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General Information

Websitekrisjones.com
Blogkrisjones.com
Twitter@krisjonescom
BirthplaceKingston, PA
Birthdate12/16/75

Degrees

Pennsylvania State University, B.A. 1998
Psychology
Villanova University, M.S. 2000
Experimental Clinical Psychology
Albany Law School, J.D. 2003
Governmental Law

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Kristopher B. Jones

Kristopher B. Jones is an internet marketing veteran and best-selling author with over 12 years of internet experience.

Kris is the former President and CEO of Pepperjam, a full-service internet marketing agency and affiliate network he founded in 1999 and sold to GSI Commerce in 2009, which was later acquired by eBay (NASDAQ – EBAY) in 2011. Kristopher is a frequent keynote speaker, panelist, and moderator at leading national and international interactive marketing and technology conferences. In addition to speaking to business owners and fellow technology buffs, Kristopher has delivered dozens of inspirational speeches to thousands of college students at prestigious colleges and universities around the United States.

Among numerous other notable achievements while President & CEO of Pepperjam, the company was recognized for three consecutive years by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing privately held companies in the United States of America (2006, 2007, 2008).

Kristopher is the author of the best-selling book: “Search-Engine Optimization: Your Visual Blueprint to Effective Internet Marketing,”which was the top selling book of 2008 and 2009 on search marketing. Kris recently completed the Second Edition of the book, entitled ” SEO Visual Blueprint – Second Edition, which was published by Wiley and available at all major bookstores throughout the United States, Europe, and Canada.

Kristopher was recognized in 2008 as a finalist for the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and was a previous Entrepreneur of the Year by Bank of America (2005). Jones has been recognized as one of the “Top 20″ Business Leaders in Northeastern, Pennsylvania under the age of 40 by two separate organizations.

Kristopher received a Bachelor of Arts from the Pennsylvania State University, a Master of Science from Villanova University, and a Juris Doctorate from Albany Law School.

Kris is married to Robyn Jones and resides in Shavertown, PA with their sons Kris Jr. and Jackson, daughter Lauren, English Bulldog Roxy, French Bulldog Bentley, himalayan cat Persy, and two dozen large Koi fish.

Milestones

Investments

Company Date Round Size Participants
Yumm.com 4/11Angel$50k1
APPEK Mobile Apps 3/11Angel$50k1
Highlighter 10/10Seed$100k2
KBJ Capital 4/10Seed$1M1

Videos

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PBS Interview - Kristopher B. Jones

Added: 7/11/10
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Kristopher B. Jones - The Allan P. Kirby Center Lecture Series Keynote

Added: 7/11/10
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Appearance on Next Internet Millionaire Reality Show

Added: 7/11/10

Sources

    GSI Commerce Acquires Pepperjam (gsicommerce.com) [edit]
    eBay Buying E-Commerce Company GSI Commerce For $2.4 Billion (articles.businessinsider.com) [edit]
  1. KBJ Capital / Kris Jones Invests $50,000 in Yumm.com (kbjcapital.com) [edit]
  2. Kris Jones / KBJ Capital Announce $50,000 Investment in B2B Mobile App Development Company APPEK Mobile Apps (krisjones.com) [edit]
  3. Pepperjam Founder Announces Launch of KBJ Capital with $100,000 Angel Investment in Highlighter.com (krisjones.com) [edit]
  4. Pepperjam Founder Announces Launch of KBJ Capital... (krisjones.com) [edit]
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