Jason Hurst is a Chicagoland native who graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2005 with a Masters of Business Administration from the School of Business & Industry at Florida A&M University with a concentration in Finance. He has 7 years of successful experience with a variety of Fortune 100 companies such as Pfizer, Inc., JP Morgan, and State Farm Insurance. Jason began his career as a Private Wealth analyst in Manhattan with JP Morgan Private Bank and has endeavored into both finance and sales during his corporate career. Jason also has experience as a savvy entrepreneur as he has run three successful businesses across various industries throughout the State of Florida. Jason served for six years as a Director and Senior Vice President at Avison Young as a leading Agency Leasing broker for the Florida Retail Team. Jason had the pleasure of representing institutional clients such as Kimco Properties, Regency Centers, Site Centers, Washington Prim and several private shopping center owners throughout the state of Florida. Personally, Jason serves on the Community Investment Committee at The United Way of North Central Florida. Also, Jason and his wife are also the first franchisees of Maple Street Biscuit Company, one of the fastest growing and top places to eat as featured in USA Today, Yelp and Forbes. They currently own and operate two restaurant locations in the Greater Gainesville, Florida area employing approximately 40 people. In his personal time, Jason is an active member at Alive Church, does crossfit training, and participates in Spartan races. He is a devoted husband to Edwina Hurst and has two beautiful children: Josiah and Jaisen. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elio_piedra/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elio-piedra-82b743110/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9FayDg0I6ir3JbeOnvsguw… Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eliopiedra.drums/ Twitter: @eliopiedra15 Website: www.eliopiedra.com