
no.
Title
1
The Philosophy of an Entrepreneur
2
The History of the Market System
3
The International System
4
The Dynamics of the Information Age
5
The Potential of the Third Generation of Tech Entrepreneurs
6
Economics for the Aspiring Entrepreneur
7
Getting Out of the Middle Class


:: Audio Samples of Zero to One Million

Zero to One Million - Audio Samples
no.
Title
Length
Size
1
Introduction
8:29
8MB
2
Chapter 1 - How I Began
15:21
14MB
3
Chapter 2 - Out on My Own
25:44
24MB
4
Chapter 3 - Our Economic System
24:09
23MB
5
Chapter 4 - An Entrepreneur's Philosophy
20:49
19MB
6
Chapter 5 - A Globalized World
27:21
25MB
7
Chapter 6 - Building Wealth Through Entrepreneurship
26:25
24MB
8
Chapter 7 - Opportunity Evaluation
19:37
18MB

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:: Articles

Syndication rights:
You may publish any of the below articles in print or online as long as a link to http://www.zeromillion.com is maintained and the byline is included.

 
Articles by Ryan Allis
Title Date
Topic
The 20 Most Important Business Lessons I Learned in 2005 December 17, 2005 Business
The Most Important Thing You Can Do As a Business Owner July 27, 2005 Web Marketing
Why Email Marketing Matters June 27, 2005 Web Marketing
Leadership Lessons from a 19 Year Old CEO July 6, 2004 Business
How the Market System Works: Economics 101 for the Aspiring Entrepreneur September 18, 2003 Economics & Policy
The History of the Market System September 18, 2003 Economics & Policy
The Political and Economic Philosophy of an Entrepreneur August 31, 2003 Economics & Policy
Business Idea & Opportunity Evaluation July 29, 2003 Entrepreneurship
The Ten Axioms of Opportunity July 28, 2003 Young Entrepreneurship
Financial Vocabulary Glossary for Students July 27, 2003 Young Entrepreneurship
105 Business Ideas July 27, 2003 Young Entrepreneurship
Lessons Learned by High Schoolers in One Day July 23, 2003 Personal Development
Writing Your Company Mission Statement: 10 Essential Questions July 21, 2003 Business
It's Not the Idea. It's the Execution. July 19, 2003 Entrepreneurship
Finding and Creating Opportunities July 19, 2003 Entrepreneurship
The Time of My Life: Teaching Entrepreneurship July 14, 2003 Young Entrepreneurship
36 Quotes to Live By July 2, 2003 Personal Development
Life as an Entrepreneur: Week One June 30, 2003 Young Entrepreneurship
Becoming a Sophisticated Investor June 23, 2003 Business
The Most Important Things I've Learned in College June 21, 2003 Personal Development
Take a Job or Make a Job? June 20, 2003 Entrepreneurship
Should I Go to College: Part Two May 16, 2003 Young Entrepreneurship
And So the Journey Begins May 11, 2003 Young Entrepreneurship
Why I Stood Up for Free Enterprise: Thoughts on the Socioeconomic Divide and Equality April 20, 2003 Economics & Policy
The Best & Worst Things About Being an Entrepreneur: An Alien's Choice April 20, 2003 Young Entrepreneurship
A Day in the Life of a Young Entrepreneur April 20, 2003 Young Entrepreneurship
How to Run a Start-up Clinic April 17, 2003 Young Entrepreneurship
Raising Funding for Your Business March 15, 2003 Entrepreneurship
A Six Point Plan for Success & Maximum Efficiency in Life March 15, 2003 Personal Development
Analyzing Your Business Strategy February 22, 2003 Entrepreneurship
Starting a Lifestyle or High-Potential Company February 22, 2003 Entrepreneurship
On Motivation February 10, 2003 Young Entrepreneurship
A $200,000 Lesson on Deal Making January 16, 2003 Young Entrepreneurship
The Mistake of Generation Y Entrepreneurs January 14, 2003 Young Entrepreneurship
Choosing Email List Management Software January 12, 2003 Web Marketing
Web Marketing Software & Resources January 4, 2003 Web Marketing
Seven Essential Areas of Knowledge January 4, 2003 Personal Development
Is Your Product Great? Fifteen Essential Questions December 31, 2002 Business
CEO & Chief Executive Janitor: Bootstrapping a Company December 30, 2002 Entrepreneurship
Search Engine Glossary December 21, 2002 Web Marketing
The Importance of Search Engine Marketing December 20, 2002 Web Marketing
Making Your Web Site Search Engine Friendly December 20, 2002 Web Marketing
Dispelling Common Myths About Search Engine Positioning December 20, 2002 Web Marketing
Structuring the Economic and Political Systems of Developing Nations December 4, 2002 Economics & Policy
Should I Go to College? The Experience of one Young Entrepreneur November 14, 2002 Young Entrepreneurship
Creating an Email Newsletter November 10, 2002 Ebusiness
Raising a Motivated Child: A Teen's View October 16, 2002 Personal Development
The Eleven Things You Must Know to Succeed in a Globalized World October 15, 2002 Economics & Policy
How to Determine the Lifetime Value of Your Customers October 10, 2002 Marketing
Four Steps to Increase the Lifetime Value of Your Customers October 9, 2002 Marketing
A Message to the SEC: Dealing with Corporate Crime September 25, 2002 Economics & Policy
Are Outgoing Links Harmful? September 20, 2002 Web Marketing
Developing Your Affiliate Program September 15, 2002 Web Marketing
The Power of Ideas August 30, 2002 Economics & Policy
Marketer Beware: The Truth About Mass Traffic Popups August 10, 2002 Web Marketing
The Causes of the Dot Com Crash July 29, 2002 Economics & Policy
Building Thousands of Links to Your Website July 24, 2002 Web Marketing
The Importance of Content; and How to Find It July 15, 2002 Web Marketing
The Nineteen Keys to Marketing Online July 13, 2002 Web Marketing
Attributes of A Perfect Product July 12, 2002 Business
The Basics of Building a Web Site July 5, 2002 Ebusiness

