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Jared Alexander Mirsky (born 7 December, 1982) is an American cannabis branding and advertising expert who founded the world’s longest running cannabis branding and marketing agency, Wick & Mortar (formerly known as Online Marijuana Design). Wick & Mortar has played a crucial role in the normalization of cannabis as a product and an industry by setting a new standard for what brands in the cannabis market should look like. He promoted making marijuana into an experiential product.

Early Life
Mirsky was forged in a family full of entrepreneurial spirit; both his father and mother created and maintained their own businesses. Father Gary Mirsky and mother Jerri Pine were both invested in different divisions of the fitness industry.

Professional Career  

The Huffington Post featured Mirsky in an article that appeared in August of 2013, leading to a massive influx of new customers. He quickly recognized that there was a niche market in Seattle that was being overlooked, which gave birth to a new company called Online Marijuana Design (Now Wick & Mortar); a branding agency specializing in companies that grow and distribute cannabis products. Jared’s ability to recognize a need in the cannabis industry is his greatest asset and with almost eight years of experience, he knew that the world of branding in the cannabis industry was virtually limitless. As it turns out, he was absolutely right; Wick & Mortar quickly became the largest cannabis branding agency in the world.

Publications
Jared Mirsky has been featured in over 15 magazines including Entrepreneur Media, Forbes, Huffington Post, CNN Money, Geekwire, The Dieline, High Times, Dope Magazine, NW Leaf Magazine, Leafly, Cashinbis, Top 40 under 40 in Marijuana Venture Magazine. He is currently a contributing writer with Entrepreneur Media and Forbes, and is a “Forbes Featured Entrepreneur”.