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Jimmy Rex | |
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| Born | Orem, Utah, U.S. |
| Education | M.Sc. Real estate development Arizona State University |
| Occupation(s) | Podcast host and author |
| Years active | 2015– |
| Known for | The Jimmy Rex Show |
Jimmy Rex is an American author, producer, former realtor and podcast host. He is the founder of We Are The They and hosts The Jimmy Rex Show. [1]
Jimmy Rex is the founder of the personal development program We Are The They. [2] [3] [4] He has written several books, including You End Up Where You're Heading and BE ONE: How to Be a Healthy Man in Toxic Times. [5] [6] Jimmy Rex was a realtor. [7] [8] As a realtor, he held the record of selling Utah's highest-priced home, sold to Trevor Milton. [9] [10] He was executive producer of the movie Once I Was a Beehive and is a former Forbes council member. [11] [12]
Rex was criticized by Vice News, and his ethics questioned for associating and going on 12 missions with Tim Ballard who had been indicted for sexual misconduct and sexual coercion by staff and rescued victims on these OUR group anti-trafficking missions. [13]
In a bid to oust BYU football coach Gary Crowton, Rex distributed "Fire Crowton" T-shirts during games, disrupting game-day activities. After being found in violation of university policy upon investigation, he was evicted from the stadium, as reported by The Daily Universe. [14]
Some polarizing figures he has had on the show are Former OUR CEO Tim Ballard, who was accused of sexual coercion by his staff and traffic victims, and embattled former Entrata CEO, Dave Bateman, whom he had on the show in 2017. Bateman was accused of antisemitism. [15] [16]
Rex hosts The Jimmy Rex Show, a podcast featuring interviews with various personalities. Some featured guests are:
He, alongside his group boating members, [17] were involved in boating incident that threatened to drown them in Lake Powell in 2018. [18] [19]
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