As the 38th registered Trend Hunter, Jacob has always been ahead of the curve.  Recently, he joined Trend Hunter full time as the Director of Business Development.

Prior to Trend Hunter, Jacob completed two degrees in Business and Mathematics.  He then spent two years at Capital One where he led the Rewards Strategy, Philanthropy and the online product strategy for Canada.  In his past, he also spent time in the Strategic Planning group at Suncor, one of Canada’s largest oil companies, and the MIC Group at Royal & SunAlliance, an insurance company headquartered in the United Kingdom.

His passions lie in exotic travel and the discovery of cultural experience.  His favourite destinations in the past few years include Prague, Iceland and the Dead Sea.  He continues to take the opportunity to travel and visit exotic hotels and destinations, and spent August touring central and eastern Europe.

Jacob Courtade Interview

I love to learn little bits of new languages all the time. The more languages I can understand in this world, the more new and exciting culture experiences I’ll be able to appreciate.

Graduating with two undergraduate degrees instead of one.

Objects, styles or attitudes held that are desired (but probably not yet attained) by those whom I greatly respect.

Forcing myself to expand my sources of information. Whether this is by learning a new language, reading a magazine or website I wouldn’t normally read, or meeting new people.

The huge demographic range of Trend Hunters that is drawn to the site, and as a result, the wide variety of new and exciting trends that they write up.

I have tons. An example would be Airplane Lighting For Your Home. I love airplanes.

Keep it short, get to the point, and pepper in a bit of humor where appropriate.

I change my sources of information to ones I haven’t read in a long time, if ever.

Travel, travel, travel! Meeting new people, experiencing things that are different, and exploring cultures that are exotic (to me).

International air travel is free thanks to advertising.