:: Videos

Videos
no.
Title
Format
News Outlet/Producer
Date
1
Ryan Allis at 19
RealPlayer File (.rm)
April 2004
2
Ryan Allis at 21
Windows Media Video (.wmv)
February 2006

:: Press (Full Articles)

In the News
no.
Title
Publication
Date
1
NC IDEA puts $500,000 in Durham Email Start-up Triangle Business Journal 5/18/2006
2
Looking to Increase Speed of Its Growth, Broadwick Lands $500,000 in Financing Local Tech Wire 5/18/2006

3

Durham-based Broadwick pulls in $500,000 in funding Tech Journal South 5/18/2006
4
With Young Firm Churning Cash, Young CEO Seeks VC Triangle Business Journal 5/18/2006
5
"40 Under 40" Article Triangle Business Journal 5/12/2006
6
Overcoming Age Barrier: Young Founders of Broadwick Drive It to Success WRAL Local Tech Wire 02/16/2006
7
Young Entrepreneur Shares the Secrets of His Success Tech Journal South 1/26/2006
8
SuccessCoach Magazine, Nigeria SuccessCoach Magazine 12/28/2005
9
Triangle Man Acquires Honor The Daily Tar Heel 11/09/2005
10
BusinessWeek’s Top Entrepreneurs List Includes Broadwick CEO Localtechwire.com 11/05/2005
11
Magazine Honors Durham Entrepreneur Durham Herald-Sun 11/02/2005
12
Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25 Business Week 11/01/2005
13
Student Entrepreneurs UNC Blue & White Magazine 10/01/2005
14
Broadwick Climbs Past 2500 Customer Mark Localtechwire.com 08/17/2005
15
Self-starters study success
Danville Register Bee 04/20/2005
16
Broadwick's Growth Surges Localtechwire.com 03/09/2005
17
Creating a New Breed of Entrepreneurs Daily Times of India 11/19/2004
18
Broadwick’s Young CEO Shows Age No Barrier to Success Localtechwire.com 08/19/2004
19
UNC Student Entrepreneur Writes Book for Young Entrepreneurs Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization 04/15/2004
20
Booming Business: New Clients Are Buying from Broadwick Localtechwire.com 03/8/2004
21
College Entrepreneurs Have Broadwick Off to Flying Start Localtechwire.com 11/13/2003
22
Student Entrepreneurs Business Today 11/01/2003
23
Interview with Broadwick CEO Ryan P. M. Allis Raleigh News & Observer 11/5/2003
24
UNC Connection Spawns Email Marketing Firm The Chapel Hill Herald 11/5/2003
25
UNC Student Forum Connects Students on the Web The Daily Tar Heel 09/17/2002
26
Virante Design & Development a Big Success Sarasota Herald Tribune 09/03/2002
27
Young designer builds Web sites - and a client list Sarasota Herald Tribune Business Weekly 07/31/2001
28
Teen runs Internet Firm Bradenton Herald (front page) 07/26/2001


:: Press (Mentions)

