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Ryan P. Allis is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of iContact, the leading provider of email marketing tools for small businesses. Ryan has built Durham-based iContact from its start in July 2003 to its current size with over 80 employees, 18,000 customers, and $10 million in annual sales. In 2005, Ryan was named by BusinessWeek as one of the "Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25." He is the author of the book Zero to One Million: How I Built a Company To $1 Million in Sales and How You Can Too, published by McGraw-Hill.

Ryan is a social entrepreneur and an entrepreneur based in North Carolina. His lifetime focus is to work to reduce poverty and human suffering at home and in developing nations while building stronger communities and encouraging access to technology, healthcare, education, and nutrition. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors for Advocates for Grassroots Development in Uganda, Nourish International, Leadership Triangle, and Junior Achievement of Eastern North Carolina.

Ryan has been a keynote speaker at conferences from Los Angeles to London on the topics of building companies, finding and following your passion, raising venture capital, email marketing, search marketing, and social entrepreneurship. He speaks to over 3000 people per year to share his passion for helping aspiring entrepreneurs set, pursue, and reach their dreams.

As a team leader with the Lead America Entrepreneurship Conference, Ryan traveled the United States teaching entrepreneurship to high school students and as a speaker with the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour he has traveled to colleges across the country. Ryan has been featured on ABC News and The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch and in Fortune Small Business, Success Magazine, Entrepreneur, Investors' Business Daily, the Daily Times of India, and Young Money Magazine.

Ryan is the founder of The Humanity Campaign, the founder of the entrepreneurship resource Zeromillion.com, and a member of EO Raleigh-Durham. 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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To discuss interview or speaking opportunties contact Chuck Hester.

Chuck Hester, APR
Director of Public Relations
(919) 459-1451

chuck[at]icontact.com

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My Passion
My dream and passion is to change the world on a global scale through entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, investing, and public service to end extreme poverty and hunger, create global access to opportunity, healthcare, education, and technology, end humans killing humans on a mass scale through war and genocide, and create a sustainable environment and stronger communities in North Carolina, the United States, and the world.

What's Past
Shaking up the arthritis industry. Writing a book. Starting a web marketing firm. Starting an email marketing company.

What's Present
Helping change the way humans communicate online.

What's Future
Taking a company public, MPP/MBA degree, wireless electricity, fusion power, sustainable alternative energy, 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!"

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Founder
IdeaBuyer.com

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Recent Blog Entries

Essays

Essays
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Title
1
The Superficial Luxurious Degeneration of America?
2
Giving Back As An Enlightened Entrepreneur
3
The Philosophy of an Entrepreneur
4
The History of the Market System
5
The International System
6
The Dynamics of the Information Age
7
The Potential of the Third Generation of Tech Entrepreneurs
8
Economics for the Aspiring Entrepreneur
9
Getting Out of the Middle Class
10
Dot Com Crash 2.0 - What's Fundamentally Different This Time Around

Audio Samples of Zero to One Million

Zero to One Million - Audio Samples
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Length
Size
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Introduction
8:29
8MB
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Chapter 1 - How I Began
15:21
14MB
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Chapter 2 - Out on My Own
25:44
24MB
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Chapter 3 - Our Economic System
24:09
23MB
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Chapter 4 - An Entrepreneur's Philosophy
20:49
19MB
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Chapter 5 - A Globalized World
27:21
25MB
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Chapter 6 - Building Wealth Through Entrepreneurship
26:25
24MB
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Chapter 7 - Opportunity Evaluation
19:37
18MB

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Radio Interview on Emarketing Talk Show

Zero to One Million - Audio Samples
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Title
Date
Size
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Segment 1 - What is Multi-Channel Emarketing?
9/8/2006
3MB
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Segment 2 - The Five Step Process of Permission Emarketing
9/8/2006
4MB
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Segment 3 - Surveys & Autoresponders
9/8/2006
4MB
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Segment 4 - The Future of Emarketing
9/8/2006
4MB


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
Dot Com Crash 2.0 - What's Fundamentally Different This Time Around September 6, 2006 Ebusiness
Five Tips for Preparing for the 2006 Holiday Season August 29, 2006 Emarketing
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
3
Ryan Allis at 22
YouTube
May 2007

Press (Full Articles)

In the News
no.
Title
Publication
Date
1
Some Execs Succeed Without a Degree Raleigh News & Observer 9/16/2006
2
NC IDEA puts $500,000 in Durham Email Start-up Triangle Business Journal 5/18/2006

