1996

While still in high school, Jon Robert Quinn begins his music journey under his birth name, Rob Jones, writing and producing songs that were released on cassette and sold to classmates and Live Music Center in Vacaville, California.

1998

While taking a computer science class in high school, Jon Robert Quinn launched his website design business, which he continues to operate to this day.

1999

The stage name Jon Robert Quinn is born, combining ‘Jon’ from Jones, his given name ‘Robert,’ and his family name, Quinn.

2000

Jon Robert Quinn launches an online cellular phone business failing it a year later.

2001

Jon Robert Quinn’s first music release, New Faces, is distributed on CD to friends, family, and a select group of music stores.

2004

The first official release of Jon Robert Quinn music, Solo-Fisticated is released to Tower Records stores and online retailers. Many albums would follow with releases still to this day.

2006

Jon Robert Quinn launches his motorcycle business which he runs for 18 years until early 2025 to focus on the launch of Impact & Influence Magazine.

2007

Jon Robert Quinn launches Northern California Ferrari Specialists, a Ferrari parts brokerage that earns media attention and attracts clients including celebrities and global industry leaders, operating successfully until the launch of Awepra in 2013.

2010

As Jon Robert Quinn’s motorcycle and Ferrari businesses flourished, he expands into retail with a striking flagship location at Sunrise Mall in Citrus Heights, California.

2012

Due to global market conditions, Jon Robert Quinn closes his online and retail businesses, joining Paramount Equity Mortgage under Hayes Barnard, where he becomes the company’s #1 sales agent, holding this role until his radio deal in 2015.

2013

Awepra is launched, providing search, shopping, and the foundation for the platform seen today.

2015

Jon Robert Quinn launches The Good Life Radio Show on Sacramento’s Money 105.5 FM, featuring business owners and industry leaders on the airwaves five nights a week.

2016

The Good Life Radio Show is voted #1 FM radio in Sacramento. His award-winning show then expands to the Seattle, Denver, Miami, and Sacramento markets.

2017

Jon Robert Quinn begins his writing career as a contributor for Village Life Newspaper in El Dorado Hills, California, where he authors a weekly business column.

2018

Jon Robert Quinn launches The Cold Call King book series, marking the start of a prolific writing career with dozens of books authored by him and dozens more ghostwritten for others.

2021

While the world waits for life to return to normal, Jon Robert Quinn and best friend Matt Litteral conceive a bold idea over lunch: to make a movie. This marks the beginning of the High Rise film franchise. The first film, shot in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the Sacramento region, is picked up by Prime Video. Quinn also writes and produces much of the film’s music.

2022

High Rise: Path to Nowhere, is released, and the team immediately begins work on High Rise 2: Nowhere to Run with new installments released each year until the finale, High Rise 5: Prosperity to Power in January 2026.

2025

In January 2025, Jon Robert Quinn launches Impact & Influence Magazine, available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble and eventually Walmart.com, showcasing business leaders and professionals while integrating it with his radio show.

2026

Observing the strategic moves of global billionaires and conglomerates securing millions of acres across the American Southwest, Jon Robert Quinn expands his portfolio into large-scale land acquisition. He’s focusing his efforts on raw land in New Mexico—a region rapidly transforming into a global hub for solar and wind energy. This pivot into physical assets marks his entry as a "Land Baron," securing a tangible stake in the nation’s future infrastructure. By acquiring land in the path of sustainable energy progress, Quinn ensures his legacy is literally etched into the map, establishing the Jon Robert Quinn brand as a permanent fixture in the geographic and industrial history of the region.

Jon Robert Quinn

Celebrating 30 years of entrepreneurship, Jon Robert Quinn is a testament to relentless creativity and fearless innovation. From producing music and authoring dozens of books to the success of the High Rise film franchise, Quinn has spent three decades redefining leadership across retail, media, and film. Following the success of Impact & Influence Magazine, he is now expanding his empire into physical infrastructure—securing raw land in the path of the sustainable energy revolution. Three decades in, Quinn isn’t reflecting on what he’s done; he’s imagining what’s next.