
Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday is an American author, marketer, media strategist, and entrepreneur. He is the author of several bestselling books, including his most recent, Perennial Seller, as well as popular titles such as The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, Conspiracy, and Growth Hacker Marketing. Holiday has written for the New York Times, Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, and other publications. He has also been featured in Time, The New Yorker, and The Washington Post.
Holiday is the founder of Brass Check, a creative consulting agency that specializes in marketing, media strategy, and creative consulting. He has worked with some of the world’s most successful authors, entrepreneurs, and public figures, including Tony Robbins, Tim Ferriss, Robert Greene, and Tucker Max. His clients also include media companies such as VICE, MTV, and Complex. He has also served as a consultant to brands such as American Apparel, Google, and Gillette.
As an author, Holiday has written nine books, three of which have become New York Times bestsellers. His books focus on topics such as personal and professional development, marketing, and media strategy. His most recent book, Perennial Seller, is a guide to creating and sustaining success in business, publishing, and life.
As a media strategist and consultant, Holiday has helped launch and reinvigorate several brands and campaigns. His work spans from creating marketing campaigns for startups and Fortune 500 companies to working as a creative consultant for media companies and major brands.
Holiday's work has been featured in major publications, including the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and The Washington Post. He has also appeared on television shows such as the Colbert Report, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Today Show, and podcasts such as the Tim Ferriss Show and the Joe Rogan Experience.
In addition to his work as an author, media strategist, and consultant, Holiday is a frequent public speaker. He has been a keynote speaker at events such as SXSW, the World Business Forum, and the Inc. 5000 Conference. He also teaches marketing and media strategy classes at the University of California, Berkeley.
Holiday is passionate about helping others achieve their goals and dreams. He has created several online courses and resources to help entrepreneurs, creatives, and marketers better understand the media landscape, marketing, and creative strategies. He also serves as the Managing Director of the media startup, Contently and is an adviser to several startups and companies. He is also a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs and creators.
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X



The Score Takes Care of Itself



Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance



The War of Art



The Fish That Ate the Whale



Aeneid



Tiny Beautiful Things



Man's Search for Meaning



The Power Broker



Asylum



Average Is Over



Tough Jews



Bird by Bird



You Are Not a Gadget



Boyd



Brave New War



Meditations



Sex on the Brain



Call Sign Chaos



Candide



Endurance



Keep Going



The Prince



Range



Edison



Essays and Aphorisms



The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt



Fight Club



Founders at Work



Fahrenheit 451



Fragments



George Marshall



Greenlights



Here Comes Everybody



How to Think Like a Roman Emperor



Hackers & Painters



Hamlet



How To Hide An Empire



How To Keep Your Cool



How to Live



Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son



Letters from a Stoic



Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman



Memoirs of Hadrian



Mastery



My Bondage and My Freedom



My Life and Battles



No Hiding Place



Of Anger



Plutarch’s Lives Of The Noble Greeks And Romans



Rules for Radicals



Selected Epigrams



Shadow Divers



Sherman



Sixteen Satires



Reveille for Radicals



The 48 Laws of Power



The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz



The Cathedral & the Bazaar



The Enchiridion



The Epic of Gilgamesh



The Complete Perfectionist



The Harder They Fall



The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects



The Library Book



The Moral Animal



The Moviegoer



The Net Delusion



The New New Thing



The Pirate's Dilemma



The Second Mountain



The River of Doubt



The Satires of Juvenal



The Tiger



Titan



Ulysses S. Grant



Up from Slavery



Totto-Chan



What Makes Sammy Run?


