Portrait of Jared McGarry, Alpacta Account Executive.

Account Executive

Jared McGarry

Raised on hard work, sharpened by years of independent thinking, and drawn to the moment a business owner finally sees the path forward.

01 — Origin

Origin Story

Grew up in the Youngstown area, the youngest of an older brother and sister. His dad worked midnight shifts as a police officer. Jared played multiple sports growing up, with both of his parents always supporting him along the way.

02 — Home Base

Where Life Is

Jared now lives in Struthers, OH, close to where he grew up. At home, he’s got his girlfriend of four years and their cat, Ringo Star, who has fully claimed the place as his own. Life is simple, steady, and built for focus.

03 — The Path

How Jared Got Here

Before Alpacta

The chapter that built the instinct

He studied Business Management at Youngstown State, graduated, and immediately pivoted away from the corporate track he had planned — because somewhere in his senior year, he discovered trading and couldn’t look away.

After graduating, Jared didn’t go looking for a job — he went looking for edge. For five years he traded stocks and options full-time, building the kind of independent discipline that no office job teaches. It gave him freedom and a sharp eye for where value actually lives.

Why Alpacta

The reason for the next chapter

When Jared decided it was time to build something beyond the screen, his uncle reached out about a role. He had spent years in digital marketing and was launching his own agency. The timing was right, the mission made sense. Helping business owners see clearly and grow measurably turned out to be exactly the kind of challenge he was looking for.

04 — Fun Facts

Off the Clock

A few things that have nothing to do with strategy decks.

  1. 01

    Plays pickup basketball at the local YMCA.

  2. 02

    Works out five or six days a week.

  3. 03

    Unpopular opinion: “Revenge of the Sith” is the best movie in the Star Wars Saga.