Ryan Poland was born and raised in Ravenna Ohio, is a graduate of Ravenna High School as well as a 2013 graduate of Kent State University’s College of Business where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Entrepreneurship. 

He attended Hondros College of Business in 2013 where he took his real estate classes, and was licensed in late January 2014. Ryan has been with Jack Kohl Realty since being licensed and has worked very hard to become a multi-million dollar producer and the top producer at Jack Kohl Realty. He has won the Rookie of the Year Award (2015), Professional of the Year Award (Bronze Level) every year since 2014, and was awarded the Rising Star Award by the Portage County Association of Realtors. Ryan also won The Record Courier's Best of The Best award several times in addition to winning Ohio Realtors President's Sales Club Award of Distinction in 2020, and Ohio Realtors President's Sales Club Award of Excellence in 2022. In October 2022, Ryan became a partner at Jack Kohl Realty with Jack F. Kohl II and Ronald Lewis Jr. creating a dynamic ownership team.

Ryan resides in Brimfield Twp. with his wife and son and is very active in the community. He has served on various boards and committees including the Portage County Association of Realtors RPAC committee (past), Community Outreach Committee (past), Care with Coats Committee (past), Awards Review Committee (past), Ravenna Tomorrow (past), Main Street Steering committee (past), Ravenna City Council Charter review committee (past), Art on Main (past), Main Street Business Enhancement Committee (past) ,The KRI Scholarship Fund, and The Ravenna United Fund.

After more than 11 years in the business, Ryan has closed over 400 real estate transactions, leased several hundred properties, and has worked on many complicated and unique deals involving various types of real estate.