Ryan Vet | Generational Futurist
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Generational Futurist + Keynote Speaker | USA TODAY Best-selling Author | Turning generational insights into actionable leadership | Sommelier 🍷
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December 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! A huge shout-out to my entire community. I just received the Silver Play Button Creator Award from YouTube for crossing 100,000 subscribers. #YouTubeCreatorAwards
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December 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! A huge shout-out to my entire community. I just received the Silver Play Button Creator Award from YouTube for crossing 100,000 subscribers. #YouTubeCreatorAwards
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The Death of the Penny: What It Reveals About Gen Z, Gen Alpha, and the Future of Money
The U.S. just minted its final penny and its quiet disappearance reveals the future of money, work, and wealth.
In this episode of The Ryan Vet Show, Ryan reads his essay breaking down what the end…
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November 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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We don’t need to be afraid of new technology.
We just need to be aware of the speed.
Because when everything accelerates, awareness becomes the new form of wisdom.
We just need to be aware of the speed.
Because when everything accelerates, awareness becomes the new form of wisdom.
October 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
We don’t need to be afraid of new technology.
We just need to be aware of the speed.
Because when everything accelerates, awareness becomes the new form of wisdom.
We just need to be aware of the speed.
Because when everything accelerates, awareness becomes the new form of wisdom.
When adoption outpaces understanding, the burden shifts to leadership.
It's not a leader's job to be afraid, but their duty to be aware.
It's not a leader's job to be afraid, but their duty to be aware.
October 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
When adoption outpaces understanding, the burden shifts to leadership.
It's not a leader's job to be afraid, but their duty to be aware.
It's not a leader's job to be afraid, but their duty to be aware.
Every leap of technology changes what we believe about how life should be lived.
That’s why leadership isn’t about slowing innovation, it’s about pacing our awareness alongside it.
That’s why leadership isn’t about slowing innovation, it’s about pacing our awareness alongside it.
October 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Every leap of technology changes what we believe about how life should be lived.
That’s why leadership isn’t about slowing innovation, it’s about pacing our awareness alongside it.
That’s why leadership isn’t about slowing innovation, it’s about pacing our awareness alongside it.
Busyness is not a leading indicator of success.
In fact, I have often seen overly busy leaders end up burning out.
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In fact, I have often seen overly busy leaders end up burning out.
Check out my latest video: l.ryanvet.com/busyness
Busyness Is Killing Your Business: Why “Working Hard” Is Holding You Back
Working 18-hour days, answering emails at 2:27am, and bragging about your jam-packed calendar isn’t a badge of honor, it’s a recipe for burnout.
In this video, Ryan Vet, entrepreneur and leadership keynote speaker, unpacks one of the biggest fallacies of our time: the belief that the busier you are, the more successful you’ll become.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Busyness is not a leading indicator of success.
In fact, I have often seen overly busy leaders end up burning out.
Check out my latest video: l.ryanvet.com/busyness
In fact, I have often seen overly busy leaders end up burning out.
Check out my latest video: l.ryanvet.com/busyness
Adoption curves are collapsing.
Broadband took 7 years to reach 50% of homes.
Smartphones took 5 years.
Generative AI took months.
⚡ Progress is exponential. Awareness has to be, too.
Broadband took 7 years to reach 50% of homes.
Smartphones took 5 years.
Generative AI took months.
⚡ Progress is exponential. Awareness has to be, too.
October 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Adoption curves are collapsing.
Broadband took 7 years to reach 50% of homes.
Smartphones took 5 years.
Generative AI took months.
⚡ Progress is exponential. Awareness has to be, too.
Broadband took 7 years to reach 50% of homes.
Smartphones took 5 years.
Generative AI took months.
⚡ Progress is exponential. Awareness has to be, too.
2012 changed everything.
Smartphones became standard.
Instagram landed on Android.
And Facebook bought it for $1B.
That was the moment we traded photo albums for feeds.
Smartphones became standard.
Instagram landed on Android.
And Facebook bought it for $1B.
That was the moment we traded photo albums for feeds.
October 20, 2025 at 10:55 PM
2012 changed everything.
Smartphones became standard.
Instagram landed on Android.
And Facebook bought it for $1B.
That was the moment we traded photo albums for feeds.
Smartphones became standard.
Instagram landed on Android.
And Facebook bought it for $1B.
That was the moment we traded photo albums for feeds.
Instagram turns 15 this month.
If it were human, it couldn’t drive yet.
And yet, it has completely rewritten how we see ourselves, our world, and each other.
If it were human, it couldn’t drive yet.
And yet, it has completely rewritten how we see ourselves, our world, and each other.
