JJ Ramberg
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Born | Jennifer Jill Ramberg |
Nationality | American |
Education | Duke University (B.A.) Stanford Business School (M.B.A.) |
Occupation | Television news host |
Spouse | Scott Glass |
Children | 3 |
Jennifer Jill "JJ" Ramberg is an entrepreneur, author, and television news host. She previously hosted MSNBC's weekend business program Your Business,[1] which aired Sunday mornings at 7:30 ET with repeats on the following Saturday at 5:30 a.m.
Biography
[edit]Ramberg was born to a Jewish family[2] the daughter of Constance "Connie" (née Rudow) and Max Ramberg.[3] She is a third-generation entrepreneur, with her paternal grandfather immigrating to the United States from Mexico first working as a peddler of pots and pans before opening a furniture store, a storage business, a document storage business, and a real estate firm; her father expanded the businesses.[4] Her maternal grandfather founded numerous companies including a tropical fish company, a tire distribution company, and was the first person to bring frozen pizza to California.[4] In 1988, her mother and brother, Ken, founded JOBTRAK, a job listing and resume database for college students, which they sold to Monster.com in 2000.[4][5]
In 1992, Ramberg graduated cum laude from Duke University with a bachelor of arts degree in English. She graduated with an MBA from Stanford Business School. In November 2005, Ramberg and her brother Ken founded the charitable search engine GoodSearch.[4]
Ramberg began her television career at NBC News, where she was an associate producer for Dateline NBC. Ramberg next joined CNN as a business reporter, covering the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. She also hosted the daytime talk program The Flipside on CNNfn.[1] In 2006, Ramberg moved to MSNBC and began hosting Your Business. The program aired its last episode in December 2018, one month after Ramberg announced her departure.[6] Concurrent with her tenure at MSNBC, she hosted the podcast Been There Built That.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Ramberg is married to architect Scott Glass; the couple lives in Brooklyn[8][9] with their three children.[10]
Works
[edit]- Ramberg, JJ; Everson, Lisa; Silverstein, Fred (2012). It's Your Business: 183 Essential Tips that Will Transform Your Small Business. Business Plus. ISBN 978-1-455-50900-3.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "JJ Ramberg". MSNBC. Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ^ "Jewish Women International honors ten Women to Watch, exceptional Jewish women leaders from across the United States - JJ Ramberg speaks at JWI's 2009 Women to Watch gala event". Jewish Women International. December 10, 2009. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19.
- ^ Erika, Rasmusson Janes (October 10, 2016). "Give to charity just by searching the Web An Internet search engine aims to make philanthropy as easy as surfing the Web". CNN Money.
- ^ a b c d Hearing Before the Committee on Small Business — Statement of J.J. Ramberg (PDF) (Report). May 11, 2016. p. 32.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Interview with Ken Ramberg, Founder, GoodSearch.com". Socaltech. January 23, 2006. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007.
- ^ Haring, Bruce (November 6, 2018). "MSNBC Ends 'Your Business' As Host J.J. Ramberg Departs At End Of Year". Deadline.
- ^ "Been There. Built That". Chartable. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ ""Your Business" is JJ Ramberg's Business". Home Business Magazine. January 13, 2013.
- ^ Lauren, DeCarlo (February 5, 2015). "The Guaranteed-to-Be-Great Vacation". Conde Naste Traveler.
- ^ Daskal, Lolly (June 19, 2017). "This Brother and Sister Team Will Make You Feel Good About Spending Money Online". Inc.
External links
[edit]Media related to JJ Ramberg at Wikimedia Commons
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