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Jacob & Co. is an American privately held jewelry and wristwatch retailer founded in 1986 by diamond designer Jacob Arabo. [1] Its flagship boutique and corporate headquarters are located in Manhattan , New York City .
Jacob Arabo (born Yakov Arabov; June 3, 1965) is an American jeweler and watchmaker who founded Jacob & Company in 1986 and grew it to become an international luxury brand. [3] He began strictly as a jeweler with designs that appealed to celebrities who became regular customers.
In 1968, Jacobs co-founded Linkabit Corporation with Andrew Viterbi to develop satellite encryption devices. That company merged with M/A-COM, Inc. in 1980, becoming M/A-COM Linkabit. [5] In 1985, Jacobs went on to co-found Qualcomm Inc. along with Viterbi, Harvey White, Adelia Coffman, Andrew Cohen, Klein Gilhousen, and Franklin Antonio ...
Jacob Rosenheim (also Jakob or Yaakov Rosenheim; November 5, 1870 – November 3, 1965) [1] was a German-Jewish publisher, author, and the co-founder of World Agudath Israel. [ 2 ] Biography
Jacob says the duo’s North Star—the company’s underlying mission—guided them through that early phase, and through subsequent tough decisions and moments. “The cofounder relationship can ...
Sonny Gindi, co-founder of the Century 21 department store [207] [208] Dave Gold, founder of 99 Cents Only Stores [209] Maurice Goldblatt, co-founder of the Goldblatt's department store [210] Sylvan Nathan Goldman, former Oklahoma-based supermarket chain owner; inventor of the shopping cart [211] Shira Goodman, president and CEO of Staples, Inc ...
The house was originally built in 1939 by the son of James Ford Bell, founder of General Mills, and appeared in a few scenes of the 1972 film The Heartbreak Kid not long before he bought it at age 30 for $340,000. [11] He and his wife, Alexandra Jacobs, raised five children in the home. [11] Alexandra was an accomplished artist and ...
John Whitfield Bunn (June 21, 1831 – June 7, 1920) [1] was an American corporate leader, financier, industrialist, and personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, whose work and leadership involved a broad range of institutions ranging from Midwestern railroads, international finance, and Republican Party politics, to corporate consultation, globally significant manufacturing, and the various ...