Jonathan Darden Reed

Jonathan Darden Reed is a renaissance man who grew up on the Southside of Arlington, Virginia, in the 1980's. During that time, South Arlington was home to many low-income families whose backgrounds and cultures varied greatly. "We used comedy as a buffer against bullies and life's challenges". This upbringing of poverty and diversity spawned dreams of a career in the arts focused on comedy. After taking three years of television and theater production in school, he parlayed that experience into First Place for Best Commercial in the Virginia State Vocational Competition in 1992. Shortly after school, the birth of his daughter pushed Jonathan further from his artistic pursuits and towards more business savvy endeavors. He created several businesses that range from the field of finance to marketing and entertainment. One of the companies he established supports and donates toward an Autism Awareness movement, which gained immediate media attention nationwide. With all of his business