Jeb was born in Chicago but moved to South Bend, Indiana when he was 6. Childhood was spent fidgeting at school, raising tadpoles in pools while building go karts and tree forts in the rain.
Growing up it seemed that starting a business was the furthest thing from Jeb’s mind. After graduating with an English degree from IU in 1996, Jeb moved to Chicago to live in a ballroom with some friends, work odd jobs and play music. This lost weekend turned into a two year stretch that brought Jeb to Indianapolis in 1998.
Finally the business bug bit. In 1999, Jeb discovered eBay. A few months and a large record collection later and StuffE was launched. It should be noted that said record collection also inaugurated Jeb’s record collecting habit which he has yet to kick. His vinyl collection clocks in around 3000 albums. After building StuffE into a mildly successful eBay consignment business he partnered with Dan Ripley to launch Antique Helper, an online auction house that married Dan’s knowledge and network with Jeb’s online auction systems.
In the mean time, Jeb and fellow Antique Helper employee Joe Downey collaborated on building Musical Family Tree, an online archive of Indiana music, which was founded in January of 2004. By the end of 2005, Antique Helper had grown into a successful business with $3 million in annual sales, but Jeb decided it was time to move on. Antiques were fun but the internet was calling.
In 2006 Jeb and Joe founded SmallBox, landing NUVO Newsweekly as their first client. As the company grew it moved beyond websites to become a fully integrated web marketing company. In early 2012, Jeb began to lead the company towards deeper consulting engagements with a focus on organizational alignment.
In early 2017 Jeb has taken on a new role as CEO of Boardable, a board management software company he co-founded with several others including fellow SmallBox co-founder Joe Downey. Jeb splits his time between SmallBox and Boardable which are both housed in the same historic building in Broad Ripple Indianapolis.
Jeb is very happily married to the amazing Jenny Banner and they have three strong, smart and bold girls. They live about 4 miles north of Broad Ripple in the Nora neighborhood.
Other Notables
- Co-founder and CEO of Boardable
- Co-founder Speak Easy
- Co-founder Springboard Marketing
- Co-owner Joyful Noise Recordings
- Co-owner BrainTwins
- Co-owner Antique Helper Auctions
- Co-owner Twin Mono Airbnb & Recording Studio
- Founder Musical Family Tree
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