33:
249:
Gift Card Granny announced its alliance with The
National Cyber-Forensics & Training Alliance in 2017 to help reduce fraud in the online gift card market. In addition, Wolfe launched Compromised, LLC in 2017 to aggregate compromised credential data and reinvest the resources to protect consumers
237:
In 2009, GiftCards.com recorded $ 44 million in sales. In 2011, MyCoupons was earning 2 million page views per month and maintained a network of 6,000 to 8,000 retailers across the United States. In 2013, Wolfe invested $ 1million US into GiftYa. In 2020, Wolfe decided to shrink the GiftYa team
216:
for companies. In the first year of operation, MyCoupons only earned around $ 1,000. By 1999, however, the business garnered over $ 1 million in annual sales and 20 million page views per month. The company also had around 3 million registered members. The company was sold to a competitor,
280:
honored Wolfe with a
Diamond award. In 2015, Wolfe was named Tech CEO of the Year by the Pittsburgh Tech Council. In 2017, The Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association presented Wolfe with the Outstanding Entrepreneur Award. In 2018, The Pittsburgh Technology Council elected Wolfe as the chairman of
224:
After selling and reacquiring MyCoupons, Wolfe began to build Direct
Response Technologies. Its flagship product was DirectTrack, an affiliate tracking technology and platform. By 2006, DirectTrack had tracked billions of impressions and tens of millions of clicks per month. Wolfe sold Direct
253:
In partnership with Steven VanFleet, Wolfe started
Sentral, LLC in 2018. Sentral provides a single point of integration for Card-Linked-Offer program providers by working with the Debit Networks. Sentral, LLC is a subsidiary of Wolfe, LLC. In 2018, Wolfe invested into and joined the board of
275:
named him the 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year for the
Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia region. In 2013, he was given the Pennsylvania Governor's ImPAct Award in the Entrepreneur category. In 2014, he was named the Milton Hershey School's "Alumnus of the Year." In 2015, the
160:
Wolfe grew up in a family of three children. His father left the family when Wolfe was six years old, leaving his mother to raise him and his siblings. Wolfe's mother was disabled and on welfare. In 1980 when Wolfe was 10 years old, his mother sent him to the
306:
In 2017, Jason Wolfe
Married Susan Ciesielski in a private ceremony. They adopted 3 children and have 2 biological children. Jason and Susan Wolfe live in McCandless where Wolfe has acquired 41 acres and preserving the North Park region from development.
281:
the organization's board of directors. Wolfe was selected to the board of director's of Family Design
Resources, Inc in 2018 to help with child welfare and adoption in Pennsylvania. Carnegie Science Center awarded Jason with Entrepreneur award in 2019.
825:
1378:
196:. Soon after his move in 1994, he was involved in an accident that required him to undergo two spinal surgeries. While recovering, he wound up living out of his jeep. He taught himself how to code by using books at the local library and
895:
238:
as loses were mounting and GiftYa was found to not be the success that was envisioned. Several employees from the GiftYa team were fired in late March. After GiftCards.com was acquired in early 2016 by
233:
that Wolfe founded in 2007. Other subsidiaries that are part of Wolfe, LLC include Omni
Prepaid and Swapagift.com. Swapagift.com, later rebranded to SaveYa.com, closed in 2019 due to financial issues.
229:
in 2006. He repurchased the GiftCards.com domain and rebranded and relaunched the site in 2008. He also relaunched MyCoupons.com in 2007. Both companies became subsidiaries of Wolfe, LLC, a
948:
1159:
1028:
1107:
1493:
246:(a Pittsburgh suburb) to the same facility that had earlier housed GiftCards.com. Wolfe also invested into Forever.com in 2016 and in 2018 invested into Wonder Technologies.
1248:
920:
1003:
1379:"With a Two-Year Revenue Growth of 599%, The Wolfe Companies, LLC Ranks No. 26th on Inc. Magazine's List of the Northeast Region's Fastest-Growing Private Companies"
1454:
212:
In 1995, Wolfe founded the first online coupon site, known initially as
CouponsDirect.com. The site was later renamed to MyCoupons.com. The business provided
173:, Pennsylvania. Wolfe graduated from the school in 1987. He attributes much of his later business success to the principles he learned at the Hershey School.
