Bestselling Author, Serial Entrepreneur, Consultant & World's Foremost Authority on Rejection; Toastmasters Golden Gavel Winner
Jia Jiang Biography
Known as the Rejection Guy, Jia Jiang (pronounced Jah Jahng) is a USA Today bestselling author, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker.
A native of Beijing, China, Jiang came to the United States as a teenager to pursue education and entrepreneurial dreams. After receiving a BS at Brigham Young University and an MBA at Duke University, Jiang built a successful marketing career at Dell before venturing into the worlds of entrepreneurship and blogging.
Rising to notoriety with his most-viewedTEDTalk (top 200 out of 60,000), "What I Learned From 100 Days of Rejection," which became the basis for his bestselling book and #1 audio book, "Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection," Jiang has become the world’s foremost expert on rejection.
A top-booked speaker, Jiang is the sought-after authority on empowering confidence and resilience, overcoming one’s fear of rejection, and daring to be bolder in both life and career. His latest book, "Easy Discipline: An Unconventional Way to Achieve Ambitious Things," is a USA Today bestseller that expands on his mission to help anyone overcome obstacles and achieve their dreams and goals by adopting his breakthrough One Action Goal system.
As an entrepreneur, Jiang runs Rejection Therapy, a popular card game aimed to help people overcome their fear of rejection and develop mental resilience. It has built a global cult-like following on social media, with over 100M views on YouTube and TikTok. His personal YouTube channel and blog have over 112K subscribers. He also founded and runs Dare Me Labs, a consulting firm helping corporate clients to turn their employees into courageous work artists.
Jia Jiang Speaking Topics
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The One Action Goal
The centerpiece of the EasyDiscipline, the secret tool that makes people fall in love with work rather than having to tolerate it, is called the OneAction Goal.
In this exclusive 2-hour workshop based on his USA Today bestselling book, "Easy Discipline: An Unconventional Way to Achieve Ambitious Things," Jia Jiang introduces this concept of transforming broad, ambitious objectives into single, repeatable actions.
This session is more than just a workshop; it's a full-on strategy session foreach audience member.
Jia brings his signature mix of humor and heartfelt advice, alongside stories that make the lessons stick. Whether you’re looking to revamp your personal goals or give your organizational targets a new direction, this workshop will give you the clarity and tools you need.
Moreover, it changes people’s views of goals and work by helping them to love, rather than tolerate, the hard actions. Its result will impact not just people’s lives in many aspects.
Key Takeaways:
Identifying Your Long-term Ambition: Strip away the noise and get to the heart of what you really want to achieve.
Building Your One Action Plan with the RISE system:
- Routinize your dream
- Increase your payouts
- Surefire your environment
- Elevate your ability
Applying the One Action Plan: Dive deep into how to use the One Action Goal to achieve goals in multiple facets of your careers and lives
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WHAT I LEARNED FROM 100 DAYS OF REJECTION
For too many of us, the fear of rejection is the #1 obstacle to achieving our goals and dreams.
It's our natural tendency is to avoid the risk of rejection, even when it’s detrimental to our businesses, careers, and lives.
Nobody knows this like entrepreneur Jia Jiang. To overcome his own fear of rejection, he conducted an experiment where he intentionally sought it out every day for 100 days. From asking complete strangers for $100 to requesting a “burger refill” at a fast food restaurant, Jia’s experiences (and surprising results) became the basis for one of the most-watched TED Talks of all time and the bestselling book "Rejection Proof." It also transformed Jia Jiang into the world’s foremost authority on rejection.
Key Takeaways:
In this engaging presentation, Jia shares insightful—and often laugh-out-loud—stories from his 100 Days of Rejection. Audiences learn how to become more resilient and make becoming rejection-proof their superpower for success in life. He also explores the basic principles of turning a NO into a YES, as well as how to get more YESes. By transforming a keynote speech into a unique and inspiring experience, Jia has earned rave reviews from Fortune 500 audiences and praise from individuals who have thanked him for changing their lives.
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What topics does Jia Jiang speak about?
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Jia Jiang is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The One Action Goal, WHAT I LEARNED FROM 100 DAYS OF REJECTION, THE ART OF ACHIEVING AMBITIOUS THINGS and YOUR REJECTION, YOUR SUPERPOWER. The estimated speaking fee range to book Jia Jiang for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Jia Jiang generally travels from San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Josh Linkner, Robyn Benincasa, Erica Dhawan, Eric Boles and Mike Eruzione. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jia Jiang for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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