Hey, I'm Jake Heilbrunn!
I’m an Author, TEDx Speaker, Surfer, and Email Marketing Nerd.
At my core, I’m just someone who loves words and storytelling. When I dropped out of college at 18, I had no idea that path would lead me to helping companies amplify their impact and income through email marketing. But as Steve Jobs famously said:
“You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.”
My Story
After battling crippling anxiety and depression my first semester of college, I knew the conventional path—the one everyone I knew was following—wasn’t for me. After six months of deliberation, I made the scariest decision of my life: I left school, packed a backpack, and booked a one-way flight to Guatemala.
With no phone, understanding about three words of Spanish, and a desire for something different, I spent four months traveling and volunteering throughout Central America. That journey changed my life.
It inspired me to write my first book, Off the Beaten Trail. Think a young dude’s version of Eat, Pray, Love meets Into the Wild—but with a happy ending (I didn’t eat the berries). The process of writing, publishing, and promoting the book was transformative. I got it endorsed by two of my heroes (shout out to Jack Canfield and Chris Guillebeau), sold a few thousand copies, and most importantly, shared a message that I truly believed could help others.
From Author to Speaker
The book opened doors to speaking engagements—another way for me to share my message. I gave talks at schools, universities, and organizations and was invited to deliver a TEDx talk, How to Replace Anxiety with Purpose.
By the age of 23, I had spoken to over 15,000 people across six countries and hosted workshops for companies like REMAX, colleges like USC, and organizations like NAMI.
Discovering the Power of Email
While co-founding The Idea Collective (now Thought-Leader), I helped scale the company from zero to $2.5 million in revenue within two years—all through the power of email marketing. I was already in love with words by that point, but seeing how email and copy could drive real results and revenue was a game-changer for me.
I’ve since gone on to work with a wide range of companies and coaches, helping them generate over $10 million in revenue directly from email marketing. To me, email is game where I get to blend my love of storytelling, psychology, words and strategy.
Many of my clients had never made a dollar from email before working with me—and within a year, went on six and even seven figures.Sure, every company I work with wants to increase their bottom line, which email can certainly do. But it’s more than that.
It’s about amplifying a company’s mission, voice, and impact. THAT is what makes me jump out of bed every morning. And THAT is the power of email marketing.
If you’re curious about working together or just want to say hi, drop me a line at jake at missionamplify.com. If you'd like to download my Free Nurture Sequence template and get my email marketing tips and strategies, click here.
If I don’t get back to you immediately, I’m probably in the ocean or deep in a caffeine-fueled writing sesh with Time by Hans Zimmer playing on repeat. Either way, I’ll get back to you soon!
Hey, I'm Jake Heilbrunn!
I’m an Author, TEDx Speaker, Surfer, and Email Marketing Nerd.
At my core, I’m just someone who loves words and storytelling. When I dropped out of college at 18, I had no idea that path would lead me to helping companies amplify their impact and income through email marketing. But as Steve Jobs famously said:
“You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.”
My Story
After battling crippling anxiety and depression my first semester of college, I knew the conventional path—the one everyone I knew was following—wasn’t for me. After six months of deliberation, I made the scariest decision of my life: I left school, packed a backpack, and booked a one-way flight to Guatemala.
With no phone, understanding about three words of Spanish, and a desire for something different, I spent four months traveling and volunteering throughout Central America. That journey changed my life.
It inspired me to write my first book, Off the Beaten Trail. Think a young dude’s version of Eat, Pray, Love meets Into the Wild—but with a happy ending (don't worry, I didn’t eat the berries). The process of writing, publishing, and promoting the book was transformative. I got it endorsed by two of my heroes (shout out to Jack Canfield and Chris Guillebeau), sold a few thousand copies, and most importantly, shared a message that I truly believed could help others.
From Author to Speaker
The book opened doors to speaking engagements—another way for me to share my message. I gave talks at schools, universities, and organizations and was invited to deliver a TEDx talk, How to Replace Anxiety with Purpose.
By the age of 23, I had spoken to over 15,000 people across six countries and hosted workshops for companies like REMAX, colleges like USC, and organizations like NAMI.
Discovering the Power of Email
While co-founding The Idea Collective (now Thought-Leader), I helped scale the company from zero to $2.5 million in revenue within two years—all through the power of email marketing. I was already in love with words by that point, but seeing how email and copy could drive real results and revenue was a game-changer for me.
I’ve since gone on to work with a wide range of companies and coaches, helping them generate over $10 million in revenue directly from email marketing. To me, email is game where I get to blend my love of storytelling, psychology, words and strategy.
Many of my clients had never made a dollar from email before working with me—and within a year, went on to make six and even seven figures. Sure, every company I work with wants to increase their bottom line, which email can certainly do. But it’s more than that.
It’s about amplifying a company’s mission, voice, and impact. THAT is what makes me jump out of bed every morning. And THAT is the power of email marketing.
If you’re curious about working together or just want to say hi, drop me a line at jake at missionamplify.com.
If I don’t get back to you immediately, I’m probably in the ocean or deep in a caffeine-fueled writing sesh with Time by Hans Zimmer playing on repeat. Either way, I’ll get back to you soon!
TESTIMONIALS
What others are saying
"Half a Million in revenue. Email with Jake is one of the best investments we've made in our business."
"We were sending some emails but had no strategy and had never run a sale. We brought Jake on and he helped us run our first sale which generated $467,000 in revenue from email alone. From strategy to copywriting to knowing what emails to send and when, Jake did everything from A - Z and it translated to almost half a million dollars in revenue. There's few things in business where you can see a direct ROI. Email marketing with Jake is one of those things. The ROI takes care of itself. " - Joshua Church
"$1 Million in revenue in year one, all from email. He's a young savant; his art is words."
"Jake sees the world completely different than 99% of people. He is a young savant and his art is words...words that convey you, in your voice, in your tone, in your personality, and in a structure that leads people to take action. He wrote every email from "me" in my business and ran every launch for 3 years. He lined up thousands of sales calls for me and my sales team. We did $1 Million in our first year." - Taylor Conroy
"You're in very good hands."
"Before Jake, I had no email strategy. Working with him, we were able to look at the data and optimize emails. He built a really strong, automated nurture sequence. Jake's really good at being 'in my voice' and it's great to have an automated, strategic system in place. He's super experienced and has worked on tons of successful campaigns. You're in very good hands. " - Alleah
"Having built a multi million dollar online business, I can tell you working with Jake Heilbrunn will be a fantastic decision."
As a professional, Jake knows his stuff. I've worked with him on numerous occasions and every time I've come away happy and received more in value than I paid. He's able to address problems and course correct, he has the creativity to solve problems. He's honest, hardworking, loyal. When you have someone like that with online or email marketing knowledge, when you couple that together, you're pretty much guaranteed to succeed." - Jake Ducey
"From $0 to $72,000 in email marketing revenue in 12 months."
"Before Jake, I had no mailing list and had made no money from email. I hired Jake and he helped built the list, the system, the call to action, everything....in 12 months I went from 0 in revenue to $72,000 in email marketing revenue. So as you can see I'm smiling and happy to recommend Jake to anyone looking to grow their business. " - Cory Sterling
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