Jia Jiang

Global Authority on Rejection | Resilience Expert | TED Talk Speaker | Bestselling Author

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Jia Jiang is the world’s leading expert on rejection and the creator of the global phenomenon 100 Days of Rejection. His TED Talk, What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection, is one of the most viewed of all time, ranking in the top 200 out of more than 60,000 talks. That viral project became the basis for his bestselling book and #1 audiobook Rejection Proof. Today, Jia is a top-booked speaker on confidence, resilience, and overcoming fear.

Jia’s upcoming book The Art of Achieving Ambitious Things (Simon and Schuster) expands his mission to help people reach bold goals through his One Action Goal system. His personal journey has inspired audiences worldwide. He grew up in Beijing, dreamed of becoming an entrepreneur like Bill Gates, and came to the United States as an exchange student. He taught himself English in rural Louisiana and later built a career as an author and speaker. His clients include Google, Dell Technologies, Johnson and Johnson, Visa, Allstate, and many other Fortune 500 companies.

Jia’s “100 Days of Rejection” stories have become iconic. He asked for a “burger refill,” requested Olympic-ring-shaped doughnuts at Krispy Kreme and succeeded, and convinced a flight attendant to let him address a plane of passengers. These moments, both humorous and meaningful, shape the lessons he brings to every keynote.

Jia is the CEO of Rejection Therapy, a platform that helps people overcome fear through practical tools. He also founded Wuju Learning, which trains organizations to build fearless cultures. In 2022, he joined the Board of LifeHikes, a global professional development company. Earlier in his career, he worked at Dell Technologies and LinkedIn.

Jia holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from Brigham Young University and an MBA from Duke University.

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What I Learned From 100 Days of Rejection

For too many of us, the fear of rejection is the #1 obstacle to achieving our goals and dreams. Our natural tendency is to avoid the risk of rejection, even when it’s detrimental to our businesses, careers, and lives. Nobody knows this like entrepreneur Jia Jiang. To overcome his own fear of rejection, he conducted an experiment where he intentionally sought it out every day for 100 days. From asking complete strangers for $100 to requesting a “burger refill” at a fast food restaurant, Jia’s experiences (and surprising results) became the basis for one of the most-watched TED Talks of all time and the bestselling book Rejection Proof. It also transformed Jia Jiang into the world’s foremost authority on rejection. Key Takeaways: In this engaging presentation, Jia shares insightful—and often laugh-out-loud—stories from his 100 Days of Rejection. Audiences learn how to become more resilient and make becoming rejection-proof their superpower for success in life. He also explores the basic principles of turning a NO into a YES, as well as how to get more YESes. By transforming a keynote speech into a unique and inspiring experience, Jia has earned rave reviews from Fortune 500 audiences and praise from individuals who have thanked him for changing their lives.

The Art of Achieving Ambitious Things

Discipline is the ability to consistently take hard action. It is the key to achieving any long-term success. Most people think discipline is obtained through a combination of inspiration, willpower, and pain tolerance. But that’s not reality. In the long term, people will do anything to avoid pain. As a result, most people fail to achieve personal goals, and most organizations fall short of their expected results. In his paradigm-shifting keynote, bestselling author Jia Jiang introduces a hidden alternative way for people and teams to achieve real, sustainable discipline — love. It’s not about tolerating the work you hate but building tools to love the work you do. Key Takeaways: Through inspiring, humor-filled stories, Jia illustrates tools and systems he uses to make himself fall in love with the hard actions needed to achieve his ambitious goals, including business building, sales mastery, networking, fear conquering, public speaking, language learning, and even parenting. After this experience, the audience will not only gain a brand-new perspective on success and discipline but also be equipped with the tools and system to realize any long-term goal with positivity and fulfillment.