Tampa, FL
Hey, I'm Jake Kurtz.
Founder & CEO of Brick Media, a social media agency in Tampa. Notes on business, marketing, and leadership from someone still in the work.
The short version
Out of corporate since 2018. Building brick by brick ever since.
I spent the majority of my 20s feeling stuck and lacking purpose. After some bold changes, I turned a side hustle into a real business and left corporate America for good. Since then I've built Brick Media into a social media agency serving clients across several industries — with a team I'm genuinely proud of.
Right now
What I'm building and thinking about.
The agency
Brick Media
Running and scaling the agency day to day — team, clients, systems, and the work of being an operator rather than a spectator.
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Substack
Longer-form notes on business, modern marketing, and leadership — written from inside the work, not from a stage.
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Everywhere else
Every platform I post on in one place — LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok, plus what to expect from each.
Open the content hubWhat I talk about
A range of topics, one point of view.
- 01
Business & entrepreneurship
Lessons from building Brick Media.
- 02
Modern marketing & social
What actually moves the needle.
- 03
Leadership & company building
Hiring, culture, systems.
- 04
Faith & purpose
Values that shape the work.
- 05
Fitness & personal growth
Staying grounded and healthy.
- 06
Life in Tampa
Food, coffee, family, Steelers.
Follow along
Find me wherever you spend your time.
- LinkedInJake Kurtz
Business, marketing, and leadership takes. Where I'm most active and where the real conversations happen.
- Instagram@thejakekurtz
A well-rounded view of my life as an entrepreneur — plus fitness, faith, Tampa, and behind-the-scenes.
- YouTube@thejakekurtz
A mix of shorts and long-form thinking. Podcasts and long video segments live here.
- TikTok@thejakekurtz
Direct, unfiltered takes on business, marketing, and how I think. Less curated, more experimenting.
- SubstackDeeper thinking
Longer-form writing and deeper reflections on business, leadership, and life.
- PodcastComing soon
Something in the works. Follow me on social to stay in the loop.
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Updates from my world.
The latest at Brick Media, quick thoughts to add value to your week, and whatever else I'm into right now. Short reads — Substack is where it gets deeper. Join 3,276 other readers.
Get in touch
Let’s talk.
One form for everything — tell me what it’s about and it lands in the right place. I read every submission personally.
Contact meWhat it’s about
- 01General contact
- 02Hire Brick Media
- 03Media & press inquiry
- 04Partnership or business opportunity
- 05Book Jake to speak
- 06Work with Jake 1-on-1