Jared
launched MakStar in 2000 and his teams have
contributed to programs on behalf of national and global brands like Cadbury,
AT&T, and Discovery Health Channel. Given their experience, they also work with
smaller businesses using marketing philosophies, techniques, and strategies that
the big brands use.
He has traveled the country speaking to business owners
on behalf of American Express OPEN while serving as an experiential marketing
event manager for OgilvyAction, the brand activation arm of the Ogilvy Group.
Jared also has led interactive marketing workshops for employees on behalf of
American Express.
With over ten years of marketing experience, he has contributed
towards interactive marketing programs for over 100 popular brands.
CAREER
HIGHLIGHTS
Business
& Marketing
- Worked for OgilvyAction as a business consultant,
speaker, trainer and experiential marketing manager
- Hired by Glaceau (now
owned by Coca-Cola) to launch VitaminWater in Southern CA
- Helped execute
experiential marketing programs for over 100 brands like Verizon Wireless
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Worked as an advertising sales systems trainer at About.com outside of Times Square
in NY
- Founded and manage MakStar: Unforgettable Marketing
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Featured on a digitial billboard in Times Square NYC to help promote a film
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Worked for Citibank on Wall Street on a consulting project for their WWSS unit
Publishing
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Wrote the book, Making Friends: The Art of Social Networking (Rosen Publishing,
2012)
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Wrote an article for Speaker magazine on overcoming psychological hurdles
to create exciting new material
- Wrote six, educational books for Rosen Publishing
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Revised 13 educational
books
for TeenHealthAndWellness.com
- Wrote University of Maryland: Off the Record
for College Prowler
- Appeared in Psychology Today magazine in an article about
motivation in the work place
- Wrote 13 articles within two commentary columns
for The Diamondback
Speaking
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Ten
years of professional speaking experience
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Member
of the National Speakers Association since 2007
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Led 38 interactive workshops for employees on behalf of American Express OPEN
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Represented OPEN at 51 business events nationwide
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For
two years, hosted large booths and spoke to business owners
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Hosted 24 business clinics on behalf of OPEN
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Trained & certified as one of Monster.com's national speakers
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Contributed
towards the execution of over 100 marketing events
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Spoke on behalf of Monster.com's parent company, TMP
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Facilitated workshops at University of Maryland & University of California
Television
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Featured on CNBC's "Planet of the Apps" as the Newber spokesperson
- Appeared
on "Veronica Mars" (two episodes) & worked with Lisa Rinna &
Harry Hamlin in one scene.
- Co-hosted "SoCal Vibe" on CBS in San
Diego, CA
- Featured as a lead character in a national commerical for the "Swiss
Colony"
- During the filming of the premiere episode, dined in the restaurant
featured in Fox's "Hell's Kitchen"
- Appeared on an episode of HBO's
"Real Time with Bill Maher".
- Was a semi-finalist applicant for
"Big Brother 5" on CBS
- Interviewed on local TV multiple times in
San Diego, Calif about marketing
Education
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BS in Business Management,
University of Maryland, College Park
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Founder & Director, Leonia Alumni Network (2008-Present) - 1360 Members
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President, University of Maryland Alumni Club of San Diego (2005-2010)
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