Josiah Jenkins
Josiah Jenkins
MoPub Publisher Spotlight: Josiah Jenkins, Squad Social
Josiah Jenkins is a former Social Media Influencer and current Social Media Marketer and Coach. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Squad Social, an app development company. Jenkins is based in Los Angeles, California.
Early Life
Josiah Jenkins was born in Greensboro, North Carolina and later grew up in Atlanta. He has a sister named Destiny and brothers name Jonathan and Joe.
Career Beginnings
Jenkins initially became popular off of Vine videos.
He uploaded his first clip on December 21st, 2013 which was titled "Bounce It."
He would amass 500,000 followers until the platform shut down.
It was during this time that Jenkins learned how to monetize his influence.
He would parlay his ad money and spend it on creating apps.
App Development
Jenkins' big break came from the Spinny Circles app where he managed to garner four million installs.
He and his partner Matty would develop a system to make apps based on the popular memes at the moment such as Damn Daniel, Mannequin Challenge, Donald Trump, and more. Many of his apps would reach the top 10 of the app store.
Social Media Coaching
Jenkins is a Social Media Marketer and Coach who has worked with Instagram Personalities such as Lil Tay.