Jennifer Jill "JJ" Ramberg is an entrepreneur, author, and television news host. She previously hosted MSNBC's weekend business program Your Business,[1] which aired Sunday mornings at 7:30 ET with repeats on the following Saturday at 5:30 a.m.

JJ Ramberg
J. J. Ramberg in 2012
Born
Jennifer Jill Ramberg
NationalityAmerican
EducationDuke University (B.A.)
Stanford Business School (M.B.A.)
OccupationTelevision news host
SpouseScott Glass
Children3

Biography

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Ramberg was born to a Jewish family[2] the daughter of Constance "Connie" (née Rudow) and Max Ramberg.[3] She is a third-generation entrepreneur, with her paternal grandfather immigrating to the United States from Mexico first working as a peddler of pots and pans before opening a furniture store, a storage business, a document storage business, and a real estate firm; her father expanded the businesses.[4] Her maternal grandfather founded numerous companies including a tropical fish company, a tire distribution company, and was the first person to bring frozen pizza to California.[4] In 1988, her mother and brother, Ken, founded JOBTRAK, a job listing and resume database for college students, which they sold to Monster.com in 2000.[4][5]

In 1992, Ramberg graduated cum laude from Duke University with a bachelor of arts degree in English. She graduated with an MBA from Stanford Business School. In November 2005, Ramberg and her brother Ken founded the charitable search engine GoodSearch.[4]

Ramberg began her television career at NBC News, where she was an associate producer for Dateline NBC. Ramberg next joined CNN as a business reporter, covering the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. She also hosted the daytime talk program The Flipside on CNNfn.[1] In 2006, Ramberg moved to MSNBC and began hosting Your Business. The program aired its last episode in December 2018, one month after Ramberg announced her departure.[6] Concurrent with her tenure at MSNBC, she hosted the podcast Been There Built That.[7]

Personal life

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Ramberg is married to architect Scott Glass; the couple lives in Brooklyn[8][9] with their three children.[10]

Works

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  • Ramberg, JJ; Everson, Lisa; Silverstein, Fred (2012). It's Your Business: 183 Essential Tips that Will Transform Your Small Business. Business Plus. ISBN 978-1-455-50900-3.

References

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  1. ^ a b "JJ Ramberg". MSNBC. Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
  2. ^ "Jewish Women International honors ten Women to Watch, exceptional Jewish women leaders from across the United States - JJ Ramberg speaks at JWI's 2009 Women to Watch gala event". Jewish Women International. December 10, 2009. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19.
  3. ^ Erika, Rasmusson Janes (October 10, 2016). "Give to charity just by searching the Web An Internet search engine aims to make philanthropy as easy as surfing the Web". CNN Money.
  4. ^ a b c d Hearing Before the Committee on Small Business — Statement of J.J. Ramberg (PDF) (Report). May 11, 2016. p. 32. {{cite report}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  5. ^ "Interview with Ken Ramberg, Founder, GoodSearch.com". Socaltech. January 23, 2006. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007.
  6. ^ Haring, Bruce (November 6, 2018). "MSNBC Ends 'Your Business' As Host J.J. Ramberg Departs At End Of Year". Deadline.
  7. ^ "Been There. Built That". Chartable. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  8. ^ ""Your Business" is JJ Ramberg's Business". Home Business Magazine. January 13, 2013.
  9. ^ Lauren, DeCarlo (February 5, 2015). "The Guaranteed-to-Be-Great Vacation". Conde Naste Traveler.
  10. ^ Daskal, Lolly (June 19, 2017). "This Brother and Sister Team Will Make You Feel Good About Spending Money Online". Inc.
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