Jia Jiang is the owner of a website that provides inspiration, knowledge and products for people to overcome their fear of rejection. He is also the CEO of a company that teaches people and trains organizations to become fearless through rejection training. In 2015, he authored the Amazon bestselling book, Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection and was one of the most viewed TED Talks of 2017. In 2019, Toastmasters International awarded Jiang the Golden Gavel, which is given annually to honor the best keynote speaker in the industry.
Several years after Jiang began his career in the corporate world, he took a life-altering risk and stepped into the unknown world of entrepreneurship. His result was everyone’s biggest fear: rejection. This was the catalyst that set Jiang on the path to his true calling.
To conquer the fear of rejection, Jiang embarked on a personal quest and started a blog, 100 Days of Rejection Therapy. His journey revealed a world that was hidden in plain sight — a world where people are much kinder than we imagine. He discovered that rejection can be much less painful than we believe and that the fear of rejection is much more destructive than we know. He has turned his rejection therapy into the phone app: Dare Me.
Jiang grew up in Beijing, China and migrated to the United States at age 16. He holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from Brigham Young University and a Master of Business Administration from Duke University.
Jia’s talk about rejection was amazing! I had chills and tears, my fave kind of talk!
Duarte DesignWe enjoyed having Jia present to our company! His presentation was personal, entertaining, engaging and everyone left with an important lesson learned. It’s rare to find a guest speaker that truly connects with each person in the room and leaves a lasting impact.
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We heard a great talk today. It was funny, inspiring. I hope you can hear him talk too.
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