Yanik Silver
| Yanik Silver | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer, public speaker, entrepreneur |
| Genre | Business |
| Notable works |
Moonlighting on the Internet 34 Rules for Maverick Entrepreneurs Maverick Startup |
Yanik Silver is an entrepreneur, author, and well-known digital marketing expert.[1] Silver is the founder of Maverick Business Adventures, an invitation-only club for high net worth and adventurous entrepreneurs.[2][3]
Early career
Silver came to the United States at the age of two, when his parents emigrated from Russia.[4][5] He began by selling medical equipment for his father's College Park, MD medical supply business at age 14.[6]
In 1998, Silver undertook his first entrepreneurial venture: a $900 marketing course for cosmetic surgeons.[6] By the time he was 26, he was making $10,000 to $15,000 a month teaching physicians how to improve their sales.[4][7]
Silver used $1,800 of investment capital to launch "Instant Sales Letters," a Web 1.0 service that provided writing templates for sales letters.[8][9] According to Forbes, he's produced more than half a dozen seven figure online businesses since then.[10]
Maverick 1000
Silver, a self-described "adventure junkie," founded Maverick Business Adventure & Maverick 1000 in 2008.[11][12] MBA mixes high-thrill adventure and intimate entrepreneurial networking. The group is invitation only, and entrepreneurs worth or earning more than $1 million are eligible.[3] The cost to join is $15,000.[13]
The club has scuba dived off Iceland's Silfra Ravine, been off-road racing with Jesse James, annually spend a week at Richard Branson's Necker Island, had simulation dogfights in World War II–era planes, and featured sessions with Tony Hawk, John Paul DeJoria, James, and Branson.[6][9][11] MBA is also a philanthropic organization and Silver says he has "a goal by 2020 [of] getting 10,000 young entrepreneurs aged 13–23 to start their own companies."[4][11]
Bibliography
- Instant Sales Letters (ebook) (2002)
- Moonlighting on the Internet (2007)
- 34 Rules for Maverick Entrepreneurs (2008)
- How To Double or Triple Your Price...And Still Provide an Incredible Value (ebook) (2008)
- Maverick Startup: 11 X-Factors to Bootstrap From Zero to Six Figures and Beyond (2012)
- Evolved Enterprise: How to Re-Think, Re-Image and Re-Invent Your Business to Deliver Meaningful Impact and Even Greater Profits (2015)
- Million Dollar Emails: Greatest Money Making Emails (2015)
References
- ↑ Renzenbrink, Anne (March 29, 2012). "The executive 'adrenaline junkie'". CNN.
- ↑ O'Connor, Brion (January 7, 2008). "Networking's new x-factor: adrenaline". Boston Globe.
- 1 2 "Finding the Right Group". Inc.
- 1 2 3 Earle Howells, Robert. "Web Exclusive: Maverick Adventures". American Airlines- American Way.
- ↑ Silver, Yanik (September 11, 2012). "The Secret to Getting It All Done at Work and Still Having a Personal Life". Entrepreneur.
- 1 2 3 Sloan, Paul (October 10, 2009). "Fast Cars and Mullet Wigs: How I Won The Maverick Business Adventure". TechCrunch.
- ↑ "WANT TO STICK OUT FROM THE PACK? INTERNET LEGEND YANIK SILVER SHARES HIS SECRETS OF DIFFERENTIATING BY ASTONISHING". RiseTotheTop.com.
- ↑ Silver, Yanik (February 22, 2008). "Getting Customers to Buy More". Entrepreneur.
- 1 2 Wetzler, Brad (October 2008). "Crashing Courses" (PDF). Outside's GO.
- ↑ Young Entrepreneur Council (June 22, 2012). "Stop Networking, and Start Making Yourself the Connective Hub". Forbes.
- 1 2 3 "Yanik Silver" (PDF). 100 Thousand Club.
- ↑ "How Healthy CEOs Run Healthy Companies". Smart CEO.
- ↑ Nanos, Janelle. "Escape Artist". DC.