If you don't know the name Ryan Sheridan, you should. 

The Austintown native continues to expand his drug treatment centers and has several projects in the works to transform downtown Youngstown. 

Walking the streets of downtown Youngstown, Sheridan can't help but think about all the possibilities.

"You need to spend some time down here to really see how incredible this city is and how much fun it is," said Sheridan.

That's why Sheridan, who owns Braking Point Recovery Center and several other companies, is pouring his time and money into revitalizing and reinvigorating the downtown corridor. 

"I want to take old broken things and make them new again," said Sheridan.

Case in point - the historic Gallagher Building. 

Once the home of Cedars, Sheridan bought the Gallagher building last year with dreams of breathing new life into the 113-year-old building by transforming it into living space, a restaurant, and bar.

"History of the building was super interesting back to the bootlegging days and Sears using the upstairs as a warehouse. I thought the price was right on it and the tax credits were available and basically, it's empty, there is nothing inside the building it’s all opened up, all open space and it’s ready to have something done with it," said Sheridan. "The patio area behind me in the back, it’s huge, it’s the only patio downtown. It has so much potential you just couldn’t help but get excited walking around this building, walking around the outside looking at it and my mind just races with stuff like this, I just couldn’t pass it up," he said.

Just down the street at the Wick Building, Sheridan is getting ready to open his first restaurant called the Cove at Wick. 

"The theme is a little different. It’s an industrial coastal theme. so it should feel like a vacation when you walk in. That’s what I want, but still, have that Youngstown Strong," said Sheridan.

Youngstown Strong is a concept Sheridan wholeheartedly believes in. What the city once was and what it could be again. While that journey is just beginning, Sheridan is on another journey of living life with a purpose. 

"One thing I heard years ago, that I try to live by, is something Albert Einstein said, 'A life lived for others is a life worthwhile.' Getting into helping people with drug problems is one way of serving the community," said Sheridan.

It's not just that. Sheridan has a thrill for exotic adventure. He's climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro twice and earlier this month ran with the bulls in Spain. 

"I could hear the cow bells swinging and their feet just clomping on the ground like thunder. You just don’t hear anything else but that and I reached out and touched one right on its rump part while I was running and I didn’t breathe again for two minutes until I got into the stadium. It’s the scariest thing I’ve ever done in my life and I can honestly say I can’t wait to do it again," said Sheridan.

Scary but satisfying. Sheridan uses his love of death defying challenges to not only push himself but as a fundraiser for charity. 

So far, he's given over $7,000 to the Rich Center for Autism.

"I want to help people and I like surrounding myself with like minded people who want to help others," said Sheridan.

On top of that, he also owns replica vehicles of Ecto 1 from Ghostbusters, the Batmobile, a DeLorean from Back to the Future, The General Lee and Eleanor from the movie 'Gone in 60 seconds'. He shares those cars at children's charity events for free.

"Kids are the ones who are innocent, they really are. It’s our job to mold them, to raise them and turn them into the adults they become. A lot of times, if it’s not our own kids, if we don’t have kids, we don’t care, but if we all cared about all of them and went out of our way to inspire them to be better. You know the car thing, maybe I’m a big kid at heart and run around in the Batmobile or the Back to the Future car, but the better use of those vehicles is for charities to benefit children," said Sheridan.

Two journeys. One goal. Building a better tomorrow. 

"It’s my hometown. Why would you not want to improve your hometown? You can go somewhere else where things are already great and open something and say look I’m all part of something great but you know rebuild something, rebuild it with your hometown family, that’s awesome," said Sheridan.