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I am a husband and father to four beautiful children. We live in Kalispell, MT, where we chose to raise our family. They are first and foremost my ministry. I enjoy assisting in their education, coaching their sports teams, and nerding out with them on the things they enjoy. I also have my pilot’s license and love sharing my passion for aviation with others.

About Jerad

I started my first business when I was 19, and I haven’t looked back since. Over the past 25+ years, I’ve built web development agencies, hosted popular YouTube channels, launched online courses, and started a managed WordPress hosting company.

But the work I’m most proud of happens at home. I’m a husband and father to four beautiful children. We live in Kalispell, Montana, where my wife and I chose to raise our family. They are my true startup and my deepest passion.

I also have my pilot’s license and love sharing my passion for aviation with others. Life is meant to be lived intentionally, and I try to bring that mindset to everything I do.

September 2026 Update

Lately I’ve been rebuilding the way I work instead of adding to it. I stripped my custom Claude Code dashboard down to version 2.0 and shot the follow-up video on what actually stuck. I’m writing weekly on Field Notes about hedging, feedback loops, and building without keeping every option open. I’m structuring the 90 Day Side Business program: Decide, Make, Sell, launched come-along style. I recorded a WordPress theme build course with Claude Code and am filming the Product Content Creator System, with a new Frontier accessories channel as the worked example (Coming soon). I’ve been booking podcast appearances and doing the groundwork to hire my first employee in years.

What I’m working on:

Developing a side business growth framework
Sustaining Hill Media Group
Writing Field Notes on Substack
YouTube: intentional tech use + photography education
Teaching photography courses
Shifting from goal-based to identity-based motivation and developing “The Stewardship Stack”

Last updated on September 10th, 2026, inspired by Derek Sivers.

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