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JASON HANLIN

Worth
Worth
BRAND BUILDER, CREATIVE, ENTREPRENEUR.

the wait!
As a teenager, Jason’s passion was making custom skateboard decks and
screen printing tee shirts. To this day, his love for design and entrepre-
neurship still pays off in spades. While the skateboard sales didn’t take the wait!
off, the tee shirts did. And with a little luck, some great mentors, and a
lot of perseverance, Jason found himself a whale of a client most busi-
ness owners only dream of. A startup coffee stand in Grants Pass loved
Jason and his aesthetic, and brilliantly saw the need for great “swag.”
Jason’s company, Guru Ink started supplying Dutch Bros with tee shirts
and more (which are still an integral part of the Dutch Bros brand). The
partnership flourished over the years, giving Jason the creative outlet he
thrives on. A half decade into the partnership he sold the company to
Dutch Bros, allowing him to take his talents to new customers.

The experience gained and things he learned over the years about
branding and scaling a business, along with his longstanding connec-
tion with suppliers and owning his own garment factory, gives the new
iteration of his company a solid foundation. Guru Innovations wants to
build your company, and build your brand. You bring the idea and they The 2021/2022 season begins with…
can make it happen-from the product development to the storefront
(online and brick and mortar). It’s literally a full-service agency that JAKE Shimabukuro
can take your idea from concept proof into full-on production, with
the added bonus of excellent branding, storytelling, and marketing. You Christmas in Hawaii
don’t often find the package deal of truly innovative creatives who are
also technicians, and a seasoned team able to get the work produced
in-house. Knowing the origins and shaping the narrative from the start
gives the customer a leg up, ultimately saving time and money by get-
ting it right the first time. sponsored by Abbett & Associates & KTVL News 10
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Starring
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Do you need some custom swag to promote your business? They have PIANO MEN Jeff B. Davis,
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their own factory for that. Customers are not picking items out of a Proops
generic catalogue, but getting a custom design produced at competitive
prices. Jason says, “If you live out of a catalogue, you die by it.” Do you The music of Elton John & Billy Joel WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY?
The music of Elton John & Billy Joel
have an idea for a video game? An app? A clothing line? A surf board LIKE THE TV SHOW, ONLY LIVE!
sponsored by Marjorie Overland & Andy J.
brand? They want to hear your dreams and turn it into your reality. Kranenburg, M.D./Southern Oregon Orthopedics sponsored exclusively by Southern Oregon Subaru
Saturday, January 8, 7:30pm Sunday, January 16, 7pm
The mission statement at Guru Innovations can be distilled to one sen- $32, $35, $38, Youth/Stud. $22, $25, $28 $47, $50, $53
tence: Do epic stuff with epic people. If you’re lucky enough to work
with Jason, you’ll be in good company. Current clients include Bogey FRIENDS! AMERICAN
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client is Royal Coffee Roasting, currently with four coffee shops in Las
Vegas, and growing, whose owners include NFL star Odell Beckham Jr. TEMPEST II
For every pound of coffee sold, they donate a meal to Kids Unlimited TOUR
in Medford. As of publication date, more than 39,000 meals have been
donated to local kids in need.
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sponsored exclusively by Southern Oregon PBS sponsored by S. Oregon Magazine & Jim & Valerie Root
See more of the creative side of Guru Innovations on their website, www.madebygi.com Sunday, January 23, 7pm Wed., January 26, 7:30pm
www.royalcoffeeroasting.com $29, $32, $35, Youth/Stud. $20, $23, $26 $32, $35, $38
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Left to Right: Jason Hanlin, Odell Beckham, Jr., Tom Cole
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