Zalman Silber Business Philosphy
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The word business savvy is synonymous with Zalman Silber. Zalman Silber started his career with the New York Life Insurance Company and then went on to try to change the face of business throughout the world. He had an idea of virtual entertainment, which led to the creation of the New York City Skyride, located in the Empire State Building. The New York City Skyrides features a virtual tour of New York City with the comfort of never leaving your seat. This is great for people that don't like sitting in traffic!
“I am forever extraordinarily gratified to see my business visions come to fruition and blossom into successful enterprises,” says Silber.
Inc. Magazine featured Silber in an article called A way to Get Your First Great Idea; the article highlighted the origins of his multi-million greenback entertainment business. Silber started his career an agent of the New York Life Insurance Company, located in New York’s famous Empire State Building. See had witnessed the constant rush and tourism visiting the city and the Empire State Buidling, this led him to the concept of being able to see New York City without the hustle and bustle of the New York City streets and allowed people to take a virtual tour through the concept of a simulated helicopter tours of the Massive Apple.
The results of this innovative idea was the tourist attraction known as the New York Skyride. The charm of the concept was thus nice Silber raised $6 million before the ride was in the process of being built. In keeping with Inc. magazine, Silber said, “The lesson within the story is, take advantage of and profit from existing infrastructure.”
Silber than reproduced his idea in Sydney, Australia by creating another acclaimed attraction created by the corporate is Sydney Tower’s Skywalk, a forty five minute walk with an eagle’s eye view of the city. Zalman's love for business is evident when looking at the success of the two attractions and Tower Entertainment. It is an international company but extrememly focused on the the entertainment and experience of the end user.
Not only is Silber a whiz in the world of business, he lives a life with a philosophy of giving and philanthropy in which his reputation precedes him. As a firm believer of education, giving back to the community and remembering one’s roots, Silber provides money and moral support for many educational establishments like his alma mater Columbia University’s Sy Syms Faculty of Business where he has served as an adjunct professor. His volunteer extends across the seas to Meor Hatorah, one in every of the biggest organizations of its kind in Israel in its mission to spread the teachings of the Torah within the Jewish world. Silber’s involvement additionally extends to organizations and people in want such as Shvilim and Nachal Novea.
“I have been blessed with the nice fortune of being successful enough in my many business pursuits to apply a bit of this wealth toward helping those less lucky than I,” says Silber. “I am a firm believer that if every human being did his or her part, the globe would actually be a far higher place.” Silber serves the human experience with a magnitude of attention creating him a leading entrepreneur and humanitarian.
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Zalman Silber Philosophy
When speaking to Zalman Silber he will often tell you, "If you give, it will be return 10 fold". This has been his philosophy about his personal life and business life. If you give to someone in need, your needs will be returned ten fold.
The concept of not stepping on the little guy, may not be very familiar in business today, but it is alive and well in Zalman Silber, Inc. The little guy is treated like a prince and encouraged to work hard for their kingdom.
Zalman has never been one to back down from a problem. He will take on a problem head one and help people do the same. This is what he attributes his success to, even today,








Cheeky Girl Level 5 Commenter 17 months ago
Very interesting business ideas. They worked for him and he did well and made money. It's what all business people would hope for. Thanks for sharing here.