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Breaking the Biz Podcast
Breaking Into Producing // Episode 6244 - Jason Wolk
Original Recording Date: June 12, 2024
Jason Wolk was born and reared in The Bronx, NY before transplanting to Los Angeles to graduate from University of Southern California. Wolk is a product of an attorney and schoolteacher which helped mold his ability to multitask, prioritize and educate at the same time.
Wolk is a natural born leader, and he does it with his heart and ethics. Currently he is a member of the AICP Board of Directors, Advisory Board member of the Commercial Diversity Director’s Program (CDDP) and a member of the Television Academy, as well as a member of the Director’s Guild of America (DGA).
He had spent sixteen years line producing commercials and overseeing the launch and management of advertising production companies. Preceding that Jason was a producer of motion pictures. With a vast client list and a history of delivering A-list work for almost every major agency in the USA, Spears & Arrows has the foundation of his 16-year-old production service company and Wolk’s illustrious career of having produced hundreds of commercials all over the globe.
Wolk is married to Dina and has two sons, Lucas and Dylan, the youngest of the two has Special Needs. Wolk is committed to creating awareness of Autism as it affects both youths and adults. He is an active founding chairperson and Board Member of a nonprofit organization called A Walk On Water which provides surf therapy for children with Special Needs. Wolk loves baseball, basketball, tennis, motorcycles, fruit, veggies and chocolate.
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