Yanik Silver

Name: Yanik Silver

Age: 28

Family: Melissa (wife), 30; Joseph (father), 58; Aleksandra (mother), 54

Highest Education: Bachelor's In Marketing from University of Maryland

Year Started Business: 1998

Type Of Business: Tools and resources for improving business success

Market: Small business owners and would-be owners worldwide

Number Of Employees: None

Best Month (Gross Revenues): $79,000

Hours Worked Per Week During Start-Up: 35

Hours Worked Per Week Now: 25

Favorite Business Magazines: DM News, iMarketing News, The Industry Standard

Favorite Business Books Or Authors: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion—Robert Cialdini; Any books by Dan Kennedy; Cashflow Quadrant: Rich Dad's Guide to Financial Freedom—Robert Kiyosaki

Relaxes By: Hanging out with friends, traveling, and playing volleyball and ice hockey

Keeps In Shape By: Working out three times a week, playing volleyball and ice hockey

Favorite Part Of The Job: Seeing new projects and product ideas become a reality and getting back glowing testimonials from people he's helped

Least Favorite Part Of The Job: Administrative functions: "I hate it! Luckily, most of my business is automated thanks to the Internet.

Companies Admired: Ogilvy & Mathers (ad agency), Boardroom, JS&A (Joe Sugarman's company)

Favorite Quotes: You'll always achieve more through movement than meditation—Gary Halbert; He who has something to sell and whispers down a well is not apt to make the shiny dollars as he who climbs the tree and hollers!—Robert Collier; A gambler is someone who plays slot machines. I prefer to OWN the slot machines!—Donald Trump

The Person Who Most Influenced His Life: "My father has influenced my life the most. As a Russian immigrant, he came to this country with $356 in his pocket and within two years, he had started his own medical equipment sales and service business (today it does $2.5 million). From him, I got the entrepreneurial spirit. In fact, one day, I'm going to write a book about the "immigrant success secret"—why American born children are less likely to become millionaires than immigrants.

Heroes: His father and his mother: "She has shown incredible strength in her private battles with cancer."

Special Accomplishments: Frequent guest speaker at Internet marketing seminars

Months Before Achieving A Profit: One

Any Books, Tapes, Or Reports Authored:  Instant Sales Letters, www.instantsalesletters.com; 33 Days to Online Profits, www.33daystoonlineprofits.com; Instant Internet Profits, www.instantinternetprofits.com; Autoresponder Magic, www.autorespondermagic.com; Million Dollar Emails, www.milliondollaremails.com; www.instantsalesletters.com/faxprofits/; How to Cash In On More Cosmetic Cases, www.morepatients.com

Contact Yanik At: (301) 656-2424 or yanik@surefiremarketing.com