MEET JASON

Jason is a serial entrepreneur who has created and grown numerous companies including GiftCards.com, PerfectGift.com, Gift Card Granny, GiftYa, Direct Response Technologies and MyCoupons.com.

Jason spends time building and advising businesses, enjoying the outdoors, and spending time with his family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is passionate about helping others, especially children. He supports Family Design Resources, a program that works with private and public agencies to support child welfare.

Contact Jason →

About Me

In 1995, I founded the first online coupon site, known initially as CouponsDirect.com. After growing the company, I sold it to a competitor in 2000, then reacquired it in 2002. I then began to build an affiliate tracking technology and platform called DirectTrack under the company name Direct Response Technologies. I sold the company to Digital River in 2006. In 2008, Jason launched GiftCards.com. That company was acquired by Blackhawk Network Holdings in 2016.

My current focus is GiftYa.com the next generation gift card and I’m the Chairman of the Pittsburgh Technology Council.

Learn more →

“Jason's journey from growing up in an orphanage to founding several successful companies is truly inspirational. He is the epitome of an entrepreneur and absolutely deserving of the Entrepreneur of the Year award."

–Mark Opitz, Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

CURRENT COMPANIES

Learn More →

Milton Hershey School

With the help of a Catholic school nun, 10-year-old Jason was led to the Milton Hershey School, an orphanage located on 486-acre farm in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The school was founded in 1909 by Milton Hershey, creator of the Hershey Chocolate Company, and houses poor and disadvantaged boys from around the country.

Bloomsburg University

In 1992, Jason graduated from Bloomsburg University with his Bachelor of Science in Business. He was a member of the football team and pledged the Phi Sigma Xi fraternity.

Father

Jason’s son, Morris James Wolfe, was born on December 8, 2004 in Pittsburgh, PA. He is named after Jason’s grandfather, Morris Donal Galitello, and his mother’s father, James Donatelli.

Philanthropy

Jason is a member of Orchard Hill Church and supports the Light of Light Homeless Ministries and Southwinds, Inc. Jason has also attended three mission trips to Haiti. In 2013, Jason and his team at GiftCards.com created a program called You Gift, We Gift®, which delivered gift cards to needy children during the holiday season.

Travel

Jason has been on many adventures including trips to Tokyo, Amsterdam, China, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. He has also visited Italy, London, Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Costa Rica, Thailand, Haiti, several Caribbean Islands and nearly every U.S. state.