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Looking to Increase Speed of Its Growth, Broadwick Lands $500,000 in Financing Local Tech Wire 5/18/2006
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Durham-based Broadwick pulls in $500,000 in funding Tech Journal South 5/18/2006
5
With Young Firm Churning Cash, Young CEO Seeks VC Triangle Business Journal 5/18/2006
6
"40 Under 40" Article Triangle Business Journal 5/12/2006
7
Overcoming Age Barrier: Young Founders of Broadwick Drive It to Success WRAL Local Tech Wire 02/16/2006
8
Young Entrepreneur Shares the Secrets of His Success Tech Journal South 1/26/2006
9
SuccessCoach Magazine, Nigeria SuccessCoach Magazine 12/28/2005
10
Triangle Man Acquires Honor The Daily Tar Heel 11/09/2005
11
BusinessWeek’s Top Entrepreneurs List Includes Broadwick CEO Localtechwire.com 11/05/2005
12
Magazine Honors Durham Entrepreneur Durham Herald-Sun 11/02/2005
13
Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25 Business Week 11/01/2005
14
Student Entrepreneurs UNC Blue & White Magazine 10/01/2005
15
Broadwick Climbs Past 2500 Customer Mark Localtechwire.com 08/17/2005
16
Self-starters study success
Danville Register Bee 04/20/2005
17
Broadwick's Growth Surges Localtechwire.com 03/09/2005
18
Creating a New Breed of Entrepreneurs Daily Times of India 11/19/2004
19
Broadwick’s Young CEO Shows Age No Barrier to Success Localtechwire.com 08/19/2004
20
UNC Student Entrepreneur Writes Book for Young Entrepreneurs Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization 04/15/2004
21
Booming Business: New Clients Are Buying from Broadwick Localtechwire.com 03/8/2004
22
College Entrepreneurs Have Broadwick Off to Flying Start Localtechwire.com 11/13/2003
23
Student Entrepreneurs Business Today 11/01/2003
24
Interview with Broadwick CEO Ryan P. M. Allis Raleigh News & Observer 11/5/2003
25
UNC Connection Spawns Email Marketing Firm The Chapel Hill Herald 11/5/2003
26
UNC Student Forum Connects Students on the Web The Daily Tar Heel 09/17/2002
27
Virante Design & Development a Big Success Sarasota Herald Tribune 09/03/2002
28
Young designer builds Web sites - and a client list Sarasota Herald Tribune Business Weekly 07/31/2001
29
Teen runs Internet Firm Bradenton Herald (front page) 07/26/2001

Press (Mentions)

In the News
no.
Title
Publication
Date
1
How Much Does it Cost to Optimize A Website? [PDF] [HTML] Wall Street Journal 9/26/2006
2
Young Entrepreneurs Style Magazine March 2005
3
Do You Really Need a College Diploma? JobWise Magazine 3/5/2005
4
The 10 Commandments of Student Entrepreneurship Young Money Magazine 1/24/2005
5
Collegiate Entrepreneurs Launch Businesses While Studying 361 Degrees Business News 12/14/2004
6
Young Entrepreneurs Say "YES" to Business Knowledge George Mason Daily Gazette 10/8/2004
7
YDEF Hosts ICT Conference The Nigerian Comet 7/26/2004
8
YDEF Hosts African Youths on ICT Entrepreneurship Nigeria Daily Champion 7/26/2004
9
YDEF Hosts Youth ICT Entrepreneurship Conference The Punch (Nigeria) 7/26/2004
10
New Reality Show Entrepreneurs Sparks Local Interest The East Carolinian 7/21/2004
11
How to Create a Professional Web Site in 24 Hours Entrepreneur Magazine 12/15/2003
12
Thinking of Starting a Business? This May Be a Good Time for It Investors' Business Daily (front page) 11/13/2003
13
Help for Young Entrepreneurs Young Money Magazine 10/16/2003
14
Rich Girl, Poor Girl CosmoGIRL Magazine May 2003
15
Leadership Lessons of College CEOs Student Leader 4/21/2003
16
Student Entrepreneurs Take Care of Business Daily Tar Heel 11/14/2002

"Forgive Ryan Allis for being only 22 years old. Forgive him for imparting timeless wisdom based upon his own real-life experience as a entrepreneurial superstar. The kid just can't help it. He has made a million-dollar dream come true and he shares how he did it this roller-coaster-of-a-read book. Your banker will love you for reading Zero to One Million."

Jay Conrad Levinson
The Father of Guerrilla Marketing
Author, "Guerrilla Marketing" series of books


Awards

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
The Big Idea With Donny Deutsch CNBC 5/31/2007
2
Young Entrepreneur of the Week Interview ABC News Now (National) 01/24/2005
3
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
Broadwick CEO Ryan Allis to speak at Duke MBA Marketing Symposium August 28, 2006
2
Newly-Released IntelliContact 4.0 First to Provide Central Management of Multi-Channel Emarketing
August 11, 2006
3
Broadwick Announces 4000th Customer Projecting a Record Breaking 2006 for New Customer Acquisition
February 27, 2006
4
North Carolina Entrepreneur Named One of BusinessWeek’s Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25
November 3, 2005
5
Broadwick Sends Its 250 Millionth Spam-Free Email & Signs 2500th Client
August 16, 2005
6
Broadwick Signs 1500th Client and Continues Rapid Growth
March 8, 2005
7
Broadwick Corp. Passes 1,000th Customer Milestone for Permission-Based Email Marketing Software
November 2, 2004
8
Broadwick Shows Strong Growth as it Passes 500 Customer Milestone Adding Strong Local Partners
July 27, 2004
9
Broadwick Partners with Chapel-Hill Carrboro Chamber of Commerce
July 9, 2004
10
Broadwick Shows Strong Growth as it Passes 250 Customers Adding Strong Local Partners and a Fortune 500 Company
April 9, 2004
11
Broadwick Shows Strong Growth in Recovered Tech Economy as it Passes 150 Customers
March 1, 2004


Speaking Appearances

Ryan is available for speaking engagements. For more information on booking Ryan at your conference or event, email Chuck Hester (chuck [at] broadwick.com) for rates and additional details. Ryan's past and upcoming appearances include:

Past & Upcoming Appearances
What
When
Where
Congressional Leadership Conference, Lake Forest College Jun 2003 Chicago, IL
Lead America Business Conference Bentley College, Jul 2003 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, Brown University, June 2004 Providence, RI
Lead America Entrepreneurship Conference, Bentley College June 2004