Jia Jiang
Jia Jiang is a Chinese born American author, businessperson, and speaker, who is known primarily for his work related to overcoming rejection.
Early life
Jiang was born in Beijing, China, and came to the United States aspiring to become an entrepreneur. He obtained a Bachelor of Computer Science from Brigham Young University and a Master of Business Administration from Duke University in 2009.Career
Jiang began his career as a marketing manager for Dell in Austin, Texas. He then developed a social media to-do list app called Hooplus, but one of the major investors dropped out four months into the venture.In 2012, after discovering Jason Comely's Rejection Therapy website, Jiang created a blog and video series titled 100 Days of Rejection Therapy, which went viral on social media. Jiang ultimately acquired the Rejection Therapy website. He also became the CEO of Wuju Learning, a company that is engaged in "rejection training".
In 2013, Jiang gave his first TEDx talk, Surprising Lessons From 100 Days of Rejection, at TEDxAustin. In May 2015, he gave another TEDx talk, What I Learned From 100 Days of Rejection, to a local audience at TEDxMtHood, which was later featured on TED.com and TED Radio Hour.
Books
In 2015, his first book–a self-help, motivational autobiography titled Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection–was published by Penguin Random House. In 2023, Audible included the book in its list of "top 100 well-being books of all time."In 2024, Jiang signed a deal with Simon & Schuster for his second book, The Art of Achieving Ambitious Things, scheduled for publication in 2026. The book is intended as a guide for accomplishing personal, professional, or organizational goal.