Craig Jacobson:
CLASS OF 1973
Maine South High SchoolClass of 1973
Park ridge, IL
Craig's Story
Yep...I'm bald and old now. I just got hearing aids. Had a heart attack. Total family guy.
And actually, I’m amazed that I’m alive. I'm grateful for all the times life seemed impossibly hard and for our amazing friends. Somehow I’m still growing and grateful for even the misfortunes. I guess I’m a glass 1/2 full guy.
After High School, I went to Vanderbilt University for undergrad, Duke for my MBA. My employer moved me to LA. Then I moved to San Diego area.
Met the love of my life, married ( now 35 years), and have been blessed with 2 amazing daughters.
Our daughters both graduated from the University of California, both finished their Masters degrees and now have jobs. Whew that phase complete. Because I married at 31, I recently finished this phase.
I’ve worked in marketing my entire career. Now days, I direct digital marketing for small to mid sized and emerging businesses. Some I have an ownership in and some are clients. In plain English,.. I’m a hired gun that gets people's attention and persuade them to buy things to improve their lives using Google, Facebook, websites and email. I love analytics and storytelling. As I sell my interest in companies but get involved in others. I hope to work forever because my work is actually play.
Earlier in my career, I worked for big companies, American Hospital Supply Corp, where I popularized some medical procedure trays and procedures, at Johnson & Johnson I worked with orthodontis...Expand for more
ts and made the best selling orthodontic ( teeth ) braces ... then set up distribution around the world. It was fun to travel to 40 countries and navigate setting up sales/marketing systems everywhere. I loved learning about the cultures, people and loved the foods. I’ve set up the systems to sell data and analytics to the F500 tech companies.
I’ve recently architected the systems to sell solar systems, weightloss, cosmetic surgery, legal services, religious jewelry, alternative healthcare, nutritional supplements, green drink, marketing advice, financial services, stress reduction, life coaching, Veganism, Sufi-ism, marriage improvement,hormone balancing, real estate investing, medical leads (stem cell treatments and cosmetic surgery), credit repair, get college scholarships, pass the CPA exam, go on a cruise, business capital, it services, dating advice,... generally anything that I think makes people's lives better.
Being 6’ 5”, I started playing basketball intramurals in college. I’ve been playing since in men’s league basketball. Now I'm in the over 55 year old leagues. It’s a great reason to run and exercise. It's great fun playing on a team to achieve a goal ... And there is the being a huge Duke fan thing. Once you get bitten with the Duke bug...hard to shake.
Hey if somehow, I said something stupid or hurtful in high school that you still remember, I’m sorry. I was young, stupid and thought I knew everything then.
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