haukur jónsson

chief executive officer and co founder

About

Tech geek and a serious startup fan! Running my own companies (as a partner/ co owner) for over 10 years. Sold two and started my newest venture at the end of 2014 (Smart.Guide, guides.is) