Next Jump Explained

Next Jump is a privately-held technology and services company that provides employee engagement and rewards programs to large corporations. The firm was founded in 1994 by Charlie Kim and is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Boston, San Francisco, and London.

On May 31, 2024, co-CEOs^[1] Charlie Kim and Meghan Messenger were arrested on charges of bribing then U.S. Navy Admiral Robert P. Burke to steer government contracts to NextJump in exchange for an offer of employment.^[2]

Partnerships and acquisitions

LivingSocial

In April 2011, LivingSocial announced a partnership with Next Jump that allows LivingSocial to present its daily offers to consumers in the Next Jump network.^[3] On June 9, 2011, Next Jump introduced OO.com as the first product from this partnership. On this site, people enter their zipcode and are presented with a map showing LivingSocial deals, and get rewarded with points if they buy something.^[4] As of 2021, the partnership effort is known as WOW Perks.

Flightcaster

In January 2011, the firm acquired a start-up called FlightCaster that helps people predict flight delays.^[5]

Management style

Next Jump is featured as a case study in the 2016 book, "An Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization", as an example of a "deliberately developmental organization". Authors Kegan and Lahey say that Next Jump incorporates a number of management, coaching and teaching practices that are "organized around the simple but radical conviction that organizations will best prosper when they are more deeply aligned with people's strongest motive, which is to grow."^[6]

Navy contract scandal and CEO arrests

On May 31, 2024, former U.S. Navy admiral Robert P. Burke, who once served as Vice Chief of U.S. Naval Operations and who also took a job at Next Jump following his retirement from Navy, was arrested on bribery charges which were related to steering a Navy contract to Next Jump in exchange for a job at the company.^{[7] [8] [9]} The same day, Next Jump co-CEOs Charles Kim and Meghan Messenger were arrested as well.

External links

• • OO.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meet the Leadership Team . May 31, 2024 . Next Jump . en-US.
2. Web site: May 31, 2024 . Retired Navy Admiral and Business Executives Arrested in Connection with Alleged Bribery Scheme . May 31, 2024 . United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia . en.
3. Kris Ashton, Daily Deal Media. "LivingSocial Partners with Next Jump to Turn Up the Volume on Sales." April 13, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
4. Erick Schonfeld, TechCrunch. "Next Jump Introduces OO.com: Local Deals Powered By LivingSocial, Plus Points." Jun 9, 2011. Retrieved Jun 9, 2011.
5. Jason Kincaid, TechCrunch. "Next Jump Acquires FlightCaster, The Flight Delay Prediction Engine." Jan 10, 2011. Retrieved Jun 9, 2011.
6. Book: Kegan . Robert . Laskow Lahey . Lisa . An Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization . March 2016 . Harvard Business Review Press . 978-1625278623 . October 11, 2021.
7. News: Retired Navy Admiral and Business Executives Arrested in Connection with Alleged Bribery Scheme . 31 May 2024 . 1 June 2024.
8. Web site: Peniston . Bradley . 2024-05-31 . Former vice chief of naval operations arrested on bribery, conspiracy charges . 2024-06-01 . Defense One . en.
9. News: Former Vice Chief of Naval Operations Robert Burke Arrested by Feds on Bribery Charges. Heather. Mongolio. Sam. Lagrone. USNI News. May 31, 2024. June 1, 2024.