Jared
Meyer is a professional speaker who helps businesses become unforgettable.
As a marketing professional, he has been hired by some of the top, global advertising
agencies in the world like the Ogilvy Group and Euro RSCG to help grow their clients'
businesses. Jared has contributed towards national marketing programs for a broad
range of clients from American Express to Verizon Wireless. He has also been hired
directly by popular brands like Glaceau (VitaminWater) and TMP (Monster.com) to
build relationships with consumers and to educate them about making better choices.
In 2000, Jared launched MakStar, a creative marketing
company. Like Jared, MakStar's team members have contributed to programs on behalf
of national and global brands like Cadbury, AT&T, and Discovery Health Channel.
Given their experience, they now work with smaller businesses using marketing
philosophies, techniques, and strategies that big brands use.
Jared recently
spent two years on the road 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. With over ten years of marketing
experience, he has contributed towards marketing programs for over 100 popular
brands.
Unforgettable
Accomplishments
Business
& Marketing
- Worked for OgilvyAction as an experiential
marketing event 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. [Program List]
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Worked as an online advertising sales trainer at About.com outside of Times Square
in NYC
- Founded, own, and manage MakStar, a creative marketing company
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Featured on a digitial billboard in Times Square NYC to help promote the film
"She's Out of My League"
- Worked for Citibank on Wall Street on a consulting
project for their WWSS unit
Publishing
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Wrote an article for Speaker magazine on overcoming psychological hurdles
to create exciting new material
- Wrote six, educational self-guided books
for Rosen Publishing
- Revised 13 self-guided books for Rosen Publishing that
were published in a member-only online database
- Wrote a college guidebook,
University of Maryland: Off the Record for College Prowler
- Appeared
in Psychology Today magazine in an article about motivation in the work place
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Wrote two commentary columns for The Diamondback
Social
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Launched
and manage the Leonia Alumni Network which
has 1200 members (2008-Present)
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President, University of Maryland Alumni Club of
San Diego (2005-2010)
Speaking
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Represented American Express OPEN at 51 business events nationwide
- Hosted
booths (10"x10" upto 40"x40") and spoke to business owners
on behalf of American Express OPEN
- Hosted 24 business clinics on behalf of
American Express OPEN
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Spoke on behalf of Monster.com's parent company to speak about self-promotion
- Facilitated workshops at University of Maryland & University of California
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Member
of the National Speakers Association (2007-Present)
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" (wearing a tuxedo in the audience).
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Was a semi-finalist applicant for "Big Brother 5" on CBS
- Interviewed
on local TV multiple times in San Diego, Calif about marketing
Education
BS
in Business Management, University of Maryland, College Park,
2000
