THIRD COUSIN - Key Persons


Mike Young - President

Job Titles:
  • President
Mike Young founded Third Cousin in 2007, engaging the challenges of interactive media with equal parts innovation and vigor. Since starting the company, he has produced over 900 digital projects ranging from websites to eCommerce to a custom learning management platform. His leadership has guided the company to successfully launching projects for some of the world's best-known brands, such as Disney, Nestlé, Samsung, and Qualcomm. He holds a B.S. in Technology from Bowling Green State University.

Ryan Olson

Job Titles:
  • Full Stack Developer
Ryan Olson is a Full Stack Developer with over ten years of experience in the industry. He earned a Bachelors of Science in Media Arts and Animation from the Art Institute of San Diego. His interests and industry demands have led him from HTML to HTML5, CSS to SASS, Actionscript to Javascript, PHP to C++ and many frameworks in between. He's always learning to keep up with the latest industry standards.