Rising Stars: Meet Wendell Jackson

Today, we’d like to introduce you to Wendell Jackson.

Hi Wendell, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start, maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers.

Thanks for having me. I appreciate it. 

My story began after I sustained a traumatic work injury that forced me to get a full hip replacement. Around the time of the injury, I started recognizing how unpleasant the dating scene is. Miscommunication, ghosting, games, pressure, and rejection were things that myself and others in my circle were experiencing. 

One day I had this aha moment after observing how flaking has become common. It’s so common that it’s the “New norm”. Family, significant others, co-workers, friends, and companies do their fair share of flaking on the daily. 

After I’d gotten injured at work I experienced first hand what it was like for a company to throw an employee under the bus. 

I’d been with this company for 10 years and was considered by many, a top-notch employee. I had no doubt they’d do everything in their power to look out for me in my time of need, I was wrong. To say it was a nightmare is being nice. 

I was in agonizing pain 24/7. Sitting, laying down, or standing up was extremely difficult. I was in so much pain that I couldn’t sleep. I noticed a shift in my mindset and this is when my mental health started to decline. 

Thankfully I found a fantastic therapist in North K.C., started to gain my confidence back, and fight. I was tired of dealing with a company that hung me out to dry and corporate doctors who didn’t have my best interest in mind. 

This is when Flakedemic was born. A social experiment where I ask the public what I’d been thinking myself… “Am I the only person getting flaked on by my so-called friends, dates, and job?” 

If so, what’s going on? What contributes to it, and how can we get better? So, when I got injured at work I included companies in the flaky department. 

When a company violates its own code of conduct, disregards the potential injuries of its employees, requires them to perform tasks beyond the job description for weeks, and then the employee gets injured, they’re putting people’s health and livelihoods at risk. 

It was swept under the rug, and everyone in upper management that I thought had my back still hasn’t reached out to me after the injury. Not a call, text, email, nothing. That’s flaky.

When doctors refuse to see you after making you wait five weeks because you have your own lawyer, that’s flaky. 

Paying into long-term disability for 10 years only to be blindsided because I have representation, that’s flaky, and people need to hear it. 

I turned a hashtag into a company. I have a website where I display interviews for Flakedemic, sell merch, and you can take a “Flake” personality test. My dream and goal is to make a fun, super-interactive site that people come to daily for entertainment. 

I also have a YouTube channel where I’m pumping out content daily for the masses. Another dream/goal is to start the FlakeDemic clothing line. 

I want to entertain the world while sharing stories and perspectives that everyone can relate to. I hope the messages can somehow make the world a little less flakier one interview at a time. 

Can you talk to us about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned? Looking back, would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect? 

Depression, anxiety, lack of sleep, alcohol abuse. Time away from my family. Losing mobility. It completely changed my life. Financial struggle. Being blindsided by my company. Having no support for people after work injuries. 

I’m still trying to get a second opinion because my leg doesn’t feel right, and when the physical therapist is saying yes we need more time, something’s not right. I still have a long road ahead of me. 

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe you can tell us more about your work next? 

I love talking to people. This is why the idea of doing FlakeDemic interviews was a no-brainer. I feel one of my greatest strengths is my ability to communicate with anyone. After my injury, I lost a little bit of my mojo mentally, but I’m working on getting it back. I began my social media journey recently on TikTok in 2022. 

I started going live and just playing music and vibin with people. I started to get a following and presented the idea of FlakeDemic, and they loved it. This was the first stamp of approval to go for it, so here I am. 

Before we go, is there anything else you can share with us? 

I’d like to thank everyone who’s reading, first and foremost. I also wanna thank my mom and my daughter Jasmine for their support. If everyone could check me out on YouTube and subscribe to @Flakedemic and my website www.flakedemic.com.

Check me out on X, Facebook, IG, and TikTok too. Lastly, I’d like to ask people to be good to each other out there.

Contact Info:

• Website: Www.Flakedemic.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flakedemic
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flakedemic1
• Twitter: https://x.com/flakedemic
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@flakedemic
• Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@dell_jack