Jake Ward

About

I grew up in a hippie commune in my early years and was raised by a single mother in the UK. Now I'm 28 years old with 4 marketing businesses and no home.Here's my journey so far:Age 16: First job stacking supermarket shelvesAge 17: Spent birthday in hospital (24hrs from dying)Age 17: Became an apprentice at a print agencyAge 18: Discovered SEO by complete accidentAge 20: Quit a marketing degree after 2 weeksAge 20: Went all-in on freelance and self-educationAge 21: Got to 6-figures a year as an SEO freelancerAge 22: Grew a sleep podcast to 300K/mo listenersAge 23: Sold the podcast and multiple SEO websitesAge 24: Started posting on LinkedIn and hired a teamAge 25: Sold belongings, began travelling the worldAge 25: Launched Byword.ai 2 weeks before ChatGPTAge 26: Lived out of a suitcase across 16 countriesAge 26: Helped my mum quit her 15-year corporate jobAge 27: Launched Kleo.so with the very best teamAge 27: Launched Mentions.so for AI search visibilityAge 28: Exited my SEO agency and started a new oneAnd that's just half of it...I never set out to chase followers or be an influencer.Just here to build cool things, share it all, get rewarded by the market, and meet incredible people.DM me if you want to chat :)