HOUSTON, TX (August 12, 2022) – PickleJar Founder and CEO Jeff James was recently featured on Houston-based publication Innovation Map and the Houston Innovators Podcast. James discussed founding the live entertainment and artist payments app with PickleJar President Kristian Barowsky, how the vision for the app evolved, and why ensuring that artists receive 100% of tips is of the upmost importance. Read the full article here, and listen him on the Houston Innovators Podcast here.
“As the pandemic lingered on, we realized the project wasn’t just about tipping or on-stage engagement, it’s about something greater than that,” James says in the article. “It’s all the different ways how artists are being disenfranchised. We really set out on a mission to help artists make more money.”
PickleJar is available for IOS and Android smartphones. Their intelligent QR code technology is in use at select venues nationwide and fundraising events which allows participants to send monies in support of musicians and charitable events without having to download the app. Most importantly, PickleJar’s TipShare feature means the funds are automatically routed to the intended organization and they receive 100% of the funds.
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About PickleJar Holdings:
PickleJar believes artists should have full control over the profitability of their creative talents. Our peer-to-peer payment technology and proprietary performance management tools make it frictionless to receive, manage and move money for musicians, content creators and artists of all kinds on any stage, streaming platform or street corner. Leveraging the deep fintech and music industry expertise of our leadership team, we have launched the first social payments app specifically built to put the #ArtistFirst. The cashless tipping app creates direct engagement between artists and fan, then tokenizes loyalty through a unique rewards program. We are committed to empowering people to maximize their earning potential and realizing their financial freedom in the new Gratitude Economy. Learn more about the “world’s biggest tip jar” at PickleJar.com.