Andria Pitterson-Powell Brings Jammin JASE & Friends to Preschoolers

Andria Pitterson-Powell spent more than 20 years in accounting, finance, information systems, and construction management. She worked as a programmer, teacher, accountant, and accounting controller, running financial operations and technology implementations for multi-million-dollar organizations. Now she builds original characters, songs, and interactive adventures for children ages 3 to 6.

Andria Pitterson-Powell is the founder and CEO of Jammin JASE & Friends, a character-driven children’s media company that turns early learning into stories, music, games, and interactive adventures. It grew out of the JASE Center, her inclusive learning center in Boynton Beach, Florida, built for children of all abilities.

A member of the Entreprenista League, Andria co-founded the company with her husband, Ogden, an educator who has spent his career supporting children with diverse learning needs. “We’re building far more than an educational app. We’re building a children’s brand that grows with families,” Andria says.

The question her son kept asking

Andria’s son, Jasen, wanted reasons. “Like many children, he was always curious, but he wanted to know the reason behind everything,” she says. “I quickly discovered that when he understood the reason behind a request, he became more engaged, more confident, and much more willing to participate.”

That pattern changed how she thought about early learning. She went looking for content that paired characters children trust with purposeful storytelling, and came up short. “I began imagining a world where children were guided by characters they trusted, through stories that made learning meaningful and memorable,” she says.

Jammin JASE & Friends came out of that search. The characters carry academic, social-emotional, and life skills into episodes, songs, games, and printable activity books. Every episode asks children to move, answer, and respond as it plays.

From a learning center to a children’s brand

The first version of the business was local. Andria opened the JASE Center to serve families in South Florida, and for a while that was the whole company. This past year the work changed shape into a children’s media company with a national vision.

The audience widened with it. Parents and caregivers of children ages 3 to 6 remain the core, and Andria now also serves preschools, childcare centers, homeschool families, therapists, and educators who use the characters to reinforce school readiness, literacy, math, and social-emotional learning. Ogden’s classroom experience shapes what gets made.

“Those different perspectives make us stronger because we challenge each other while staying aligned on the same mission,” she says.

“I didn’t build my company the traditional way”

The accomplishment Andria names first is a decision about how to build. “The accomplishment I’m most proud of is realizing that I didn’t have to build my company the traditional way,” she says. She already had a programming background, so she taught herself to work with AI and started shipping.

“It has enabled me to accelerate software development, streamline workflows, create educational content more efficiently, and move ideas from concept to reality at a pace I never imagined possible,” she says.

She is clear about where the tool stops. “AI enhances human creativity and expertise; it does not replace them,” she says. “When combined with experience, curiosity, and a clear mission, it allows small teams to build and scale in ways that were unimaginable just a few years ago.”

Relationships before capital

Andria was selected for the Peachscore Startup Accelerator and the Entreprenista Expert Council in the same stretch, and the company is preparing to raise. One lesson landed before the first pitch meeting:“Relationships are just as valuable as capital,” she says.

“Some of the most meaningful opportunities come through warm introductions from people who believe in your vision,” she says. Her rule is to follow up, stay connected, and never go quiet on someone. “Focus on building trust before asking for funding. Capital often follows strong relationships, consistent execution, and a reputation for doing what you say you’ll do.”

Start before you feel ready

Her advice to founders sitting on an idea is to “start before you feel ready,” she says. “You’ll never have all the answers, and your business will evolve in ways you can’t predict. Progress comes from taking action, learning quickly, and being willing to adapt.”

She puts community in the same category as capital and tools. “Relationships are just as valuable as resources,” she says, pointing to the women in the Entreprenista League who are building ambitious companies while supporting one another.

On the hard days, she goes back to the reason she started. “Your purpose is what will keep you moving forward when everything else feels uncertain.”

What’s next for Jammin JASE & Friends

The library keeps growing. New characters, songs, games, and interactive adventures are in production, and Andria is expanding partnerships with schools, childcare centers, therapists, and homeschool communities through JASE Explorers.

Long term she pictures Jammin JASE & Friends as a name families recognize across digital platforms, classrooms, books, licensed products, and live experiences. The mission stays where it started: helping children build strong foundations for what comes next.

You can find Andria on LinkedIn, the episodes, songs, games, and activity books at jamminjase.com, and the JASE Center in Boynton Beach, Florida.

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