Jason Miletsky

Jason Miletsky

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Jason I. Miletsky is CEO, and Executive Creative Director at PFS Marketwyse, a leading New Jersey agency specializing in helping mid- to large-sized companies bridge the gap between traditional and internet marketing. An industry veteran, Jason heads up a creative team of marketing professionals focused on developing brands and generating awareness through traditional, online and integrated efforts. His marketing work has included successful consultation and campaigns for companies including Hershey’s, AmerisourceBergen, Emerson Electric, JVC, and The Michael C. Fina Company.

Jason has authored eight books, including “Perspectives on Marketing” and “Perspectives on Branding,” as well as his new college textbook, “Principles of Internet Marketing.” Jason speaks publicly at seminars, companies and universities on topics including marketing, brand building and various Internet-related topics. He has been a featured speaker for the Institute of International Research (IIR), National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), Strategic Research Institute (SRI), New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Pratt and others.

Along with authoring two of the initial books in the series, Jason is the creator and series editor of the Perspectives series.  Future plans include adding new business and marketing related titles, expansion into other categories such as lifestyles, music, religion and sports, and a national Perspectives seminar series.

Learning to Breathe Fire: The Rise of CrossFit and the Primal Future of Fitness

Learning to Breathe Fire: The Rise of CrossFit and the Primal Future of Fitness

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<p><b>The absorbing, definitive account of CrossFit's origins, its explosive grassroots growth, and its emergence as a global phenomenon.</b><br /> <br />One of the most illuminating books ever on a sports subculture, <i>Learning to Breathe Fire </i>combines vivid sports writing with a thoughtful meditation on what it means to be human. In the book, veteran journalist J.C. Herz explains the science of maximum effort, why the modern gym fails an obese society, and the psychic rewards of ending up on the floor feeling as though you're about to die. <br /> <br />The story traces CrossFit’s rise, from a single underground gym in Santa Cruz to its adoption as the workout of choice for elite special forces, firefighters and cops, to its popularity as the go-to fitness routine for regular Joes and Janes. Especially riveting is Herz’s description of The CrossFit Games, which begin as an informal throw-down on a California ranch and evolve into a televised global proving ground for the fittest men and women on Earth, as well as hundreds of thousands of lesser mortals. <br /> <br />In her portrayal of the sport's star athletes, its passionate coaches and its “chief armorer,” Rogue Fitness, Herz powerfully evokes the uniqueness of a fitness culture that  cultivates primal fierceness in average people. And in the shared ordeal of an all-consuming workout, she unearths the ritual intensity that's been with us since humans invented sports, showing us how, on a deep level, we're all tribal hunters and first responders, waiting for the signal to go all-out. </p>

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