Jason is an entrepreneur and startup expert focused on building strong teams, fixing tough problems, and growing early-stage companies. He specialize in startup operations and finance, growth marketing, team management, and culture building, spending time in big tech, nonprofits, and startups.Jason went to UC Santa Barbara for undergrad, where he majored in Communication and double minored in Business & Applied Psychology, and he has an MBA from UCLA Anderson with a specialization in Entrepreneurship. Jason has worked at multiple startups and large-scale tech companies. He was formerly the Head of Global Employee Communications & Engagement at Citrix, where he helped 10,000 employees across 44 countries manage their teams, set and execute goals aligned with the company strategy, and retain top talent. He has also managed global operations and marketing teams. He's a three-time founder and has experienced a lot of failure, learnings, and success. Jason's former startups were a mobile dog grooming company and a live online shopping platform. Jason is passionate about helping small businesses and aggregating disaggregated markets. That's why he co-founded Bevz, a company that is transforming the snack and industry by providing the 150k+ convenience stores across the nation with the technology, data, and support they need to manage and grow their business. As the CEO & Co-Founder of Bevz, he is focused on setting and executing the company strategy and vision, building a strong culture, maintaining consistent and scalable company growth, and recruiting, retaining, and coaching a superstar team.