Ryan Shaffer was born in San Francisco, CA to German-Irish/English parents , grew up in north Georgia, and went to school in Lakeland,FL.He became a business owner at 24 and partnered in a consulting company at 29. His first book, "How to Get a Raise this Week: With or Without Your Boss' Permission" is being published by Morgan James publishing and hits bookstores in May 2014.Ryan currently resides in Athens,Ga. He enjoys being outdoors,soccer, martial arts and cooking in his spare time.