After receiving his bachelor's degree from the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas in 2002, Ryan spent five years working for Sears and a major Budweiser distributor in sales and management before returning for his MBA in 2008. During the full-time MBA program, Ryan interned for Procter & Gamble before accepting a position with Alltel Wireless in Little Rock upon graduation. Late in 2009, he moved back to Northwest Arkansas to join the Walmart Vendor Community, and he and his family have been here since. Over the past five years, Ryan has held a variety of marketing and sales leadership positions with Alberto Culver, The Coleman Co., Rawlings Sporting Goods, and Allegro (a division of the Conair Corporation). He is currently the Vice President of Sales for Infinity Product Group in Rogers, AR. He met and married his beautiful wife, Keisha, while they were both attending the University of Arkansas in 2002, and they have three amazing boys.