Episode 5 • You Can Write Your Own Story
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He built the life he wanted. The foundation was poured before he could walk.
Jack has never known a single day on earth where he wasn't loved... but the confidence people see in him now was earned through redlined papers, rejection reps, and a $20,000 pay cut.
Jack Yakowicz is Director of Operations at AdShark and a writer, musician, and speaker in the Fargo-Moorhead community. He's built marketing teams from scratch, written his own job description - twice - and turned "what's the worst that could happen?" into a career philosophy.
In this episode of Never Been Asked That, we get into:
- Growing up under a "cloak of protection," and why a loving circle is the real backdrop of success
- A published-author mom who redlined his childhood writing, and how early critique built his voice
- Walking into two companies with no open positions and creating the roles himself, including a $20,000 pay cut at 26 to bet on himself
- The Snapchat message to Riley that was never about dating, only the endgame
- Fatherhood, faith, and why he now fears death differently: "the legacy lives on"
Key moments:
- (00:00) Intro
- (00:00:28) Built or discovered: a life that started with love
- (00:14:31) The mom who redlined everything
- (00:33:26) Writing his own job description, twice
- (00:55:25) The Snapchat that went straight to endgame
- (01:10:03) The birthday gift and the delivery room
- (01:23:08) Build the life you want outside of work
Curious what you think we should have asked.
Follow Jack Yakowicz:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-yakowicz-0028b487/
https://www.instagram.com/jacksunyak/