Bryan Sims is the 24-year-old CEO and founder of brass|MEDIA Inc., publisher of brass magazine. Bryan founded brass when he was just 19, but has to keep changing his bio because he keeps getting older, and it sucks.

Back in the day – before Bryan was “of age” – Bryan had a vision to create a national magazine that would speak TO young adults, not AT them. After several years, lots of hard work, a bit of luck, and many supporters, that vision is just as clear as ever. brass magazine is circulated to over 450,000 young adults across the country, through 39 states, and to every public high school in New York. However, chances are those stats are out of date, since brass is growing so fast there just isn’t enough time to update them.

As part of his unusual, and seemingly over glamorized job, Bryan travels quite a bit, which means he can now cut in line at airports. Speaking at conferences all over the country, Bryan has been quoted as a “youth marketing phenomenon,” but really he just makes stuff up on the fly, which is probably his one and only skill—being a quick witted smart aleck. In a fluke accident, Bryan was recognized as Entrepreneur of the Year by the Corvallis Chamber of Commerce, the youngest person to ever receive the award. This will forever be an unsolved mystery.

When he is not jet setting across the country, mingling with “high level executives,” or speaking at conferences, you can find Bryan sleeping in his own bed (a rare treat). On the off chance that Bryan has some free time, you can probably find him doing a variety of activities which might include, snowboarding down the side of a mountain, jumping out of planes, or just hanging out with his buddies.

Bryan’s future goals include, but are definitely not limited to: influencing and inspiring millions of teenagers and young adults across the country, creating profitable education reform in high schools, and revolutionizing the publishing industry through use of technology.

But in all seriousness, Bryan is just a regular guy who is trying to make a difference and do something worth doing.