Jake Sasseville (born November 30, 1985) is an American media propietor, television host, producer, writer, director, author, entrepreneur, speaker and philanthropist. He became well known as the youngest host ever in late night broadcast TV history on ABC affiliates after Jimmy Kimmel Live! at age 21. He is currently the president and CEO of his development and production studio, JAKE INC.Every studio and TV network rejected Sasseville's first talk show, "The Edge with Jake Sasseville" in 2005 and 2006, when he shopped the show in Los Angeles. He got it on the air thanks to his bold and irreverent business tactics with Madison Avenue's largest clients, generating millions of dollars in advertising and endorsements outside of the typical Hollywood model. Advertisers cut checks to Sasseville's studio directly, which he then produces and distributes content from. When needed, he'll go directly to Chief Marketing Officers of fortune 500 companies, as reported by Inc Magazine.He is the host and executive producer of "POPf5: the podcast for artists+entrepreneurs." Together with his producing partner Nicole Weedon, they created a podcast as a popular culture (POP) refresh (F5). Guests have included WuTang Clan Founder Oliver "Power" Grant, PBS host Chris Bashinelli, the first openly gay NFL athlete Wade Davis Jr., author of 26 books on metaphysics Frederick Dodson, star of Impractical Jokers James Murray, the Chief Operating Officer of DoSomething.org Aria Finger, among many others. The show began production in 2014 and is noted for its irreverent, intelligent tone and inquisitive interviews. He is the author of Slightly Famous, his first book.Sasseville was named by the White House as one of the top entrepreneurs in America in 2012. He's a frequent keynote speaker, selected engagements include Bono's One Conference, the David Letterman Lecture Series, the National Association of Television Programming Executives, the United Nations World Food Program among others.He lives in New York City.
When the show is not in production, Sasseville hosts and produces a national music tour that visits college campuses. He has toured with We The Kings, J. Cole, Guster, Kayne West, and One Republic.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Delusions of Grandeur
2012
TV Mini-Series executive producer
Late Night Republic
2010
TV Series executive producer - 21 episodes
The Edge with Jake Sasseville
2009
TV Series executive producer - 1 episode
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Late Night Republic
2010
TV Series
The Edge with Jake Sasseville
2009-2010
TV Series
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Delusions of Grandeur
2012
TV Mini-Series creator
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Feminomics-Fem Fabulous Cool Looks for the Hot Weather
2013
Video short very special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Delusions of Grandeur
2012
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Late Night Republic
2010
TV Series
Himself - Host
The Edge with Jake Sasseville
2009
TV Series
Himself - Host
Known for movies
Late Night Republic (2010) as Producer
Delusions of Grandeur (2012) as Producer
The Edge with Jake Sasseville (2009-2010) as Producer