Ryan Williams grew up on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, the son of a former top-rated female BMX racer.

[citation needed] In 2012, after a video of his scooter tricks went viral, Williams joined the Nitro Circus team,[5] aged 17 and in his final year of secondary school.

[9] Like most extreme sports athletes, Williams has suffered serious injuries, though perhaps not as severe as many of his peers given the risk involved in the tricks he attempts.

[3] Williams is notable for innovative and daring new developments on both BMX and scooter, achieving more than a dozen "world's first" tricks.

[23] Future plans for the property include action sports camps and clinics run as "a mixture of Woodward and Pastranaland.