For a good conversation starter, ask me about the time I completely blew my shot with Richard Branson.

Jacob is a marketing strategist who specializes in the psychology of marketing and new product launches. He has worked with clients that range from industry-leading mental health apps to publicly traded beauty companies to create millions in added revenue and launch new products into international markets.

Previously, Jacob was an early employee at several fintech startups, Trustee of Western Washington University, Vice Consul to the United Kingdom, and lived on a houseboat in California.

He now lives in Cleveland, OH where he runs a Cleveland House Cleaning Service, a local news outlet, and occasionally invests in startups.