Ryan Pitylak

Ryan Pitylak (born 1982) is an American entrepreneur and chief marketing officer of ZenBusiness,[1] a start up business platform public-benefit corporation based in Austin, Texas. He is a former internet spammer who, in civil settlements with the state of Texas and Microsoft, admitted to "sending 25 million e-mails every day at the height of his spamming operation in 2004" and paid out over $1 million.[2]

Ryan Pitylak
Born1982
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Texas
Occupation(s)Co-Founder, CMO of ZenBusiness

Pitylak is a graduate of the University of Texas, where he received undergraduate degrees in economics and philosophy.[3] In June 2006, he launched Pitylak Security, an Internet security company that focused on anti-spam consulting.[4]

Pitylak is the former chief executive officer of Unique Influence, a digital marketing consulting firm he co-founded in 2011.[5][6][7] In 2015, Unique Influence was acquired by Assembly.[8]

Pitylak co-founded ZenBusiness in 2015 to encourage entrepreneurial microbusinesses.[9] In 2020, the company secured $55 million in Series-B funding which will be used to continue growing the company and expand its services.[10]

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References
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  2. "Spam king settles with Texas, Microsoft". NBC News. June 4, 2006. Retrieved June 4, 2006.
  3. "Million-dollar penalty reforms spammer: Now ready to sell his anti-spam expertise". Chicago Tribune. Edmonton Journal. 4 June 2006.
  4. 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.
  5. Garza, Vicky. "Texas Venture Labs set to help 12 startups this school year". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  6. Barr, Greg. "What's better for an entrepreneur: Gut instinct or experience? ABJ experts react". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  7. Jennifer O'Reilly. "Listen Up Old School Advertisers: Social Media and Digital Advertising Are Here To Stay". Social Media Today. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  8. Alexandra Bruell (11 December 2015). "MDC MEDIA AGENCY NETWORK ACQUIRES DIGITAL SHOP UNIQUE INFLUENCE". AdAge.
  9. "TRUiC Discusses The Biggest LLC Formation Services In The US". 28 July 2020.
  10. Danny Crichton (19 November 2020). "ZenBusiness snags $55M Series B for its incorporation and growth platform for micro businesses". TechCrunch.
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