In late 2009, Jared, age 24 at the time, became the youngest solo choreographer in Cirque du Soleil history for his theatrical show, Banana Shpeel. "I had no idea that was coming," he told Greensboro News & Record. "So that's probably one of the most unique, maybe more random moments of my career. But I learned a lot and grew a lot as a choreographer." Since then, he's choreographed several musicals including, Holler If You Hear Me, Jelly's Last Jam, Ain't Misbehaving, and 42nd Street, the latter of which earned him the Joseph Jefferson Award for best choreography.