Ean "Action" Jackson
Ean Jackson
Jackson was a fat kid. He liked to collect postage stamps and watch TV. At 14, he took up playing poker and smoking cigars. While returning from the pub one night at university, he lost a beer bet that involved running around a track. Shortly thereafter, he hit a telephone pole while skiing and broke a bunch of ribs.
Some say Jackson shook a screw loose when he hit the pole. Like Forrest Gump, he started to run. So far, he has completed over 100 ultramarathon runs, a handful of ultradistance triathlons and some very long swims. Pick an obscure trail. Jackson's probably run it. Mountain peaks? He's probably run them, too. Along the way, he became certified as a coach. He started-up a national team (100-kilometer run) and an organization that promotes free running events (Club Fat Ass). He races in Hawaiian shirts. His running buddies will tell you he talks a lot while he runs. Ask him about his claim to fame, though, and Jackson will likely tell you it was the documentary movie about when he ran for 44 hours fueled by hamburgers and beer.
When he's not having fun playing outdoors with his friends, Jackson manifests his Type A personality helping businesses raise money and make sales. He's on the business faculty of three universities where he teaches Entrepreneurship, International Marketing and Internet Marketing in the undergrad and MBA programs. While at IBM, he was awarded Golden Circle recognition as one of the top sales performers worldwide. He helped start-up the commercial Internet in Canada and is passionate about how to use technology to grow business.
Jackson is a prolific writer and public speaker who is currently working on two books. He enjoys sharing his experiences in sports and in business. Don't get him too excited about either, though. You won't be able to shut him up!
Some say Jackson shook a screw loose when he hit the pole. Like Forrest Gump, he started to run. So far, he has completed over 100 ultramarathon runs, a handful of ultradistance triathlons and some very long swims. Pick an obscure trail. Jackson's probably run it. Mountain peaks? He's probably run them, too. Along the way, he became certified as a coach. He started-up a national team (100-kilometer run) and an organization that promotes free running events (Club Fat Ass). He races in Hawaiian shirts. His running buddies will tell you he talks a lot while he runs. Ask him about his claim to fame, though, and Jackson will likely tell you it was the documentary movie about when he ran for 44 hours fueled by hamburgers and beer.
When he's not having fun playing outdoors with his friends, Jackson manifests his Type A personality helping businesses raise money and make sales. He's on the business faculty of three universities where he teaches Entrepreneurship, International Marketing and Internet Marketing in the undergrad and MBA programs. While at IBM, he was awarded Golden Circle recognition as one of the top sales performers worldwide. He helped start-up the commercial Internet in Canada and is passionate about how to use technology to grow business.
Jackson is a prolific writer and public speaker who is currently working on two books. He enjoys sharing his experiences in sports and in business. Don't get him too excited about either, though. You won't be able to shut him up!
