Jay Papasan
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Jay Papasan | |
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| Alma mater | New York University University of Memphis |
| Occupation(s) | Author Business Executive |
| Employer | KellerINK |
| Spouse | Wendy Papasan |
| Website | JayPapasan.com |
Jay Papasan is an American writer and business executive. He is best known for co-authoring, with Gary Keller, books such as The Millionaire Real Estate Investor, which both became a New York Times best-seller and a BusinessWeek best-seller,[1] and The ONE Thing, which reached #1 on the Wall Street Journal business best-seller list.[2] Papasan is the vice president of publishing and executive editor at KellerINK, the publishing arm of Keller Williams Realty.[3] He and his wife Wendy are owners of The Papasan Real Estate Team.[4] In 2014 he was named one of the Most Powerful People in Real Estate by Swanepoel Power 200.[5]
In an interview Papasan recalled typing on an old manual typewriter when he was 12 years old.[6] He attended the Harding Academy in Memphis, Tennessee, graduating in 1987.[7] Papasan attended the University of Memphis where his roommate encouraged him to expand his vocabulary using word habits.[6] After earning his degree in English and French, he traveled to France where he worked as a translator for two and a half years.[1] Papasan was only allowed to work 20 hours a week which was the maximum allowed in the country for the visa he was on, and used his free time to write short stories. He returned from France to attend New York University, earning a master's degree from its graduate writing program.[6]
