Jose Manuel ("J.M.") de Jesus, MBA

JM de Jesus runs Quadrant Two PR, a national PR and marketing communications firm. He founded EVECAIN, which is an acronum for Elite Venture Entrepreneur, Capital and Angel Investor Network.

Website: http://www.q2pr.com
Guttenberg, New Jersey, United States
Member since July 12, 2011

Seeking to help entrepreneurs and businesses of all sizes connect with capital sources and investors in order to create jobs and wealth in the US/global economy, and to find the next great entrepreneur Quote_down

About

Education

2009 Regis University , MBA , Marketing

1988 CUNY/Baruch College , BA , Journalism

I am a(n):

Entrepreneur, Advisor, Journalist, Publicist, aikidoka, and great salsa dancer

If you're an entrepreneur or corporate innovator, why?

I want to change the world.

My favorite startups:

Covestor.com, LooseCubes.com,

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?

The answer to both is: You cannot do it alone.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs/innovators make?

Too quick to act on instinct rather than good research information.

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?

I will live to innovate another day,
You cannot always count on friends and family
You should listen a lot more than you talk.

Full bio

Jose Manuel ("J.M.”) de Jesus is a serial entrepreneur and advisor to them.

He is a journalist and publicist by profession. He speaks Spanish in addition to English, and a modest amount of Portuguese. He is an entrepreneur who runs a company named Quadrant Two PR, since 1994.

JM currently runs Q2PR, and is a NY State Certified Business Advisor at the Brooklyn, NY Small Business Development Center. The SBA recently named the center the #1 SBDC for 2012 in the NYC area and the entire Region II, which includes all of New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

JM is also a founding partner of two new ventures including Aqueous Beverages and the SocialSinglesNetwork.com.

One of his latest innovations is a series of events which he named EVECAIN. It's an acronym for the Elite Venture Entrepreneur, Capital and Angel Investor Network, which will he intends to spin-off into an internet video streamed and cable TV network with 2-6 hours of daily programming for entrepreneurs and investors, and is currently seeking strategic finance, production, distribution, and sponsorship partners.

EVECAIN features quarterly event for entrepreneurs and investors, and a subsequent quarterly private, by-invitation only pitch event with investors. Future plans include a yacht cruise around Manhattan and golf invitational tournament for entrepreneurs and VC and Angel investors.

JM is married for the past eight years to his wife Lisa. They live in NJ. He is also an avid dancer and practitioner of the martial arts, having practiced Aikido for over tweny years at the Bond Street Dojo in NYC. JM also studied other forms of martial arts since the age of 8. He is currently 52 and considers himself a "Digital Geezer" as an answer to the "Digital Native."