Where does Jim Jacob work?

Jim Jacob is Founder of Storybutton.

Where did Jim Jacob go to school?

Jim Jacob studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Strategic Innovation and Strategic Leadership); Malone University (Bachelor's degree, Biology); College of Lake County (Biology, General).

Jim Jacob

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Founder at Storybutton

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FoundedStorybutton

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About

Jim Jacob is the founder and CEO of Riffio, an audio and video platform for user co-created content that began with gamified audio, and the founder of Storybutton, a podcast player for children offering original stories, licensed audiobooks, and educational material. His podcast intellectual properties, including Miles the Brave and Pixel Quest, have exceeded 75 million downloads.

Founder at Storybutton

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Storybutton's investors · 2

Charlotte FundCharlotte TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks

Experience

RiffioFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
StorybuttonFounder & CEOcurrent2023 — present
HEYMRJIMPresidentcurrent2021 — presentFort Mill, South Carolina, United States
AbbottTransfusion Account Manager (Ambassador) II2013 — 2021Charlotte, North Carolina Area
Faith Church of GrayslakeAssociate Director of Ministry2010 — 2013
Akron Children's HospitalEmergency Room Research Assistant2009 — 2010

Skills & more

Blockchain3PowerPoint4Microsoft Word5Microsoft Excel3Strategic Planning7Sales5Management6FDA3Pharmaceutical Industry2Clinical Trials1Validation1GMP1

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Pharmaceutical SalesCAPABiotechnologyOncologyEvent PlanningBudgetingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Account ManagementTechnical RecruitingStaffing ServicesHuman Resources (HR)Compensation & Benefits

Languages English

Transfusion Customer Trainer — Abbott
Architect Specialist — Abbott
Prism Specialist — Abbott

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jim Jacob?: Jim Jacob is the founder and CEO of Riffio, an audio and video platform for user co-created content that began with gamified audio, and the founder of Storybutton, a podcast player for children offering original stories, licensed audiobooks, and educational material. His podcast intellectual properties, including Miles the Brave and Pixel Quest, have exceeded 75 million downloads.
Where does Jim Jacob work?: Jim Jacob is Founder of Storybutton.
What companies did Jim Jacob found?: Jim Jacob founded Storybutton.
Where did Jim Jacob go to school?: Jim Jacob studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Strategic Innovation and Strategic Leadership); Malone University (Bachelor's degree, Biology); College of Lake County (Biology, General).

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Techstars mafia2,377

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Brad FeldCo-founderFounded Techstars Ventures David CummingsTechstars Boulder Accelerator 2012Founded Undaunted +7 Gleb ChuvpiloTechstars Boston Accelerator 2014Founded Thor Directed Energy +6 Fritz LanmanTechstars New York City Accelerator 2012Founded Doppler Labs +3 Ben LammMentor & InvestorFounded Breaking +3 David RipleyFounder - Selected Company (Glidera)Founded Techstars Ventures +3

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign mafia423

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Max LevchinBSFounded PayPal +2 Luke NosekBSFounded PayPal Ansuman SatpathyPhilosophyFounded Santa Ana Bio +3 David RipleyBSFounded Techstars Ventures +3 Maria FardisB.S.Founded Iovance Biotherapeutics +2 DeVaris BrownB.S.Founded Super Heroic +2

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College of Lake County mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Tamas BanAssociate of Applied Sciences - AASFounded RetMap Jacob KrupskiAssociateFounded Maestro Roy BinghamHealth and Wellness coursesFounded BDSA

Malone University mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Cory Kromer-EdwardsBachelor's degreeFounded predictXbio David J. KennedyBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Binary Defense Systems Matthew TewComputer ScienceFounded Vlipsy

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Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign868

Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VC Luke NosekCo-founder of PayPal; co-founder of Gigafund Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis Ventures Deep NisharInvestment Team at General Catalyst Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista Capital NoorPartner at Clear Ventures

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Also attended Malone University3

Cory Kromer-EdwardsFounder/CEO at predictXbio David J. KennedyDirector at Binary Defense Systems Matthew TewFounder at Vlipsy

Also attended College of Lake County3

Tamas BanCo-founder at RetMap Jacob KrupskiFounder at Maestro Roy BinghamFounder at BDSA

Shared employers

Also worked at Abbott193

Daan BoekhoudtInvestment Analyst at Cottonwood Technology Fund Claire YoonAssociate at Scale Venture Partners Mary PattonScientific Advisory Board at InnoCom Bio Equities Jim CaggianoChief Executive Officer, Evolve Biologics at Two Bear Capital Laura QuockCBO-in-Residence at Versant Ventures Charles BeyrouthyFounder & Managing Partner at Forma Prime

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Also worked at Akron Children's Hospital1

Todd PonskyChief Innovation Officer at Flare Capital Partners