iJar Enters Negotiations with Potential Co-Founder

Nathan Hull of Phoenix, AZ has been selected as the likely candidate for co-founder of iJar. With extensive business relations equating to eleven years history with iJar founder Jennifer Mason, negotiations are anticipated to move quickly.

IJar is buzzing in preparation for the Utah launch and the upcoming UAPSF SummX convention for education foundations and this (next?) week. On Wednesday, the newly named company added even more energy to its sustainable funding program with a potential co-founder, Nathan Hull of Phoenix, Az. 

“I’m working on multi-million dollar projects for multi-billion dollar companies but it’s never going to make me truly wealthy. Wealth in terms of perceived value or contribution to customers on a personal level.   I want to work on a project that will have an impact.” And an impact is exactly what iJar has been poised to make. Education has long been a problem within the US and around the globe. Funding deficiencies cause a variety of issues from social decay to poor structures. In 2008 an earthquake caused a school with substandard architecture and materials to collapse, killing 10,000 students in China. Across America, schools are continuing to pass failing students in fear of back logging the system with uneducated students. The founder of iJar reflected recently on a personal experience interacting with her little brother who has struggled in his educational experience with spelling. Now entering middle school, the boy’s mother approached his teacher to get a plan for improving her son’s aptitude and was turned away – told that there is spell check now so not to worry. Worry is exactly what the boy’s mother did and the story has been a small part of the catalyst launching iJar this year.

iJar is a sustainable funding program, designed to utilize the popular and growing arena of affiliate sales to provide money to schools and matching funds to the families of the participating students. With the second largest spending event of the year (behind holiday season sales) being  the “back to school” event, iJar intends to utilize school supplies and other daily purchases to fund schools while making a little bit of money back for families. “What we hope” says founder Jennifer Mason of Salt Lake City, Utah, “is that the iJar program will represent that jar many people have in their homes that collects change. It’s not a lot, but a little bit at a time and with consistent contribution eventually adds up to a substantial amount. You get to buy something you wouldn’t otherwise have or you are potentially able to bail out of a rainy day. With enough participation from parents, iJar will ultimately provide funding year round and support additional activities such as special events – enabling schools to be funded at a significant level through a means other than taxes or charitable contributions.”

Bringing on a co-founder right now is a significant move. The small company has been operated by its founder, contractors and volunteers since inception and has moved into a period of rapid growth and need. “We need solid counsel, a strong leadership team and a co-founder who isn’t afraid to grow iJar to the global program it’s designed to be. Nathan is capable of these things and more, adding to the company’s success while afford himself  the opportunity to work on a project that will make a huge impact. It’s the type of social good Nathan wants to work for.”  With their solid history and more than a decade of additional experience in the IT and Marketing fields, both Mason and Hull are optimistic about the future of education. “The need is clearly there and if anyone can handle this issue, it’s us. We know what we can do together, now it’s just time to negotiate the details,” remarks Hull.

Negotiations started on Wednesday afternoon, when Hull flew in from out of state for the afternoon. Included in the conversations that migrated throughout day were positions and title for Hull, profit share and duties for both leaders. Both sides anticipate a solution and plan to be drafted by the weeks end and cemented in place next Tuesday. “We are moving fast because it’s the right move and it’s time. We’ll finalize our agreement and move forward with assigning an implementation schedule to those foundations we meet with next week,” says Mason. After that, there is a lot of work to be done. IJar will be launching in Utah this year with an additional 4-5 states being added by the end of 2013. Foundation Directors and businesses with an affiliate sales program are invited to contact iJar for additional information about the free program.