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Jia Jiang | |
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| Born | Beijing, China |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University Duke University |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, author, speaker |
| Organization | Rejection Therapy |
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| Website | www |
Jia Jiang is an American author and businessperson. He is the CEO and owner of Rejection Therapy. In 2012, he created the blog and video series called 100 Days of Rejection Therapy.[1]
Early life
[edit]Jiang was born in Beijing, China and came to the U.S. aspiring to become an entrepreneur.[2] He obtained a Bachelor of Computer Science from Brigham Young University[3] and a Master of Business Administration from Duke University.[4]
Career
[edit]Jiang began his career as a marketing manager for Dell in Austin, Texas. He then developed a social media to-do list app called Hooplus, but one of the major investors dropped out four months into the venture.[5][6]
In 2012, Jiang discovered Jason Comely's Rejection Therapy website, where he had designed a real-life game in which one must get rejected by another person at least once, every day.[7][8] Jiang created daily challenges for himself with the goal of getting rejected, documenting them in a blog and video series titled 100 Days of Rejection Therapy.[9][5] His request to get Krispy Kreme doughnuts in the shape of Olympic rings went viral on social media.[10][11]
Jiang ultimately acquired the Rejection Therapy website. He also became the CEO of Wuju Learning, a company that is engaged in "rejection training".[12]
In 2013, Jiang gave his first TEDx talk, Surprising Lessons From 100 Days of Rejection, at TEDxAustin.[13] In May 2015, he gave another TEDx talk, What I Learned From 100 Days of Rejection, to a local audience at TEDxMtHood, which was later featured on TED.com and TED Radio Hour.[14][15]
Books
[edit]In 2015, he published the self-help, motivational autobiography titled Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection.[16][17]
In 2024, Jiang signed a deal with Simon & Schuster for his second book, The Art of Achieving Ambitious Things, scheduled for publication in 2026. The book is intended as a guide for accomplishing personal, professional, or organizational goal.[18]
Recognition
[edit]Jiang was the recipient of the Golden Gavel Award by Toastmasters International in 2019.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Suddath, Claire (7 January 2013). "Rejection Therapy: A Hundred Days of 'No'". Bloomberg. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Tice, Carol (11 July 2013). "How One Entrepreneur Triumphed Over Rejection -- 100 Times". Forbes. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Bay, Andrew T. "BYU Alum Nets 5 Million Views by Seeking Rejection 100 Days Straight". Y Magazine. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Ending His Fear of Rejection". Duke. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b Spence, Rick (21 January 2013). "How to conquer your fear of rejection". Financial Post. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Edwards, Jim (5 November 2013). "This Startup Founder Experienced '100 Days Of Rejection' And Learned To Love It: Now He's A Huge YouTube Star". Business Insider. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "How 1 man's experiment with rejection led him to happiness". TODAY.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Stillman, Jessica (7 November 2013). "Afraid of Rejection? How to Avoid It". Inc. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Lloyd, Andrew (24 July 2022). "Want to stop feeling hurt when someone says no? Take the rejection therapy challenge". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Sweet Krispy Kreme worker surprises man on quest for rejection". Yahoo News. 2012-11-26. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "This Krispy Kreme Employee Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity". HuffPost. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Toastmasters International Announces Jia Jiang as its 2019 Golden Gavel Recipient". Toastmasters International Media Center. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Jia Jiang | Speaker | TED". TED.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "What I learned from 100 days of rejection". TED.com. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Nicioli, Taylor (17 October 2024). "Rejection therapy is trending on TikTok. Here's what experts have to say about it". CNN. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Pisa, Katie (9 April 2015). "How to make rejection work for you | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Van Ogtrop, Kristin (2 April 2015). "The Invincibility Formula". TIME. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Jia Jiang Secures Deal with Simon & Schuster for His Transformative New Book, "The Art of Achieving Ambitious Things"". BigSpeak. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.