Tom Coburn, CEO & Founder of Jebbit, Has the Best Job He Never Wanted

Evolving Your Workplace · Jun 2, 2022 · 47m

We could have been calling Tom Coburn, Dr. Coburn because he only wanted to follow in his grandfather’s footsteps as a biology student at Boston College. Instead, in 2011 while still students, Tom and his buddies entered a business plan competition in hopes of winning ten thousand dollars. On their second try, they won by presenting a version of what became Jebbit based on an “aha” moment Tom had while ignoring an ad during a television show on Hulu. That led to distinctions, awards, recognition such as being named one CNBC’s Top 25 Most Promising Companies, Best Tech Culture in Boston in…