Jacob Weiss

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Jacob Weiss
Social Entrepreneur Using Circus Entertainment & Social Media to Build Communities and Cancer Awareness
Entertainment | Greater Nashville Area, US

Summary

Jacob Weiss, PhD, is a social entrepreneur based in Nashville, TN.

Jacob is the founder of Playing By Air, an entertainment company that uses juggling and variety arts to support community arts and health initiatives, in particular for cancer prevention and awareness. He also works closely with non-profit organizations on strategies for building relationships and community partnerships using social media.
Specialties: ♦ Social Entrepreneurship ♦ Corporate Entertainment ♦ Circus Entertainment ♦ Performing Arts ♦ Juggling ♦ Cancer Awareness ♦ Community Building ♦ Social Media ♦ Biomedical Informatics

Experience

  • Jan 2009 - Present
    Director / Playing By Air Productions
    Playing By Air Productions offers full-length stage productions, variety acts, and high-energy, creative entertainment for corporate meetings and special events. Event attendees and local communities are given an opportunity to join together through an experience filled with creativity, collaboration, and fun!

    With every corporate event performance, Playing By Air donates an appearance to a cancer support non-profit organization. Playing By Air represents the power of collaboration between the arts and medicine, between corporate and non-profit partners, and among community leaders.

    Companies, associations, and event planners use Playing By Air's experience and expertise to convey their message and motivate their audiences. Perfect for headline shows, conferences, trade-show exhibits, product launches, special events, promotions, experiential marketing, and team building. The creative team customizes each performance to create a memorable experience for each audience.
  • Jan 2009 - Present
    Director / Catch It Early
    Catch It Early uses juggling and circus arts to create awareness for the importance of cancer prevention and taking charge of one's own health and life.

    Programs include cancer awareness web videos, inspiring performances at half-time shows and public events, juggling + running in local cancer awareness races, and circus workshops for cancer support groups.
  • Jan 2009 - Present
    Director / High-Wired Communities
    High-Wired Communities brings together individuals and organizations who connect, engage, and impact their communities.

    Who are our members and partners?
    - We connect our professional work, passions, and creativity to positive change in our communities.
    - We seek to understand our local communities, find key partners, and build new relationships.
    - We build movements that will improve society and our communities.

    High-Wired uses a community-based approach to evaluate and develop synergy in local communities and collaborative organizations
  • Jul 2009 - Oct 2010
    Post-Doctoral Fellow / Curb Center for Art, Enterprise & Public Policy at Vanderbilt
  • Aug 2003 - May 2009
    Graduate Student / Vanderbilt University
    Led the collaborative development of an online community for cancer survivorship in middle Tennessee (www.canconnect.org)
  • 1999 - 2003
    Student / Princeton University

Education

  • 2003 - 2009
    Vanderbilt University
    PhD in Biomedical Informatics
  • 1999 - 2003
    Princeton University
    BSE in Computer Science
  • 1994 - 1999
    Indian Springs School

Additional Information

Websites:
Playing By Air, High-Wired Communities, JacobWeiss.net
Interests:
Social Entrepreneurship, Corporate Entertainment, Circus Entertainment, Performing Arts, Juggling, Cancer, Cancer Awareness, Community Building, Social Media, Biomedical Informatics
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Jacob Weiss, PhD, is a social entrepreneur based in Nashville, TN. Founder of Playing By Air Productions (entertainment), High-Wired Communities (consulting/ speaking), Catch It Early (juggling + cancer awareness), Will It Juggle (juggling + non-profit awareness), and  CanConnect (cancer community connection).

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