Jan Rezab (born January 12, 1987) is a Czech Internet entrepreneur. In 2001, Rezab Founded Redboss, a mobile games company, and in 2008 he founded Socialbakers, a social media analytics company. He appeared on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2015. History Rezab was born and raised in Pilsen, Czech Republic. He left high school at the age of 16 to start his first company, Redboss. Along with founders Jiri Voves, Martin Homolka, and Lukas Maixner, Jan started Socialbakers in 2008. Since then, Socialbakers has raised over $30 million in funding. In 2014, he invested $600,000 in Gamee, a mobile games social network founded by Bozena Rezab, Jan's wife. In 2016, Jan Rezab was appointed as an Executive Director of Goodbaby International, the durable juvenile products company that is listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Socialbakers Rezab founded Socialbakers in 2008 and expanded the business internationally during his 7 years as CEO. In October 2015, Rezab was appointed Executive Chairman of Socialbakers. Today, Socialbakers has offices in 11 countries and a headcount of 350 employees. In 2012, during Rezab's tenure, Socialbakers created a standard for measuring customer service over social media called "Socially Devoted", and in 2015 participated in building the Media Rating Council's social media measurement guidelines. Public Speaking & Conferences Jan Rezab has spoken at numerous conferences, including TEDx, Forbes CMO Summit 2015, Mobile World Congress, 4YFN, NATO Summit, TheNextWeb conference, LeWeb, Social Media Week, Adtech, and at Harvard, Stanford. In addition, Rezab has been quoted and featured in global publications likeForbes, Fortune, and Wall Street Journal. Jan also organizes and has opening keynote on award-winning ENGAGE Prague conference, one of the biggest social media events in the world with over 1000 people, where NASA, LEGO, Disney, and other companies and celebrities like John Sculley, Bethany Mota, and Alfie Deyes spoke over the years. Awards * Named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list at the age of 27. * Named Ernst & Young Young Entrepreneur of the year in Czech Republic.
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