826:"The PrimaryAds Network, Powered by DirectTrack, Signs Letter of Intent to be Acquired by CGI Holdings Corporation – Now Known as the Think Partnership, Inc"
264:
He saved North Park from development where developers were going to develop the land, but he bought the land and kept the businesses there and nature alone.
1399:
799:
772:
1081:
1488:
956:
1302:
633:
413:
250:
against cybercrime threats and fraud. Compromised was shut down in late 2019 due to mounting losses and a failure to attract large customers.
1483:
695:
177:
54:
1275:
1353:
577:
1198:
665:
1220:
873:
723:
1455:"Pittsburgh entrepreneur purchases longstanding North Park golf course to avoid redevelopment project - CBS Pittsburgh"
896:"GiftYa™ Raises $ 1 Million to Develop their Patented Gift Credit System which will Transform the Gift Card Industry"
851:
417:
239:
1132:
700:
582:
453:
144:
1108:"Gift Card Industry Veteran, Jason Wolfe, Joins Wonder Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors | Markets Insider"
243:
149:
1253:
925:
777:
337:
132:
1478:
258:
170:
162:
254:
directors for Wonder
Technologies, Inc. In 2020, Wolfe sold Sentral to PNC fintech incubator, numLLC.
221:, Wolfe only received about $ 2 million total from the sale. He reacquired MyCoupons.com in 2002.
105:
is an American businessman and entrepreneur who is the founder and CEO of several companies, including
1029:"Gift Card Granny Announces Alliance With NCFTA to Further Reduce Fraud in the Online Gift Card Space"
800:"Digital River Acquires Direct Response Technologies; Expands Affiliate and E-Marketing Capabilities"
542:
608:
448:
300:
181:
1160:"Boards of Hershey Trust Company and Milton Hershey School Elect Three New Directors and Managers"
303:
in New Zealand for 35 years. Dr Wolfe was a well known security and Cryptologic expert worldwide.
745:
547:
138:
152:. In 2018, Wolfe was appointed the Chairman of the Board of the Pittsburgh Technology Council.
1171:
217:
Save.com, for roughly $ 23 million in 2000. Because this occurred around the time of the
1004:"Gift Card Industry Veteran, Jason Wolfe, Joins Wonder Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors"
1225:
272:
114:
110:
1183:
480:
409:
405:
333:"Orphaned and Homeless, How This Self-Taught Techie Founded a Multi-Million Dollar Empire"
230:
166:
1400:"Tampa Bless presents Team Do Good's next featured member and honoree: Marissa Guarino"
749:
1472:
1328:
952:
803:
226:
189:
106:
76:
242:, Wolfe became Gift Card Granny's CEO. In December 2016, Wolfe moved the company to
218:
978:
949:"Gift Card Granny Moves into Green Tree Building as Pittsburgh's Newest Startup"
829:
423:
126:
193:
1417:
371:
332:
80:
1435:
921:"Business briefs: Good results for O'Hara firm's concussion-testing device"
1199:"'Happy that we're staying': Land purchase preserves North Park 'gateway'"
476:"Inc. 5000 2015: The Fastest-Growing Private U.S. Companies, At a Glance"
299:
Jason Wolfes Farther, Dr. Henry Wolfe Jr. taught Computer Sciense at the
296:
Jason Wolfe has a brother Henry Wolfe III and a sister Marissa Guarino.
285:
213:
197:
185:
1082:"Sentral, LLC Launched to Support Growing Card-Linked Services Market"
32:
696:"MyCoupons.com finds success by tapping into extreme couponing trend"
1053:
609:"Entrepreneur Wolfe of GiftCards.com named Tech 50 CEO of the Year"
503:
1383:
121:
1329:"Family Design Resources, Inc. : About Us : Leadership"
1276:"Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association Names 2017 Award Winners"
507:
176:
After graduating from the Milton Hershey School, Wolfe attended
1221:"Milton Hershey School names 1987 grad as alumnus of the year"
666:"Entrepreneur rises above adversity to create three companies"
475:
375:
1436:"From Yesterday to Tomorrow: 60 years of tech in New Zealand"
634:""Pittsburgh Technology Council names new chairman of board""
184:
in Marketing in 1992. Wolfe spent two years as a whitewater
1303:"Pittsburgh Technology Council names new chairman of board"
1354:"SCIENCE CENTER ANNOUNCES CARNEGIE SCIENCE AWARDS WINNERS"
504:"Which Company Racked Up a Growth Rate of 23,646 Percent?"