In the News
no.
Title
Publication
Date
1
Young Entrepreneurs Style Magazine March 2005
2
Do You Really Need a College Diploma? JobWise Magazine 3/5/2005
3
The 10 Commandments of Student Entrepreneurship Young Money Magazine 1/24/2005
4
Collegiate Entrepreneurs Launch Businesses While Studying 361 Degrees Business News 12/14/2004
5
Young Entrepreneurs Say "YES" to Business Knowledge George Mason Daily Gazette 10/8/2004
6
YDEF Hosts ICT Conference The Nigerian Comet 7/26/2004
7
YDEF Hosts African Youths on ICT Entrepreneurship Nigeria Daily Champion 7/26/2004
8
YDEF Hosts Youth ICT Entrepreneurship Conference The Punch (Nigeria) 7/26/2004
9
New Reality Show Entrepreneurs Sparks Local Interest The East Carolinian 7/21/2004
10
How to Create a Professional Web Site in 24 Hours Entrepreneur Magazine 12/15/2003
11
Thinking of Starting a Business? This May Be a Good Time for It Investors' Business Daily (front page) 11/13/2003
12
Help for Young Entrepreneurs Young Money Magazine 10/16/2003
13
Rich Girl, Poor Girl CosmoGIRL Magazine May 2003
14
Leadership Lessons of College CEOs Student Leader 4/21/2003
15
Student Entrepreneurs Take Care of Business Daily Tar Heel 11/14/2002


:: Recognition

Awards & Recognition
no.
Site
Organization
Date
1
Top 40 Business Leaders Under 40 Triangle Business Journal
April 2006
2
Life Patron for Leadership in Entrepreneurship & Poverty Reduction Nigeria Family Alive Network
December 2005
3
2005 World Changers Award Nigerian State of Yobe
December 2005
4
Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25 BusinessWeek
November 2005
5
Young Entrepreneur of the Week ABC News
January 2005

:: TV Coverage

In the News
no.
Title
News Outlet
Date
1
Young Entrepreneur of the Week Interview ABC News Now (National) 01/24/2005
2
High School Students Learn Real Life Business Lessons Fox 8 News High Point, NC 11/10/2004

Ryan Allis on ABC News

:: Interviews

Interviews with Ryan Allis
Title
For
Interviewer
Date
SuccessCoach Magazine Interview (Nigeria) SuccessCoach Magazine Kayode Ajayi July 2005
Baltimore Sun Interview with Ryan Allis Baltimore Sun Shruti Mathur July 18, 2004
HBS Interview with Ryan Allis HBS Digest Susan DeFiore June 30, 2004
An Interview with Ryan Allis Dissertation Research Melissa Boulrice April 14, 2004
Interview with Broadwick CEO Ryan P. M. Allis Raleigh News & Observer Jonathan Cox November, 5, 2003
Distinguished Entrepreneur Interview Series Interview Entrepreneur Interview Series Zeromillion.com October 3, 2002


::
Press Releases

Past Press Releases
no.
Title
Date
1
North Carolina Entrepreneur Named One of BusinessWeek’s Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25
November 3, 2005
2
Broadwick Sends Its 250 Millionth Spam-Free Email & Signs 2500th Client
August 16, 2005
3
Broadwick Signs 1500th Client and Continues Rapid Growth
March 8, 2005
4
Broadwick Corp. Passes 1,000th Customer Milestone for Permission-Based Email Marketing Software
November 2, 2004
5
Broadwick Shows Strong Growth as it Passes 500 Customer Milestone Adding Strong Local Partners
July 27, 2004
6
Broadwick Partners with Chapel-Hill Carrboro Chamber of Commerce
July 9, 2004
7
Broadwick Shows Strong Growth as it Passes 250 Customers Adding Strong Local Partners and a Fortune 500 Company
April 9, 2004
8
Broadwick Shows Strong Growth in Recovered Tech Economy as it Passes 150 Customers
March 1, 2004


:: Appearances

Ryan is available for speaking engagements. For more information on booking Ryan at your conference or event, email Ryan's agent Malcolm Young for rates and additional details. Ryan's past appearances include:

Past & Upcoming Appearances
What
When
Where
Congressional Leadership Conference Jun 2003 Lake Forest College, Chicago, IL
Lead America Business Conference Jul 2003 Bentley College, Boston, MA
CEO Conference Nov 2003 Washington, D.C.
National Leadership Conference Jun 2003 Boston, MA
Students in Free Enterprise National Conference May 2004 Kansas City, NC
IHS Globalization & Poverty Seminar June 2004 Brown University, Providence, RI
Lead America Entrepreneurship Conference June 2004 Bentley College, Boston, MA
Congressional Leadership Conference July 2004 Washington D.C.
Young Entrepreneurs' Summit 2004 October 2004 George Mason University
CEO Conference 2004 November 2004 Chicago, IL
Dollars & Sense Conference 2005 January 2005 Greensboro, NC
Danville Community College Success Conference March 2005 Danville, VA
HOBY Youth Leadership Conference August 2005 Raleigh, NC
CEO Conference 2005 November 2005 Orlando, FL
Search Engine Strategies Chicago December 2005 Chicago, IL
Search Engine Strategies New York February 2006 New York, NY
Southern Innovation Summit June 2006 New Orleans, LA
Fortune Brainstorm June 2006 Aspen, CO
Ad:Tech San Jose August 2006 San Jose, CA
Appalacian State University September 2006 Boone, NC
Clemson University September 2006 Clemson, SC
Case Western Reserve University October 2006 Cleveland, OH
Ohio State University October 2006 Columbus, OH
CEO Conference 2006 November 2006 Chicago, IL

