Jack Jew originally was a banker for BNYMellon, a successful investment bank centered in Pittsburgh. He worked there for a number of years, but eventually was laid off due to a downsizing within the company. Jew relied on hobbies such as photography for a while to provide for his family, but he later felt like the LORD was calling him into the food truck industry.
He chose the food truck industry because of the flexibility it provided him to work with churches, schools, and sporting events. In addition, he now gets to develop close relationships with clientele. His food truck, named “Wok of Life” is a Christian themed company that he founded in June, 2015, and sells a small variety of reasonably-priced, delicious Asian food all throughout the city of Pittsburgh. Wok of Life can regularly be found outside of Allegheny Center Alliance Church (ACAC) on Sundays where he provides food for his Christian brothers and sisters. In addition, Jew is able to come to Grove City College, the school where his son Zachary has graduated from to provide food for events like Homecoming.
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I love that Jew doesn’t have to be in the missions or working for a church to share the gospel. Jew is an inspiration to do what you love and glorify God while doing it.
Pretty cool that he started off as a banker and now is doing this. Perfect example of finding your calling and doing what you love. Great post!
I think I’ve seen his food truck before! I think it’s great that you posted about an entrepreneurship idea that is actually tied to the college. The food truck industry is actually pretty challenging, and I believe his dedication to Christian beliefs has certainly made it more manageable for Jew. I would be interested to hear where he gets his recipe ideas from, and where he buys the supplies for his food truck. Connecting with other Christians over food is something that we tend to overlook, and I’m glad to hear he’s capitalized on an idea like this.