October 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Instagram turns 15 this month.
If it were human, it couldn’t drive yet.
And yet, it has completely rewritten how we see ourselves, our world, and each other.
If it were human, it couldn’t drive yet.
And yet, it has completely rewritten how we see ourselves, our world, and each other.
What do you think about this? 1 in every 3 Gen Z singles claim they are going on the date for....not love, for a free meal! Check out this @usatoday article from Rachel Hale: www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
They’re dating for dinner. And they’re not alone.
One in three Gen Z singles are dating for the free meal. Welcome to love in the age of inflation.
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October 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
What do you think about this? 1 in every 3 Gen Z singles claim they are going on the date for....not love, for a free meal! Check out this @usatoday article from Rachel Hale: www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
I don't think most people are actually afraid of failure.... instead, I think they are afraid of being viewed by others as a failure.
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The Real Reason You’re Afraid to Fail - It’s Not What You Think
Most people don’t fear failure itself.
They fear being seen failing.
In this thought-provoking video, Ryan Vet, leadership keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and USA Today bestselling author, breaks…
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October 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I don't think most people are actually afraid of failure.... instead, I think they are afraid of being viewed by others as a failure.
Check out my latest video: youtu.be/rqbroU4SphA?...
Check out my latest video: youtu.be/rqbroU4SphA?...
Fear used to be a rite of passage.
That first hour home alone: every creak amplified, every shadow alive.
That’s how courage was born.
Now we’ve bubble-wrapped bravery out of childhood.
That first hour home alone: every creak amplified, every shadow alive.
That’s how courage was born.
Now we’ve bubble-wrapped bravery out of childhood.
October 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Fear used to be a rite of passage.
That first hour home alone: every creak amplified, every shadow alive.
That’s how courage was born.
Now we’ve bubble-wrapped bravery out of childhood.
That first hour home alone: every creak amplified, every shadow alive.
That’s how courage was born.
Now we’ve bubble-wrapped bravery out of childhood.
Laws meant to protect children started criminalizing childhood itself.
In some states, letting your kid walk to school alone was considered neglect.
Utah, Texas, and Virginia had to pass laws to restore “reasonable independence.”
In some states, letting your kid walk to school alone was considered neglect.
Utah, Texas, and Virginia had to pass laws to restore “reasonable independence.”
October 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Laws meant to protect children started criminalizing childhood itself.
In some states, letting your kid walk to school alone was considered neglect.
Utah, Texas, and Virginia had to pass laws to restore “reasonable independence.”
In some states, letting your kid walk to school alone was considered neglect.
Utah, Texas, and Virginia had to pass laws to restore “reasonable independence.”
Helicopter parenting didn’t appear overnight.
It was built on headlines, heartbreak, and a culture that confused safety with strength.
It was built on headlines, heartbreak, and a culture that confused safety with strength.
October 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Helicopter parenting didn’t appear overnight.
It was built on headlines, heartbreak, and a culture that confused safety with strength.
It was built on headlines, heartbreak, and a culture that confused safety with strength.
In 1969, 41% of kids walked or biked to school.
By 2001? Just 13%.
By 2017? Under 10%.
The roads didn’t change. Our risk tolerance did.
By 2001? Just 13%.
By 2017? Under 10%.
The roads didn’t change. Our risk tolerance did.
October 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
In 1969, 41% of kids walked or biked to school.
By 2001? Just 13%.
By 2017? Under 10%.
The roads didn’t change. Our risk tolerance did.
By 2001? Just 13%.
By 2017? Under 10%.
The roads didn’t change. Our risk tolerance did.
Every generation finds its rebellion.
For Gen Z, it looks like a bookstore receipt.
😅 What’s the most “unexpected rebellion” you’ve seen in Gen Z?
For Gen Z, it looks like a bookstore receipt.
😅 What’s the most “unexpected rebellion” you’ve seen in Gen Z?
October 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Every generation finds its rebellion.
For Gen Z, it looks like a bookstore receipt.
😅 What’s the most “unexpected rebellion” you’ve seen in Gen Z?
For Gen Z, it looks like a bookstore receipt.
😅 What’s the most “unexpected rebellion” you’ve seen in Gen Z?
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When Freedom Became Fear: How a Generation Lost Its Courage to Let Go
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When Freedom Became Fear: How a Generation Lost Its Courage to Let Go
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When Freedom Became Fear: How a Generation Lost Its Courage to Let Go
Discover how helicopter parenting transformed childhood freedom into fear, revealing a generational shift from independent exploration to overprotective anxiety.
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October 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Cary, NC is the 6th safest city in America.