Feedback from attendees:

"I have to let you know how much your speech at the Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization Conference in Chicago has completely inspired me. My girlfriend and I have decided to start our own company and look forward to gaining insight knowledge from your book. I look forward to reading it and hope that maybe you can help us out with any questions. Thanks again, and good luck with all of your future endeavors." - Jennifer Groome

I enjoyed your presentation at CEO conference in Orlando and our conversation about solving poverty and encouraging entrepreneurship in developing countries. This is a topic of a special interest for me since I am from Russia and know exactly the problems that need to be solved. I am also reading your book "Zero to One Million" and it is very encouraging for me. I also have to thank you for putting together the site zeromillion.com. It has an enormous wealth of information for all beginning and aspiring entrepreneurs. I couldn't believe that actually I can find answers to my questions all in one place! - Inna Collier

Recent speeches have included:

Zero to One Million: How to Build a Company to $1 Million in Sales (first presented at the Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization Conference 11/2003)
Ryan turns his book into speech form. Ryan begins by telling his story--how he went from a normal eleven year old playing video games and living on a small island on the west coast of Florida to a Vice President of Marketing for a company in the nutraceuticals industry at 17 that went from zero to one million in sales in just over a year, to being the CEO of a high potential investor-backed software start-up at 19. Ryan then talks about the steps that are needed to build a business to one million dollars in sales including information on entity selection, building a team, product development, writing a business plan, raising funding, building systems, marketing a business, and managing growth.

Download Ryan's Presentation from the 2005 CEO Conference in Orlando: "How to Build a Company to $1 Million in Sales: Before You Graduate" [ Download Here ]
Feel free to post on your own web site, send to colleagues, or use excerpts with attribution in your own presentations

Creating a Life of Passion, Purpose, and Prosperity (first presented in April 2005 at Danville Community College)
You've got one chance, one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted. But if you don't act now, the moment may pass you by. A motivational presentation on defining success for yourself, setting goals, and becoming financially secure. Includes Ryan's story and key examples showing that anyone reach their goals and succeed. The key message? "You’ve got one life to live. Each day when you wake up make the decision to work toward your goals."

Download Ryan's Presentation from "Creating a Life of Purpose, Passion, and Prosperity" presented at Danville Community College in April 2005.
[ Download Here ]
Feel free to post on your own web site, send to colleagues, or use excerpts with attribution in your own presentations


The New Landscape of Email Marketing
Email marketing isn't about batch and blast anymore. It's about knowing your subscribers and delivering content that is relevant, timely, and valuable to their lives. Today if you violate the Axiom of Value, your company will be thrown out on the streets by your prospects and customers. Done right, however, email marketing remains a highly cost effective tool to turn prospects into customers and customers into lifetime evangelizers. Learn how to 'do it right' in this session by the CEO of Broadwick Ryan P. M. Allis. In this session, you'll learn best practices for integrating email into your full interactive marketing strategy, hear a case study on how a Fortune 500 media firm has integrated its CRM efforts with it email efforts to dramatically increase conversion through event-based messaging, and learn about the new technlogies being used by today's sophisticated marketers like RSS feeds and dynamic content.

Creating, Finding, Evaluating, and Taking Advantage of Opportunities (first presented at the Congressional Leadership Conference 7/2003)
Ryan explains his MAR (Market, Advantages, Return) Model of Opportunity Evaluation, showing how it can be used as a screen through which one can pass his or her business ideas and see if they truly are opportunities with a demonstrated need, ready market, and ability to provide a solid return on investment. Ryan also elaborates on how he has been able to take advantage of an create opportunities in his own life and lists his 'Ten Axioms of Opportunity.'


Making the Possibility of Entrepreneurship Open to All
The possibility of entrepreneurship is not open to many persons in this world. Competition, the essential element of a working market-system is being stifled by corruption and unnecessary and unfair procedures in the developing world. A small merchant in Lima, Peru who wants to open up his or her own small time sewing business with just two machines and one employee would have to work eight hours per day for 289 days to get an official permit to start the business legally without paying any bribes (de Soto, Mystery of Capital). In many countries, it is much worse. Without competition, the market economy cannot work. And without an environment that makes it easy for anyone-- without regard to political connections or wealth--to easily start a company the underdeveloped world will stay poor, inequalities of income will increase, and the 1.3 billion people who live on less than $1 per day will starve. While access to entrepreneurship and equal opportunity for