About

"I was an investment banker, but i'm OK now."

Long story short...

...Jason Bax was an investment banker until he "left the green to pursue the dream" of being a performing artist. After 200 rejections Jason broke into film & TV going on to work in nearly 100 productions including, X-Men, Fringe, Supernatural, etc...

His upcoming book, _______ ,

When he's not working on-set Jason writes & produces shows. In his spare time he teaches performance skills in a small, seaside town outside of beautiful Vancouver, BC, Canada, aka Hollywood North.


FULL BAX STORY

After struggling to find his way, Jason found his first career success at 29 as a professional speaker / technology evangelist for a software company. He and his seminar team innovated .... _+ team and I generated $3.9 million in 11-months

("How I landed my dream job without sending a resume")

Rather than rejoining the rat race, Jason chose to stay home to help raise his little girls.

But A STay at home dad...

...still needs to bring home the bacon. (And boy do his little girls love their bacon. But, come on. Who doesn't, really?)

After failing his commodity trading exam he went on to build his portfolio betting the stock market would crash (after getting a very unusual tip) and turned a few thousand dollars into 6-figures shorting oil as it dropped from over $100 a barrel to $45 per barrel (based on a bizarre theory).

Start-up on the side

To bring in extra income as a successful stay at home dad during the recession Jason started an online business, which was eventually acquired in 2016. ( The expensive and painful lesson that cost him nearly $1-million to learn the right time to sell your startup ... by selling it at the wrong time.)

(How do you know when it's the right time to sell your start-up?)

"I was an investment banker, but I'm OK now"

After selling his start-up, Jason applied what he'd learned about technology start-ups. Bax entered the high-paced world of mergers and acquisition - joining an investment banking firm. specializing in helping founders of early-stage tech start-ups get acquired by big companies. In the last 18-months of his investment banking career he and the team sold three, two year old companies for a total of $400-million. (It was a very merry Christmas that year) and the firm was honoured by the National Angel Capital Investors Association for "Deal of the Year" award.

For his next act...

Finding investment banking lacking in creativity - Jason left investment banking to get into film and TV. After nearly 200 auditions he finally broke in, being cast in 100 films, TV and commercial productions. He has:

  • Died a gruesome death on popular TV show, Supernatural. (And attracted his first creepy stalker.)
  • Did pushups and put out fires on X-men.
  • Contained an "outbreak" on Fringe.
  • Booked the role of Captain Morgan after meeting Robin Williams.
  • (And yes, being the Captain has its privileges).
  • Was flown to an all inclusive resort in Mexico to go on-camera for one single syllable - word.
  • Shared a salad with actress, Halle Barry on Cat Woman
  • Got the inside scoop on being Puddy on hit TV series, Seinfeld, while watching the symphony with Patrick Warburton.
  • Worked with Academy Award winner, David Fincher, director of Seven, Fight Club, The Social Network, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, etc...

... but it wasn't until nearly ruining his marriage and losing his family he realized that the role of husband and father, is the most important role of his life.

"You can work for love or money. Every time I've chosen love, in my career, the money followed."

~ Jason Bax

"The Show" Must Go On...

Today, Jason works as a writer, tells stories on stage and teaches the occasional performance class for professional speakers in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia.

"...from making money for myself to making money for other people as an investment banker to making people laugh for money."

In his spare time Jason enjoys picking his kids up from school, taking them to music & dance classes, playing ice-hockey, gardening, golfing, drinking good wine with great friends, living life full of love and laughter while watching his kids grow up.

HE LIVES...

..with his beautiful wife, two incredible daughters & bunny and organic garden in a sleepy, sea-side village on the west coast of Canada. His family enjoys living in a chalet style tutor home which they sometimes lend to film and TV productions.

P.S.

the castle and the peacock? (To be posted soon)

On film set of Saboteur being detained for loitering in a non-smoking area.

Random Bax Facts

  • Graduated from a college in a castle by the sea surrounded by wild peacocks.
  • Bungee jumped...Naked.
  • Too skeptical to be an atheist.
  • Was Captain Morgan. (The guy on the bottle of rum) And yes, being the Captain has its privileges.
  • Ask him how he met Robin Williams.
  • Plays ice-hockey regularly (and still has all his teeth)
  • Golfer (who occasionally breaks 80)
  • His friend and college roommate owns a casino in a tropical paradise. (Which is nice).
  • Seeing someone put a wooden stir stick in their mouth makes his skin crawl.
  • Father and role model to two kids.


"Daddy, can you find another job so we can spend more time together?"

Is the most diff How you respond to that question reveals what kind of person you reveals the truth about what you believe about love and money. Most people pick on over the other. It took hitting rock bottom, and near death experience for Jason to - epiphany; you have the power to create your life to have both love & money.

"You can live your life like an adventure or be a tourist. I choose adventure."


  • Learned the right time to sell a business by selling his startup at the wrong time. (A mistake that 80% of founders make and cost him $1-million dollars to learn).

INVESTMENT BANKER

  • The investment banking firm he was apart of was awarded the prestigious "Deal of the Year" from the National Angel Capital Association for achieving a 32x return on investment.