Jia Jiang
Jia Jiang | |
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| Born | Beijing, China |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University Duke University |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, author, speaker |
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| Website | www |
Jia Jiang is an American author, businessperson, and speaker, who is known primarily for his work related to overcoming rejection.[1]
Early life
[edit]Jiang was born in Beijing, China, and came to the United States 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 in 2009.[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, after discovering Jason Comely's Rejection Therapy website, Jiang created a blog and video series titled 100 Days of Rejection Therapy, which went viral on social media.[7][8][5] Jiang ultimately acquired the Rejection Therapy website. He also became the CEO of Wuju Learning, a company that is engaged in "rejection training".[9]
In 2013, Jiang gave his first TEDx talk, Surprising Lessons From 100 Days of Rejection, at TEDxAustin.[10] 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.[11][12]
Books
[edit]In 2015, his first book–a self-help, motivational autobiography titled Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection–was published by Penguin Random House.[13][14][15] In 2023, Audible included the book in its list of "top 100 well-being books of all time."[16]
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.[17]
Recognition
[edit]Jiang was the recipient of the Golden Gavel Award by Toastmasters International in 2019.[9]
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "How 1 man's experiment with rejection led him to happiness". TODAY.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "The Top 100 well-being books of all time on Audible". Audible. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 13 November 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.