Ryan Holiday (born June 16, 1987) is an American author, marketer, and entrepreneur. He is a media strategist, the former Director of Marketing for American Apparel and a media columnist and editor-at-large for the New York Observer.
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Career
Early career
Holiday began his professional career after dropping out of college at the age of 19. He briefly attended University of California, Riverside, where he studied political science and creative writing. He worked for Tucker Max, the controversial fratire author, to orchestrate a number of controversial media stunts including a boycott of Max's work as part of a movie launch. Later, Holiday worked with Robert Greene, author of The 48 Laws of Power, on Greene's 2009 New York Times bestselling book, The 50th Law. Holiday served as Director of Marketing for American Apparel and as an adviser to founder Dov Charney. He left the company in October 2014. He has been responsible for a number of media stunts, and written extensively on the topic of media manipulation.
Writing
Holiday is the author of several books and has written for Forbes, Fast Company, The Huffington Post, The Columbia Journalism Review, The Guardian, Thought Catalog, Medium.com and the New York Observer, where he is the media columnist.
In July 2012, Holiday's first book Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator was released by Portfolio/Penguin. The book purports to expose flaws in current online journalism system and catalogs the author's exploitation of them. It debuted on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list. Holiday's second book Growth Hacker Marketing was originally published in September 2013 by Portfolio/Penguin and then expanded into a print edition in 2014. The book attempts to show how traditional marketing efforts (billboards, press releases) are no longer the most effective, and why growth hacking is cheaper and more effective in today's market. The book was named one of Inc. Magazine's top 10 marketing books of 2014.
In February 2014, Holiday was named editor-at-large of the Business & Technology section at the New York Observer.
Holiday's third book The Obstacle Is The Way, was published May 1, 2014, also by Portfolio/Penguin. The book is based on the Stoic exercise of framing obstacles as opportunities. The book has sold more than 230,000 copies and was reportedly read by the New England Patriots during their 2014 Super Bowl Victory over the Seattle Seahawks as well as distributed through the locker room of the Seahawks in the following offseason by the team's front office.
In 2016, Holiday published two books. The first, Ego Is the Enemy, uses various historical figures as case studies to illustrate the perils of egotism. The second, The Daily Stoic, is a daily devotional of Stoic meditations. Both books went on to become best sellers.
In 2018 he published Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue (2018). It is about the lawsuit between Gawker Media and wrestler Hulk Hogan, as well as Peter Thiel's involvement in the dispute. It was favorably reviewed by William D. Cohan .
Stoicism
Holiday, through his books, articles and lectures, has been credited by the New York Times with the increasing popularity of stoicism. He was also described as "leading the charge for stoicism," which has been noted for gaining traction among Silicon Valley entrepreneurs.
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Bibliography
- Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue. Portfolio. 2018. ISBN 978-0735217645.
- The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on the Art of Living. 2017. ISBN 978-0525534396.
- Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts. 2017. ISBN 978-0143109013.
- The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living. 2016. ISBN 978-0735211735.
- Ego Is the Enemy. 2016. ISBN 978-1591847816.
- The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph. 2014. ISBN 978-1591846352.
- Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising. 2014. ISBN 978-1591847380.
- Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator. 2012. ISBN 978-1591845539.
References
External links
- Official Website
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