1282:. Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association. April 5, 2017
773:"Green Tree tech firm planning campaign for gift cards"
746:"Save.com Acquires MyCoupons.com and DirectCoupons.com"
1249:"Pittsburgh Tech Council announces Tech 50 finalists"
449:"GiftCards.com of Green Tree carves out niche online"
372:"GiftCards.com boss: From orphanage to entrepreneur"
416:(host), Jason Wolfe (interviewee) (July 28, 2014).
91:
86:
71:
63:
50:
42:
23:
724:"Save.com Buys Coupon Sites in $ 23 Million Deal"
668:. Team Pennsylvania Foundation. November 5, 2013
148:and named Tech CEO of the Year in 2015 by the
142:. Wolfe was awarded a Diamond Award from the
8:
1494:Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania alumni
689:
687:
685:
683:
571:
569:
567:
565:
1214:
1212:
602:
600:
442:
440:
284:Wolfe.com was ranked #26 in the region by
31:
20:
1398:Reynolds, Thomas S. (September 3, 2020).
660:
658:
656:
654:
536:
534:
532:
530:
528:
526:
524:
225:Response Technologies and DirectTrack to
1076:
1074:
915:
913:
326:
324:
322:
320:
316:
1179:
1169:
1197:Beneviat, Natalie (January 3, 2024).
400:
398:
396:
394:
392:
365:
363:
361:
359:
357:
355:
178:Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
16:American businessman and entrepreneur
7:
1247:Todd, Deborah M. (August 10, 2015).
1133:"PNC fintech incubator buys Sentral"
874:"SaveYa GiftCard Exchange Shut Down"
1301:Mericle, Julia (October 25, 2018).
955:. December 17, 2016. Archived from
694:Spencer, Malia (August 26, 2011).
578:"2015 Diamond Awards: Jason Wolfe"
541:Wally, Maxine (November 7, 2014).
14:
1453:Shumway, John (January 9, 2024).
771:Todd, Deborah M. (May 29, 2014).
447:Fleisher, Chris (March 9, 2015).
852:"Company Overview of Wolfe, LLC"
607:Nixon, Alex (October 30, 2015).
576:Kindler, D.H. (April 24, 2015).
370:Gittleson, Kim (July 23, 2014).
79:, Direct Response Technologies,
46:Bachelor of Science in Marketing
722:Parker, Pamela (May 16, 2000).
502:Firer, Oleg (August 24, 2012).
1489:Businesspeople from Pittsburgh
1418:"Henry B. Wolfe – ICEGOV 2024"
331:Weiss, Geoff (July 14, 2014).
169:for disadvantaged children in
1:
1219:Kiner, Deb (April 28, 2014).
1484:American business executives
898:(Press release). PR Newswire
543:"Pittsburgh's comeback kid"
192:before deciding to move to
1510:
240:Blackhawk Network Holdings
120:Wolfe has appeared on the
1307:Pittsburgh Business Times
701:Pittsburgh Business Times
613:Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
583:Pittsburgh Business Times
454:Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
278:Pittsburgh Business Times
145:Pittsburgh Business Times
130:and has been profiled in
30:
1158:Company, Hershey Trust.
244:Green Tree, Pennsylvania
202:Building the Perfect Web
156:Early life and education
1358:Pittsburgh Tech Council
1254:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
926:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
778:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
261:'s Board of Directors.
150:Pittsburgh Tech Council
268:Recognition and awards
180:. He graduated with a
638:The Business Journals
163:Milton Hershey School
55:Bloomsburg University
1139:. September 22, 2020
1106:GmbH, finanzen.net.
959:on February 27, 2018
257:Jason serves in the
979:"Current Companies"
929:. December 16, 2016
419:Overcoming the Odds
301:University of Otago
1182:has generic name (
1164:www.prnewswire.com
806:. January 25, 2006
288:and #382 overall.
1137:Finextra Research
273:Ernst & Young
100:
99:
59:
1501:
1463:
1462:
1450:
1444:
1443:
1432:
1426:
1425:
1414:
1408:
1407:
1395:
1389:
1388:
1375:
1369:
1368:
1366:
1364:
1350:
1344:
1343:
1341:
1339:
1333:familydesign.org
1325:
1319:
1318:
1316:
1314:
1298:
1292:
1291:
1289:
1287:
1272:
1266:
1265:
1263:
1261:
1244:
1238:
1237:
1235:
1233:
1226:The Patriot-News
1216:
1207:
1206:
1194:
1188:
1187:
1181:
1177:
1175:
1167:
1155:
1149:
1148:
1146:
1144:
1129:
1123:
1122:
1120:
1118:
1112:Business Insider
1103:
1097:
1096:
1094:
1092:
1078:
1069:
1068:
1066:
1064:
1050:
1044:
1043:
1041:
1039:
1025:
1019:
1018:
1016:
1014:
1000:
994:
993:
991:
989:
975:
969:
968:
966:
964:
945:
939:
938:
936:
934:
917:
908:
907:
905:
903:
891:
885:
884:
882:
880:
870:
864:
863:
861:
859:
848:
842:
841:
839:
837:
832:. March 10, 2005
822:
816:
815:
813:
811:
796:
790:
789:
787:
785:
768:
762:
761:
759:
757:
742:
736:
735:
733:
731:
719:
713:
712:
710:
708:
691:
678:
677:
675:
673:
662:
649:
648:
646:
644:
630:
624:
623:
621:
619:
604:
595:
594:
592:
590:
573:
560:
559:
557:
555:
538:
519:
518:
516:
514:
499:
493:
492:
490:
488:
472:
466:
465:
463:
461:
444:
435:
434:
432:
430:
402:
387:
386:
384:
382:
367:
350:
349:
347:
345:
328:
111:Gift Card Granny
96:
93:
57:
35:
21:
1509:
1508:
1504:
1503:
1502:
1500:
1499:
1498:
1469:
1468:
1467:
1466:
1459:www.cbsnews.com
1452:
1451:
1447:
1434:
1433:
1429:
1416:
1415:
1411:
1397:
1396:
1392:
1377:
1376:
1372:
1362:
1360:
1352:
1351:
1347:
1337:
1335:
1327:
1326:
1322:
1312:
1310:
1300:
1299:
1295:
1285:
1283:
1274:
1273:
1269:
1259:
1257:
1246:
1245:
1241:
1231:
1229:
1218:
1217:
1210:
1196:
1195:
1191:
1178:
1168:
1157:
1156:
1152:
1142:
1140:
1131:
1130:
1126:
1116:
1114:
1105:
1104:
1100:
1090:
1088:
1080:
1079:
1072:
1062:
1060:
1058:compromised.com
1052:
1051:
1047:
1037:
1035:
1027:
1026:
1022:
1012:
1010:
1002:
1001:
997:
987:
985:
977:
976:
972:
962:
960:
947:
946:
942:
932:
930:
919:
918:
911:
901:
899:
893:
892:
888:
878:
876:
872:
871:
867:
857:
855:
854:. Bloomberg L.P
850:
849:
845:
835:
833:
824:
823:
819:
809:
807:
798:
797:
793:
783:
781:
770:
769:
765:
755:
753:
744:
743:
739:
729:
727:
721:
720:
716:
706:
704:
693:
692:
681:
671:
669:
664:
663:
652:
642:
640:
632:
631:
627:
617:
615:
606:
605:
598:
588:
586:
575:
574:
563:
553:
551:
540:
539:
522:
512:
510:
501:
500:
496:
486:
484:
474:
473:
469:
459:
457:
446:
445:
438:
428:
426:
410:Joe Scarborough
406:Mika Brzezinski
404:
403:
390:
380:
378:
369:
368:
353:
343:
341:
330:
329:
318:
313:
294:
270:
231:holding company
210:
167:boarding school
158:
90:
51:Alma mater
38:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1507:
1505:
1497:
1496:
1491:
1486:
1481:
1471:
1470:
1465:
1464:
1445:
1440:history.itp.nz
1427:
1422:www.icegov.org
1409:
1390:
1370:
1345:
1320:
1293:
1267:
1239:
1208:
1189:
1150:
1124:
1098:
1070:
1045:
1020:
995:
970:
940:
909:
886:
865:
843:
817:
791:
763:
752:. May 15, 2000
737:
714:
679:
650:
625:
596:
561:
520:
494:
467:
436:
414:Thomas Roberts
388:
351:
315:
314:
312:
309:
293:
290:
269:
266:
209:
206:
157:
154:
98:
97:
88:
84:
83:
73:
72:Known for
69:
68:
65:
61:
60:
52:
48:
47:
44:
40:
39:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1506:
1495:
1492:
1490:
1487:
1485:
1482:
1480:
1479:Living people
1477:
1476:
1474:
1460:
1456:
1449:
1446:
1441:
1437:
1431:
1428:
1423:
1419:
1413:
1410:
1405:
1401:
1394:
1391:
1386:
1385:
1380:
1374:
1371:
1359:
1355:
1349:
1346:
1334:
1330:
1324:
1321:
1308:
1304:
1297:
1294:
1281:
1280:Business Wire
1277:
1271:
1268:
1256:
1255:
1250:
1243:
1240:
1228:
1227:
1222:
1215:
1213:
1209:
1204:
1200:
1193:
1190:
1185:
1173:
1165:
1161:
1154:
1151:
1138:
1134:
1128:
1125:
1113:
1109:
1102:
1099:
1087:
1083:
1077:
1075:
1071:
1059:
1055:
1049:
1046:
1034:
1030:
1024:
1021:
1009:
1005:
999:
996:
984:
980:
974:
971:
958:
954:
953:Computer User
950:
944:
941:
928:
927:
922:
916:
914:
910:
897:
890:
887:
875:
869:
866:
853:
847:
844:
831:
827:
821:
818:
805:
804:Business Wire
801:
795:
792:
780:
779:
774:
767:
764:
751:
747:
741:
738:
725:
718:
715:
703:
702:
697:
690:
688:
686:
684:
680:
667:
661:
659:
657:
655:
651:
639:
635:
629:
626:
614:
610:
603:
601:
597:
585:
584:
579:
572:
570:
568:
566:
562:
550:
549:
544:
537:
535:
533:
531:
529:
527:
525:
521:
509:
505:
498:
495:
483:
482:
477:
471:
468:
456:
455:
450:
443:
441:
437:
425:
421:
420:
415:
411:
407:
401:
399:
397:
395:
393:
389:
377:
373:
366:
364:
362:
360:
358:
356:
352:
340:
339:
334:
327:
325:
323:
321:
317:
310:
308:
304:
302:
297:
292:Personal life
291:
289:
287:
282:
279:
274:
267:
265:
262:
260:
259:Hershey Trust
255:
251:
247:
245:
241:
235:
232:
228:
227:Digital River
222:
220:
215:
207:
205:
204:among others
203:
199:
195:
191:
190:West Virginia
187:
183:
179:
174:
172:
168:
164:
155:
153:
151:
147:
146:
141:
140:
135:
134:
129:
128:
123:
118:
116:
112:
108:
107:GiftCards.com
104:
95:
89:
85:
82:
78:
77:GiftCards.com
74:
70:
66:
62:
56:
53:
49:
45:
41:
37:Wolfe in 2022
34:
29:
22:
19:
1458:
1448:
1439:
1430:
1421:
1412:
1403:
1393:
1382:
1373:
1361:. Retrieved
1357:
1348:
1338:November 19,
1336:. Retrieved
1332:
1323:
1313:November 19,
1311:. Retrieved
1309:. Pittsburgh
1306:
1296:
1286:November 19,
1284:. Retrieved
1279:
1270:
1258:. Retrieved
1252:
1242:
1230:. Retrieved
1224:
1203:TribLIVE.com
1202:
1192:
1180:|last1=
1163:
1153:
1141:. Retrieved
1136:
1127:
1117:November 19,
1115:. Retrieved
1111:
1101:
1091:November 19,
1089:. Retrieved
1085:
1063:November 19,
1061:. Retrieved
1057:
1048:
1038:November 19,
1036:. Retrieved
1032:
1023:
1011:. Retrieved
1007:
998:
988:November 19,
986:. Retrieved
982:
973:
961:. Retrieved
957:the original
943:
931:. Retrieved
924:
900:. Retrieved
889:
877:. Retrieved
868:
856:. Retrieved
846:
834:. Retrieved
820:
808:. Retrieved
794:
782:. Retrieved
776:
766:
754:. Retrieved
740:
728:. Retrieved
717:
705:. Retrieved
699:
670:. Retrieved
641:. Retrieved
637:
628:
616:. Retrieved
612:
587:. Retrieved
581:
552:. Retrieved
546:
511:. Retrieved
497:
479:
470:
458:. Retrieved
452:
427:. Retrieved
418:
379:. Retrieved
342:. Retrieved
338:Entrepreneur
336:
305:
298:
295:
283:
277:
271:
263:
256:
252:
248:
236:
223:
219:dot-com bust
211:
201:
175:
159:
143:
137:
133:Entrepreneur
131:
125:
119:
102:
101:
67:Entrepreneur
18:
1404:Tampa Bless
1260:October 14,
1232:October 14,
983:Jason Wolfe
963:January 31,
933:January 31,
879:October 14,
858:October 14,
836:October 14,
830:PR Newswire
810:October 14,
784:October 14,
756:October 14,
730:October 14,
707:October 14,
672:October 14,
589:October 14,
554:October 14,
513:October 14,
487:October 14,
460:October 14,
429:October 14,
424:Morning Joe
381:October 14,
344:October 14,
127:Morning Joe
103:Jason Wolfe
25:Jason Wolfe
1473:Categories
1054:"About Us"
1013:January 8,
902:January 8,
643:January 8,
485:Retrieved
311:References
194:Pittsburgh
64:Occupation
1363:April 20,
1143:April 22,
750:Bloomberg
188:guide in
124:program,
81:MyCoupons
75:Founder,
43:Education
1172:cite web
894:GiftYa.
726:. ClickZ
618:March 2,
412:(host),
408:(host),
286:Inc 5000
548:Fortune
214:coupons
198:CompUSA
186:rafting
171:Hershey
139:Fortune
87:Website
208:Career
115:GiftYa
113:, and
1384:PRWeb
1086:PRWeb
1033:PRWeb
1008:PRWeb
122:MSNBC
92:wolfe
58:('92)
1365:2022
1340:2018
1315:2018
1288:2018
1262:2015
1234:2015
1184:help
1145:2022
1119:2018
1093:2018
1065:2018
1040:2018
1015:2019
990:2018
965:2017
935:2017
904:2019
881:2015
860:2015
838:2015
812:2015
786:2015
758:2015
732:2015
709:2015
674:2015
645:2019
620:2016
591:2015
556:2015
515:2015
508:CNBC
489:2015
481:Inc.
462:2015
431:2015
383:2015
346:2015
165:, a
136:and
94:.com
376:BBC
200:'s
1475::
1457:.
1438:.
1420:.
1402:.
1381:.
1356:.
1331:.
1305:.
1278:.
1251:.
1223:.
1211:^
1201:.
1176::
1174:}}
1170:{{
1162:.
1135:.
1110:.
1084:.
1073:^
1056:.
1031:.
1006:.
981:.
951:.
923:.
912:^
828:.
802:.
775:.
748:.
698:.
682:^
653:^
636:.
611:.
599:^
580:.
564:^
545:.
523:^
506:.
478:.
451:.
439:^
422:.
391:^
374:.
354:^
335:.
319:^
182:BS
117:.
109:,
1461:.
1442:.
1424:.
1406:.
1387:.
1367:.
1342:.
1317:.
1290:.
1264:.
1236:.
1205:.
1186:)
1166:.
1147:.
1121:.
1095:.
1067:.
1042:.
1017:.
992:.
967:.
937:.
906:.
883:.
862:.
840:.
814:.
788:.
760:.
734:.
711:.
676:.
647:.
622:.
593:.
558:.
517:.
491:.
464:.
433:.
385:.
348:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
