About Ryan

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Ryan Truax is a French and Polish-American writer, musician, and brand marketing lead at Nike LA.

His journey that began as an honor student, a promising athlete and excelling musician — to falling into a world of drug use and dropping out of high school while losing his father to suicide and his mother to addiction — has garnered a globally diverse community through his bold, raw and vulnerable approach to writing.

Ryan’s social media platform (Instagram: @rytruax) grew to over 123,000 followers from over 50 countries, and resulted in his first book, “If I Die, Here’s What I Meant,” becoming a #1 Bestseller on Amazon in 3 categories, and a #1 New Release in 9 categories. It ranked at #2 in Amazon Poetry overall, only to be surpassed by Rupi Kaur at #1. It also ranked in the top 50 Amazon books for American Poetry within the 1st month of its release.

His work has been shared on social media over 500,000 times, reposted on the world’s largest writing accounts including The Good Quote and Poets, and his story has generated an array of press articles including publications from Business Insider, Yahoo Finance, and MarketWatch.