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# Jason Mayden
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/dine-kate-sullivan/episode/episode-102-jason-mayden-lbxllj/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:17:45.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-04T21:00:43.000Z
- Description: Jason Mayden’s confidence to design a Michael Jordan Nike and start his own company.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: To Dine For with Kate Sullivan, Season 1, Episode 102, #ZZZ_Episode_9ca0ff2e-bcc8-478d-87d1-7d922ac1bcec, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_cb049c6b-b1c6-4ede-81be-72472f8371d2, #geo-us, #v1.16

At Giordano’s Deep Dish pizza, Jason Mayden tells us why this Chicago comfort food staple is also symbolic of why he loves this city and how it fueled his imagination and dreams. He believes the perceived negative aspects became strategic advantages for him in business and life, helping him design the Nike Air Monarch for Michael Jordan and eventually starting his own company.