Jonathan Bullock — CEO
I’m known as "JB" and I build high-growth businesses using cutting-edge technology in media, telco, commerce and enterprise saas sectors. Currently I am focused building Gigantec.com I also enjoying helping other Founders, CEOs, COOs and Chief-of-Staffs in late stage scale-ups, growth equity companies and corporate innovators to become more high-performing individually and unlocking the scaling of their business strategy and operations. Learn more at Highliner's website and also on www.iamJB.com I occasionally angel invest as well, but before you ping me your pitch is only in niche deep-tech martech and non-FS saas solutions. :-) Previously, I worked as a Founding Managing Partner and International COO for SoftBank. As part of this role, I was responsible for setting up and running the global mid and back-office operations of the $100B SoftBank Vision Fund. I also sat on a number of SoftBank's regulated investment advisory Boards, and portfolio company Boards, including Yahoo! Japan (a c$23B public company with 9,000 employees). I worked for nearly a decade at Google as Global Business Strategy Director, and it's first Chief-of-Staff. I was based in Silicon Valley through-out that time. Prior to that, I have been lucky enough to work with some amazing people across the global TMT and FMCG retail sectors. I'm a strategic leader, pragmatic operator, troubleshooter and Board Director. While I am passionate about all aspects of my job, I think my favorite part is helping an organization's leadership work out where they want to go and how to get there. When I am not helping businesses get clearer (and scarier) visions, or to build the nuts-and-bolts operations to deliver them, you can find me ski-mountaineering, losing golf balls in pretty lakes, sketching the world around me in oil pastels, counting cards (legally), or helping my daughters build robots. I have an BA and MEng from Cambridge University in Engineering & Management. Contact me: www.iamJB.com
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in SaaS and technology sectors with a focus on scaling businesses.
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
Experience: 29 yrs 3 mos
Career Highlights
- Expert in scaling high-growth businesses using technology.
- Extensive experience in leadership roles across major tech firms.
- Passionate about mentoring and coaching organizational leaders.
Work Experience
Gigantec.com
Co-Founder & CEO-COO (3 yrs 2 mos)
Highliner
Senior Partner (3 yrs 2 mos)
Black Seed VC
Investment Partner (3 yrs 2 mos)
Mubadala
COO Investments, Europe (Interim) (7 mos)
iamJB
COO | CEO | CoS | ScaleUp Coach (4 yrs 5 mos)
YahooJapan!, Brightstar and numerous VC backed Start-ups across Europe, US & Asis
Board Director (4 yrs)
SoftBank Group
COO SoftBank International (4 yrs 3 mos)
Global Strategy Director & Chief of Staff (8 yrs 11 mos)
Sky
Marketing & Strategy Director (1 yr)
Curzon & Company
Strategy Management Consultant (1 yr)
Stealth Mode Startup Company
Business Entrepreneur in Residence (1 yr)
Thomson Reuters
Director of News & Data Strategy (3 yrs)
Gemini Consulting & Services
Management Consultant (4 yrs)
Education
Master’s Degree at University of Cambridge
High School at BHASVIC (Brighton Hove & Sussex VIth Form College)