RYONET

Now the nation’s largest supplier of screen printing supplies, equipment and training, Ryonet is led by founding CEO and 2000 Battle Ground Columbia Academy graduate Ryan Moor.

“Where we came from, where we are, and where we are going has and will continue to be led by these concepts: find, build, and serve,” said Moor. “Find an idea, a need, a market, a product, a customer. Build a dream, a press, a website, a team, a company [and] customer relationships. Serve the team, the customer it serves, the community it’s in.

“Along the road the need may change,” he added, “but we will continue to build our team and company to service and, as a result, go anywhere it takes us.”

Moor’s instinctive business savvy comes without formal education, and has taken him to the helm of 75 employees in three states: Washington, California and Arkansas.

Earlier this year, the company expanded for the third time in Vancouver, to a 40,000-square-foot facility at 12303 NE 56th Street. The building contains offices, classrooms, warehouse and manufacturing space. In 2010, a company record-breaking year of 38 percent growth, Ryonet opened their downtown Los Angeles 12,000-square-foot location, and a warehouse in Harrison, Arkansas of more than 60,000 square feet.

With humble beginnings – literally in his mother’s kitchen in 2004 – as a funding source for his rock band, Ryonet expanded through eBay to their own active Web space. They formed partnerships with customers around the world to create a global service, teaching their customers to be more successful and providing the supplies to do it.

Moor said Ryonet has helped others to “own their own businesses, facilitate creativity, revolutionize fashion, fund rock shows, clothe athletes and help customers succeed.”

In seven years of business, Ryonet has served more than 25,000 customers worldwide, teaching them to screen print and selling them top quality supplies to do so. They have seeded thousands of business throughout the U.S. and Europe, many of which are still thriving today.

“I don’t know of any other industry where you can help improve the economy, motivate business owners, hang out with rock stars, teach a craft and change lives,” said Moor.

Clients and potential clients can find a wealth of information at Ryonet.com, including instructional photos, videos and links to starting a business. For supplies, Ryonet still manages their original sales website, screenprintingsupplies.com.

Moor credits much of his company’s success to his team, many of whom have been with him since the early days.

“Ryonet is learning, growing, craziness, fun and family,” he said. “We serve to sell and sell to serve. We are passionate and really do have the best group of dedicated, knowledgeable and helpful employees in the industry.”