Hey! I’m Jackson. Just an old-school personal website here.
In the early days of Covid I moved with my wife and son from San Francisco to Athens, Ohio. My early skepticism quickly evaporated and I’m a pretty darn happy camper these days.
On the work front, in early 2024 I joined Southeast Ohio Classical Academy as employee #2 (just after the principal). I served as the Director of Operations through the first school year, then parted ways in June 2025.
Fairly soon you’ll see some writing here. It’s been too long and I’m feeling rather hopeful, which is a better place to write from than the perpetual unease of life in SF, never sure if the city had gone mad or just us for living there. …Or was it both? Ahem! I’ll save that for later.
Work history
Over the last 15 years I've started a handful of unusual companies, most in the Bay Area, all related to tech. The largest, Job Portraits, reached 25 employees (FTE) and $2M in annual revenue. In March 2024 I sold my most recent company, Before You Apply, to Recruiter.com. I'm strong in the realms of product design, content marketing, ops, and team building. More? As much as I hate LinkedIn, I recently updated my profile and it isn’t half bad.
Say hey back
Heads up that I don’t reply to messages on social platforms. If you want to get a hold of me, please use one of these email address or, if you have my phone number, fire over a text.
Personal: jackson.solway@gmail.com.