Jason Mudd, APR is a trusted adviser and dynamic strategist for some of America’s most admired brands. Since 1994, he's worked with American Airlines, Budweiser, Dave & Buster’s, H&R Block, Hilton, HP, Miller Lite, New York Life, Pizza Hut, Southern Comfort, and Verizon. He founded Axia in July 2002.
Clients love Jason’s passion, innovation, candor, commitment, and his award-winning team. In an increasingly tech-forward world, Jason’s grasp of technological demands on companies provides his clients in multiple sectors a unique advantage in reaching their top audiences. After teaching himself HTML in 1994, Jason helped pioneer internet marketing strategies as an early adopter of e-commerce, SEO, and social media, inspiring tech giants like Yahoo.
At Axia, Jason attracts, develops, retains, innovates, and leads top PR talent and clients. He oversees strategic communications strategies for the firm’s national clients and provides high-level consultations to client leadership teams at billion-dollar global brands, both business-to-business and business-to-consumer, including spokesperson training, crisis communications management, analytics, social media, online reputation management, and more. He also speaks frequently to corporations and industry groups and writes about public relations trends and best practices for American City Business Journals and other national business.
Accredited in public relations, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
Continuing Corporate Board Education (CBE) program credential for pressing issues facing corporate boards, ExecRank
Licensed real estate sales associate, state of Florida
Certified PI analyst, Predictive Index
Inbound certification, HubSpot
Bachelor of journalism, University of Missouri
Major: journalism and strategic communications
Minor: political science
Certification: new media
40 Under 40, American City Business Journals
Rising Star of PR, PRWeek
Dick Pope Grand Golden Image Award, Florida Public Relations Association
Service Award, Rotary International
Small Business of the Year Award, Chamber
Authored six public relations books, Axia Public Relations
Jason and Tabitha have two teenaged children: Molly and Simon. Tabitha classically homeschools Molly and Simon at the family’s primary residence on Amelia Island, Florida. They’re members of Grace Community Church, serving in various leadership positions.
Every summer, they visit with family at their Northern Pine Lodge cabin in Park Rapids, Minnesota. Jason’s a proud uncle to Aidan and Amelia in Jackson, Tennessee. The Mudd family recently rescued a Yorkie, who has his own Instagram account!
Youth flag football, basketball and soccer coach, YMCA and Upward
Columnist, American City Business Journals
Local chapter board, Association for Corporate Growth (ACG)
Community board of directors, Synovus Bank
He was a sponsored skateboarder as a teenager.
He has never broken a bone.
He taught himself HTML and began web publishing in 1994.
He started conceptualizing in 2000 what what later called "web 2.0" and social media.
He earned an Emmy with his colleagues at the Florida Sports Awards, the black-tie sports awards show that airs in prime time on NBC affiliates and DirecTV. He presented MVP awards to the state's top professional and amateur athletes.
He presented fan-voted team MVP awards pregame to each Florida pro team.
He performed stand-up comedy at the Comedy Zone.
He studies Bokujin Bujutsu martial arts with his children.
He’s visited 46 of the 50 U.S. states.
"I am Legend"
"Lone Survivor"
"Phone Booth"
"Collateral"
"Grown Ups"
"Atomic Blonde"