Jake was appointed as Movement’s first-ever Chief Marketing Officer in 2023. Jake joined Movement in 2017 and previously held the roles of Vice President of Marketing, Vice President, Content & Social Strategy, and Vice President, Communications & Public Relations.
Prior to his career in the financial services industry, Jake spent four years in executive search in the life sciences, leading senior-level searches in the medical device, biotech and digital health sectors. Jake's early career was rooted in sports business, where he led international media and marketing operations for the U.S. Olympic Committee, USA Baseball and the International Baseball Federation. He co-directed CoSport’s officially-licensed Beijing 2008 Olympic Games hospitality program and helped manage multi-million dollar sales programs for four USGA U.S. Open Championships.
Jake is a speaker, writer and podcaster, including the Mortgage Impact Podcast, which connects listeners to influential mortgage professionals making a difference in marketing, branding, technology, strategy and leadership. He is a frequent contributor for industry conferences and media outlets, including speaking at VaynerMedia's Agent 2021. He has served on the content advisory board for HousingWire's engage.marketing conference and was a member of the digital media company's annual Rising Star list in 2019.
On Sundays in Charlotte, you can find Jake pumping up Carolina Panthers fans as the team's in-stadium "Hype Man." He was a recipient of a Triangle Business Journal 40 Under 40 Leadership Award in 2012, and he previously served on the board of advisors for NoDa Brewing Company. Jake and his wife, Page - former host of "Good Day Charlotte" on FOX 46 and now a communications and professional development trainer - co-host the popular podcast "Date Night with Jake and Page" and co-authored the pregnancy book, "Holy Crap, We're Pregnant." Graduates of the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Jake and Page live with their three children in Charlotte.