Ryan Zaknich is a co-founder of Two Feet & a Heartbeat. Ryan completed studies in Conservation and Land Management aiming to become a parks ranger but instead gained employment in a specialised branch of the Western Australian Planning Commission, implementing the Metropolitan Region Scheme, the legislation which dictates how the city should grow.

Ryan is a qualified Tour guide, FACET Golden Guide finalist and has a Diploma in Tourism Studies and Conservation and Land Management and Training and Assessment.