Ryan Pitylak
Ryan Pitylak | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Texas |
| Occupation(s) | Executive Vice President, NinjaTrader |
Ryan Pitylak (born 1982) is an American entrepreneur and executive vice president of NinjaTrader, an online platform for futures trading.[1] He is a co-founder of Unique Influence, a digital marketing consulting firm,[2] and ZenBusiness, a start up business platform public-benefit corporation.[3] Pitylak is a former internet spammer.[4]
Education and career
[edit]Pitylak is a graduate of the University of Texas, where he received undergraduate degrees in economics and philosophy.[5] In May 2006, Pitylak reached settlements with the state of Texas and Microsoft, where he admitted to "sending 25 million e-mails every day at the height of his spamming operation in 2004" and paid out over $1 million.[4] In June 2006, he launched Pitylak Security, an Internet security company that focused on anti-spam consulting.[6]
Pitylak is the former chief executive officer of Unique Influence, a digital marketing consulting firm he co-founded in 2011.[2][7][8] In 2015, Unique Influence was acquired by Assembly.[9]
Pitylak co-founded ZenBusiness in 2015, a start up business platform public-benefit corporation based in Austin, Texas, to encourage entrepreneurial microbusinesses.[3][10] In 2020, the company secured $55 million in Series-B funding.[11] At the time of Pitylak's exit from the company, ZenBusiness had earned a valuation of $1.7 billion, securing $275 million in funding.[1]
In May 2024, it was reported that Pitylak joined NinjaTrader, an online platform for futures trading, becoming its Executive Vice President of Growth.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Steves, Rick (May 22, 2024). "NinjaTrader hires Ryan Pitylak, Aditya Nishandar, John O'Neil, Michael Krafft".
- ^ a b Garza, Vicky. "Texas Venture Labs set to help 12 startups this school year". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ a b "TRUiC Discusses The Biggest LLC Formation Services In The US". 28 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Spam king settles with Texas, Microsoft". NBC News. June 4, 2006. Retrieved June 4, 2006.
- ^ "Million-dollar penalty reforms spammer: Now ready to sell his anti-spam expertise". Chicago Tribune. Edmonton Journal. 4 June 2006.
- ^ Gantert, Tom (12 July 2006). "I was a teenage spammer; Before even leaving high school, Ryan Pitylak was sending out millions of spam e-mails -- and making big bucks". Times-Picayune.
- ^ Barr, Greg. "What's better for an entrepreneur: Gut instinct or experience? ABJ experts react". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ Jennifer O'Reilly. "Listen Up Old School Advertisers: Social Media and Digital Advertising Are Here To Stay". Social Media Today. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ Alexandra Bruell (11 December 2015). "MDC MEDIA AGENCY NETWORK ACQUIRES DIGITAL SHOP UNIQUE INFLUENCE". AdAge.
- ^ Ismail, Kaya (August 7, 2020). "5 Things to Look for in a Social Media Manager". CMS.
- ^ Danny Crichton (19 November 2020). "ZenBusiness snags $55M Series B for its incorporation and growth platform for micro businesses". TechCrunch.