A former Wall Streeter trained as an attorney, Yanover headed motion picture and television for Malibu Comics, publisher of the “Men in Black” series, and went on to create his own imprint, Flypaper Press – publisher of the “Bulletproof Monk” comicbook series whose film adaptation was just released by MGM.
From 1999-2001, Yanover was senior VP-general manager of entertainment at Macromedia/Atom-Shockwave. He launched Macromedia’s online entertainment division, Shockwave.com, and helped guide the acquisition of Webcaster Atom Films.
In 2003 Michael begain working for Creative Artists Agency as a business strategist.