So why did seeing two elementary-aged boys walk home alone make me uneasy?
Because somewhere along the way, freedom started to feel like danger.
So why did seeing two elementary-aged boys walk home alone make me uneasy?
Because somewhere along the way, freedom started to feel like danger.
October 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Cary, NC is the 6th safest city in America.
So why did seeing two elementary-aged boys walk home alone make me uneasy?
Because somewhere along the way, freedom started to feel like danger.
So why did seeing two elementary-aged boys walk home alone make me uneasy?
Because somewhere along the way, freedom started to feel like danger.
Gen Z just convinced Barnes & Noble to open 60 new stores.
Not because they love paper.
Because they’re hungry for presence.
👉 Do you see this shift in your own circles?
Not because they love paper.
Because they’re hungry for presence.
👉 Do you see this shift in your own circles?
October 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Gen Z just convinced Barnes & Noble to open 60 new stores.
Not because they love paper.
Because they’re hungry for presence.
👉 Do you see this shift in your own circles?
Not because they love paper.
Because they’re hungry for presence.
👉 Do you see this shift in your own circles?
Protests aren’t new. Assassinations aren’t new.
What’s new is the speed.
The next generation’s memory is being formed not in textbooks —
but in scrolls and feeds.
Full analysis:
What’s new is the speed.
The next generation’s memory is being formed not in textbooks —
but in scrolls and feeds.
Full analysis:
The Shock of the Scroll: Gen Z’s Defining Moment
Discover how the real-time digital witnessing of a political assassination could become Gen Z's defining historical moment, reshaping collective consciousness and political engagement.
collide.generation.zone
October 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Protests aren’t new. Assassinations aren’t new.
What’s new is the speed.
The next generation’s memory is being formed not in textbooks —
but in scrolls and feeds.
Full analysis:
What’s new is the speed.
The next generation’s memory is being formed not in textbooks —
but in scrolls and feeds.
Full analysis:
Sociologists say it takes just 20–25% of a generation to shift culture.
For Gen Z, that’s more than 16 million young adults marked by one night in September.
That’s how defining moments harden into worldview.
Read the full essay here:
For Gen Z, that’s more than 16 million young adults marked by one night in September.
That’s how defining moments harden into worldview.
Read the full essay here:
The Shock of the Scroll: Gen Z’s Defining Moment
Discover how the real-time digital witnessing of a political assassination could become Gen Z's defining historical moment, reshaping collective consciousness and political engagement.
collide.generation.zone
October 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Sociologists say it takes just 20–25% of a generation to shift culture.
For Gen Z, that’s more than 16 million young adults marked by one night in September.
That’s how defining moments harden into worldview.
Read the full essay here:
For Gen Z, that’s more than 16 million young adults marked by one night in September.
That’s how defining moments harden into worldview.
Read the full essay here:
In 1968, news of MLK’s death spread by evening broadcast.
In 2025, Charlie Kirk’s shooting spread in seconds — on scrolls and streams.
The medium of memory has changed. The trauma hasn’t.
Full essay here:
In 2025, Charlie Kirk’s shooting spread in seconds — on scrolls and streams.
The medium of memory has changed. The trauma hasn’t.
Full essay here:
The Shock of the Scroll: Gen Z’s Defining Moment
Discover how the real-time digital witnessing of a political assassination could become Gen Z's defining historical moment, reshaping collective consciousness and political engagement.
collide.generation.zone
October 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
In 1968, news of MLK’s death spread by evening broadcast.
In 2025, Charlie Kirk’s shooting spread in seconds — on scrolls and streams.
The medium of memory has changed. The trauma hasn’t.
Full essay here:
In 2025, Charlie Kirk’s shooting spread in seconds — on scrolls and streams.
The medium of memory has changed. The trauma hasn’t.
Full essay here:
The Baby Boomers had Memphis, 1968.
Gen Z now has Orem, 2025.
Different leaders. Different politics.
But both moments are burned into generational memory.
👉 Read more:
Gen Z now has Orem, 2025.
Different leaders. Different politics.
But both moments are burned into generational memory.
👉 Read more:
The Shock of the Scroll: Gen Z’s Defining Moment
Discover how the real-time digital witnessing of a political assassination could become Gen Z's defining historical moment, reshaping collective consciousness and political engagement.
collide.generation.zone
September 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The Baby Boomers had Memphis, 1968.
Gen Z now has Orem, 2025.
Different leaders. Different politics.
But both moments are burned into generational memory.
👉 Read more:
Gen Z now has Orem, 2025.
Different leaders. Different politics.
But both moments are burned into generational memory.
👉 Read more: