When you turn your Event on,
does it return the favor
Featured Event
The most Naples event of the Year!
The Great Canoe Races of Naples
JFL is thrilled to support this SWFL legacy event.
Get involved: join us in celebrating the community as we kick off summer like only Naples can deliver.
May 2027, Naples FL
"does it return the favor" ?
what does that even mean!
It's simply about being turned on,
opened up and inspired to participate.. to be swept up by the inertia of a well-crafted event, to be in it and not just watching it.
Dwell, Delight, Discovery & Surprise
We accomplish this by solving for:
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dwell the builds loyalty
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delight that sparks advocacy
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discovery that reveals opportunity
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surprise that soothes the soul!
Don't Talk about it, Be about it
Founded in 1998, JFLVentures has evolved over the years into a bespoke venture media and live-events creative agency.
With strategic clarity and calm confidence, we collaboratively craft moments and occasions that are authentic and drive value.
This creativity and vision are based on intentional design for active participation in the meaning-making, not just spectating.
Specialties are:
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Event Voice, ROS & Live Conveyance
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Activations, Launches & Sends
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Sponsor, Funding & Venture Partners
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Participant-sporting & Endurance
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Sports Tourism, Legacy Events
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Trade shows & Conferences
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Talent & Speaker Development
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Future-proofing the Industry
It all begins with a conversation, and the JFLV team is happy to chat. We're ready to bring insight and energy to creating an event experience beyond the ordinary.
Founder
Protalker
Raconteur
TL;DR:
frontier pizza, grit, 3 new friends, duct-tape then beer.
Hi, I’m Jack.. professional emcee, protalker,
crowd fluffer, coloring outside-the-lines commentator, and live events strategist.
Known for improv and quick wit, I've been blessed with the rare ability to build instant audience connection with signature rhetorical rapier styles that deliver the smiles.
And what a blessing it has been.
Now, it wasn't always this way.
I went from dread of public speaking in high school, to being forced to answer front-of-class, Feynman-inspired oral chalkboard physics exams in college.
So grateful you put me through all that, Hooshy!
Dr. Hooshang "Hooshy" Tahsiri believed real learning happens when you show some grit, when ya have to do the physics in real time, explain your steps, and handle questions on the spot, not just regurgitate formulas, in front of the whole class.
It was then I realized ( or because I was commanded to! ) I could turn an otherwise stressful occasion into active, public problem-solving. It was a major breakthrough for me: it was a learnable skill. Lots of fails, but that's what it's like being on the frontier.
Nowadays, what makes me so darn good at this game of thrones and event surprises (+ my 3 friends: dwell, discovery and delight), is simple: iteration. I’ve been the active voice delivering hundreds of them. Yes, the frontier again.. the edge of innovation and discovery.
Voicing live participant-sporting events, where I’m the guy handed a microphone and maybe a script, maybe not.. standing in the arena as MC, unfolding the bloom of the day like an origami master, while feeling the crowd’s real-time reaction is really quite a thrill. And quite instructive.
When the design & delivery hits, you see the energy light up instantly.
When it misses, you feel it immediately.
That frontier-line feedback loop taught me how to better craft experiences that actually return that ROE engagement favor and the stoke we all crave. It's like making pizzas: you're gonna burn a few!
Flash forward to becoming a founder, investor, pizzaiolo and event producer has allowed me to harness and teach this be-what-we-sell expertise into action.
The game is all about sharing and crafting experiences that blend the stoke & vibe with the mission and strategic leadership the industry needs now.
And I'm here to tell ya: it's a learnable skill. Perishable, but learnable. Let's go.
That's a terrible idea.
What time do we start
