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:

www.adshark.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-yakowicz-0028b487/

https://www.instagram.com/jacksunyak/