Jacob Pace
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Born | (1998-09-06) September 6, 1998 (age 25) El Paso, Texas, United States |
Title | CEO & Founder, Pace |
Jacob Pace (born September 6, 1998) is an Internet entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Pace, a digital transformation agency and venture studio.[1]
Prior to his role at Pace, he was the Chief Strategy Officer of Pearpop, a creator marketplace. He is also the founder of Flighthouse, a short-form digital content studio which was acquired by Create Music Group in 2016.[2][3][4]
Career
Pace was born in El Paso, Texas. He started his first company, a YouTube channel, when he was 14 years old to promote music that he was producing. In 2015, Pace was recruited by Create Music Group after he graduated high school to run business development in Los Angeles, California.[5] He moved to Los Angeles, California, at 16 years of age.[6]
In 2016, Pace identified digital media brand Flighthouse and led the acquisition at Create Music Group.[5][7]
In 2021, Pace was hired by Pearpop, a creator marketplace co-founded by Guy Oseary to be their Chief Strategy Officer.[8]
In 2023, Pace founded Pace, a digital transformation agency and venture studio.[9]
Awards and honors
Business
- Forbes 30 Under 30[4]
- Rolling Stone Future 25[5]
References
- ^ "Web Summit 2023 Speakers". Web Summit. November 11, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ "Flighthouse CEO Jacob Pace on building a media company on TikTok". Digiday. January 21, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "Everything You Need to Know About Flighthouse CEO Jacob Pace". Sweety High. July 9, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ a b "Jacob Pace". Forbes. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c Wang, Amy X. (September 30, 2019). "Future 25: Jacob Pace, CEO of Flighthouse". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ Wang, Amy X. (September 30, 2019). "Future 25: Jacob Pace, CEO of Flighthouse".
- ^ Finkel, Sarah. "How a 22-year-old CEO built a TikTok empire with Gen Z media brand Flighthouse". Business Insider. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ Whateley, Dan. "The CEO of TikTok media brand Flighthouse has left the company for a new role at upstart Pearpop". Business Insider. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
- ^ "Web Summit 2023 Speakers". Web Summit. November 11, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.