After completing high school Ryan went to the west coast and fished for six years. He then fished for a year in in Australia where he met his wife. After some time in Europe he returned to a Canada and took up boat repair, as a natural transition to life on land. Wanting to home more he and his wife started a furniture design business Themes: 1. sustainable furniture... building , buying, owning 2. advantages and challenges of running your old business 3. living 'green' 4. daring to do what you want to do Less