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Jake Winebaum
Born1959 (age 66–67)
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder of FamilyFun magazine, Business.com, Brighter.com and
co-founder of eCompanies
SpouseCindy Weston
RelativesStanley Weston
(father-in-law)

Jake Winebaum (born 1959) is an American entrepreneur. Winebaum is the founder of FamilyFun magazine, Business.com, Brighter.com and co-founder of eCompanies and Applied Cognition.

Early life and education

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Winebaum’s father, Sumner, was an advertising executive with Young & Rubicam in New York and Europe; and his mother, Helen (née Auerbach), was a stage and television actress.[1][2] Shortly after his birth in New York City, the family moved to London, Milan and Paris before settling in Exeter, New Hampshire.[citation needed]

Winebaum attended Phillips Exeter Academy and Dartmouth College,[3] where he majored in Biology and Creative Writing and graduated cum laude in 1981.[4] He also won the Grimes Senior Writing Prize.[citation needed] At Dartmouth, Winebaum played three sports, soccer, lacrosse and alpine skiing.[5]

Career

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Early career

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While at Dartmouth in 1980, Winebaum started his first business, Same Day Fish Company.[6] He spent summers throughout high school and college working on fishing boats and started a fish processing and distribution business delivering fish and lobsters to restaurants and supermarkets throughout Northern New England.[citation needed]

He started his professional career at Fortune magazine in 1982. He then moved to Time magazine in 1983, and U.S. News & World Report in 1985 where he was instrumental in the turnaround of the magazine and in the development of the series of special issues, including USNews Best Colleges.[5] He and his wife Cindy started FamilyFun magazine with their own funds in 1991.[7] The magazine was named one of AdWeek’s Hot 5 list of magazines for 1992.[8] Winebaum sold the magazine to the Walt Disney Company in 1992.[9]

The Walt Disney Company

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While at Disney, Winebaum founded FamilyPC magazine in 1994.[10] The same year, he compiled the business plan for The Walt Disney Company’s Internet initiatives which he subsequently led. In 1995, Winebaum was named president of Disney Online.[11] As president of Disney Online, and later as Chairman of Buena Vista Internet Group, he oversaw all of Disney’s Internet businesses, including Disney.com, ABCNews.com and ESPN.com.[12]

eCompanies

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Winebaum left Disney in 1999 to co-found eCompanies, a privately held Internet incubator and venture fund, with EarthLink founder Sky Dayton.[13] The company reportedly struggled for a time when the dot-com bubble burst, but ultimately launched and funded additional companies.[14][15] Such businesses included LowerMyBills.com, which was purchased by Experian in 2005,[16] JAMDAT Mobile, which went public and was then purchased by Electronic Arts,[17] Boingo Wireless, which went public in 2011, USBX which was purchased by Imperial Capital,[18][failed verification] and Business.com which was purchased by RH Donnelly in 2007.[19][20] Winebaum served as CEO of Business.com from 2002 until its sale in 2007.

Brighter

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In January 2010, Winebaum founded Brighter.[21][22] Brighter is an online dental care resource.[23][24][25][26][27] Cigna acquired Brighter in December 2017 and, as part of the transaction, Winebaum became Cigna's Chief Digital Officer.[28]

Applied Cognition

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Winebaum co-founded Applied Cognition with Paul Dagum in December 2020 where he serves as Executive Chairman. The company is developing a device and health management platform to treat and prevent age-related decline in cognitive function.

Other activities and awards

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Winebaum serves on the board of directors of Vision to Learn and the Wood Island Life Saving Station and was Founding Chairman of Seven Arrows Elementary School.[citation needed]

Jake was named E&Y's 2018 Technology Entrepreneur of the Year in Los Angeles.[29] Jake's expertise and contributions to the Internet industry have been recognized by the Los Angeles Venture Association which inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2010,[30] Time magazine, which awarded him a place in the Top 50 Cyber Elite,[31] and Wired Magazine, which named him one of the Wired 25.[32]

Personal life

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Winebaum participates in endurance cycling and running events and Masters ski racing. He has competed in the Leadville 100, Transalp Challenge mountain bike races, Tour Transalp, and Everest Challenge road bike races multiple times, and placed 6th in the 2008 National Masters Ski Championships.[33][34] In 1986, he married Cindy Weston, daughter of G.I. Joe inventor Stanley Weston;[35] they have 2 children.

