Who Is Jaden Medina?
Jaden Medina is a Miami-based entrepreneur, web designer, and developer best known as the founder and CEO of Ocean Development, a web design and development agency serving clients across the United States. Under the personal brand byjaden, Jaden also shares insights on entrepreneurship, design, and business growth for a growing online audience.
At just 18 years old, Jaden has spent more than five years building a career most people don't start until well into their twenties, turning a teenage interest in coding into a real, operating company.
The Early Years: Building Websites at 13
Jaden Medina's path into tech started early. At 13, he began teaching himself to build websites, long before most people even consider entrepreneurship as an option. What started as curiosity about how websites worked turned into a genuine skill: designing layouts, writing code, and understanding what makes a website actually convert visitors into customers.
That early foundation became the technical backbone of everything Jaden has built since.
Founding Ocean Development at 15
By 15, Jaden had turned his web design skills into a business. He founded Ocean Development, a web design and development agency based in Miami, Florida. What began as one person freelancing project to project has since grown into a small, capable team delivering websites and digital experiences for real clients.
As Founder and CEO, Jaden oversees everything from client strategy and business development to design direction and technical execution, a role that blends the creative and operational sides of running an agency.
Building byjaden: A Personal Brand Rooted in Real Experience
Alongside Ocean Development, Jaden created byjaden (also known as bymedina), a personal content brand documenting his journey as a young founder. Through Instagram content, a newsletter called The Brief, and long-form writing, Jaden shares the realities of building a business as a teenager: the wins, the lessons, and the mistakes that don't usually make it into highlight reels.
The goal of byjaden isn't just visibility, it's giving other young, ambitious people a real look at what it actually takes to build something from nothing.
A Family Rooted in Business
Entrepreneurship runs in Jaden's family. His father, Angel Medina III, and uncle, Phillip Medina, run a successful mortgage business in South Florida, giving Jaden an early, close-up view of what it takes to build and operate a company. That influence goes back even further: Jaden's grandfather, Angel Medina Jr., was a high-level banker in Miami, giving the family a multi-generational foundation in finance and business.
Growing up around that environment gave Jaden a practical understanding of business fundamentals long before he started Ocean Development, and it's part of what made starting a company at 15 feel less like a leap and more like a natural next step.
What's Next for Jaden Medina
Jaden continues to grow Ocean Development while expanding the byjaden brand as a resource for aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners looking to build a strong online presence. Whether it's through client work at Ocean Development or content under byjaden, the throughline is the same: building real things, in public, starting young.