Jake Myrick

Jake Myrick, DirectorFounder and CEO of Image Smith and Big Top Productions.
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Jake Myrick, Directorake Myrick is a creator of award winning, top-selling consumer titles, characters, computer utilities, applications, Internet software and custom software solutions for the domestic and international market.Along with his brother Jim, Jake is often credited with fostering the modern children's "Edutainment" industry, with the landmark YEARN2LEARN, PEANUTS products he created at Image Smith in the early 1990s.These titles are some of the best-selling children's edutainment products of all time.

In 1994, Jake co-founded Big Top Productions, an award-winning multimedia software development and publishing company to continue advancing the state of the art in multimedia development.As CEO of this company, Jake managed daily business activities and was Executive Producer of all interactive products.Jake grew the company from 0 to 45 full and part-time employees, creating dozens of products.He opened an animation facility in Manila, executed global sales and marketing strategies, and developed strategic relationships with Fox, Oracle, Disney, NEC, Apple, Fujitsu and others.Addition to his role as a director of The Xcelerator, Jake has recently formed his latest venture, Bits2Bytes.Jake, together with his brother Jim, is often credited with fostering the modern children's "Edutainment" industry, with the landmark YEARN2LEARN, PEANUTS products he created at Image Smith in the early 1990s.These titles are some of the best-selling children's edutainment products of all time.

In 1994, Jake co-founded Big Top Productions, an award-winning multimedia software development and publishing company to continue advancing the state of the art in multimedia development.As CEO, Jake managed daily business activities and was Executive Producer of all interactive products.Jake grew the company from 0 to 60 full- and part-time employees, creating dozens of products.He opened an animation facility in Manila, executed global sales and marketing strategies, and developed strategic relationships with Fox, Oracle, Disney, NEC, Apple, Fujitsu and others.