Interviews

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References

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  1. ↑ McDermott, Deborah (July 31, 2019). "Philanthropist Sumner Winebaum dies at 91, leaving a legacy in Seacoast". The Portsmouth Herald. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Helen A. Winebaum, 90, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 2, 2018". The Portsmouth Herald. October 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Jake Winebaum". chamber.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  4. ↑ "Jake Winebaum '81 | Dartmouth Alumni Magazine | March 1993". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  5. 1 2 Hansell, Saul (1998-12-13). "The One Who Waved the Internet Wand". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  6. ↑ "Jake Winebaum". yespress.io. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  7. ↑ "'90s FAMILY : The Family Hour : Kids take to computers like fish to water. New magazines help tap that interest". Los Angeles Times. 1994-09-07. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  8. ↑ "WINEBAUM NAMED PRESIDENT OF NEW DISNEY ONLINE UNIT". thefreelibrary.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  9. ↑ Carmody, Deirdre (1992-02-18). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS; It's His Baby: Publisher Thrives on Family Fun". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  10. ↑ "Disney, Ziff-Davis to start Family PC magazine - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  11. ↑ Kaplan, Karen (1995-08-24). Get Ready for Happiest Place in Cyberspace : Telecom: Disney says it will launch a family- oriented on-line network, to be headed by former magazines chief. articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  12. ↑ Archives, L. A. Times (1997-09-03). "Disney Names Exec to Oversee Internet Units". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  13. ↑ "Jacob Winebaum: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Businessweek.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  14. ↑ "Business.com Sold To RH Donnelley; Beating DJ, NYT and News Corp; Price $345 Million". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  15. ↑ Siklos, Richard. "Jake Winebaum leaves R.H. Donnelly and Business.com. - May. 2, 2008". money.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  16. ↑ "Acquisition of LowerMyBills.com by Experian for $330m plus earn-out". www.experianplc.com. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  17. ↑ "Electronic Arts Jams With Jamdat". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  18. ↑ Imperial Capital to acquire USBX
  19. ↑ Berman, Dennis K. (2007-07-26). "Master of Domain: Business.com Gets Big Payday, Again - WSJ". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  20. ↑ Swisher, Kara (2007-07-27). "Checking In With Business.com's Jake Winebaum–After the $345 Million Deal". kara.allthingsd.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  21. ↑ Barlow, Tom. "$1,000 For a Dental Crown? Maybe You Should Shop Around". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  22. ↑ "Dental Expenses: 4 Smart Tricks to Save Money - CBS MoneyWatch.com". Archived from the original on 2011-10-23. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  23. ↑ Schonfeld, Erick (2011-05-19). "From Business.com To Brighter, Jake Winebaum Introduces A DIY Dental Plan". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  24. ↑ "Brighter brings dentistry discounts to Web". CNET. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  25. ↑ Darlin, Damon (2011-05-25). "A Brighter Idea for Dentistry". Gadgetwise Blog. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  26. ↑ "Dental Tribune US - Latest dental news, webinars and events". Dental Tribune USA. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  27. ↑ Empson, Rip (2011-08-15). "Brighter Lands $8 Million From Benchmark To Bring Affordable Dental Care To The Masses | TechCrunch". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  28. ↑ "Cigna Corp. Acquires Santa Monica–Based Digital Health Technology Company Brighter Inc. | Los Angeles Business Journal". 15 December 2017.
  29. ↑ "Meet the 2018 Greater Los Angeles winners". Archived from the original on 2018-06-26.
  30. ↑ "LAVA's 7th Annual Venture Awards Dinner". web.memberclicks.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  31. ↑ "TIME Digital -- Cyber Elite - JAKE WINEBAUM". www.time.com. Archived from the original on 2000-08-19. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  32. ↑ WIRED Staff. "The Wired 25". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  33. ↑ "2010 Leadville Trail 100 results". competitor.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  34. ↑ "25 Nationen starten bei der Jeantex-TOUR-Transalp!". www.radsport-forum.de. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  35. ↑ "Cindy Joy Weston Becomes the Bride Of Jacob J. Winebaum, an Executive". The New York Times. May 18, 1986. The wedding of Cindy Joy Weston, the daughter of Stanley Weston of New York and Mrs. Sol Liebster of Great Neck, L.I., to Jacob J. Winebaum, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Winebaum of Exeter, N.H., took place yesterday at the Pierre. Rabbi Chaim Etrog officiated.
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