professional bio

Jared is a consummate brand geek with a passion for consumer insights and engagement strategies. Currently serving as a Corporate Project Manager at Washington DC-Based New Media Strategies, Jared’s focus is on helping companies promote, protect and understand their online brand footprints.

Prior to joining NMS, Jared managed social media and interactive marketing initiatives for brands like PEDIGREE®, Cesar® Whiskas® and Temptations™ at MARS Petcare in Nashville, TN.  Jared’s background also includes spearheading strategic projects for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), the Independent Community Bankers of America and the National Restaurant Association.

Jared has an MBA from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management and a BBA in Marketing & Hospitality Management from The George Washington University.

You can catch Jared every week on the marketingdiner podcast as well as on Twitter.

Footnote: No, I don’t usually talk about myself in the third person but since it’s a professional bio, I thought keeping it this way would make it sound more…well, professional.