William Jakoby

William Jakoby has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies and roles. William started their career in 1997 at Norrköpings Tidningars AB, where they worked as a Telemarketing Salesperson for five years. In 2006, they briefly served as a Sales Leader at the same company. Following this, they joined IQPC as a Marketing Manager from 2007 to 2009.

From 2009 to 2016, Jakoby worked at Bonnierförlagen as a Business Developer and Project Manager. William then transitioned to BookBeat in 2016, where they held several positions. William started as a Business Developer for New Markets and worked in this role until 2017. Subsequently, they became an Expansion Manager from 2017 to 2018. William was then promoted to Director of International Expansion and held this position until 2020. Jakoby then took up the role of Head of Expansion at BookBeat from 2020 to 2022. Following this, they served as the Head of Expansion and Business Development from 2022 to 2023. Currently, they hold the position of Chief Business Development Officer at BookBeat, starting in May 2023, with no specified end date.

William Jakoby completed their Bachelor of Science (BSc) in International Economy at Luleå University of Technology from 2002 to 2005. Following this, they pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree in Entrepreneurship at the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg from 2006 to 2007.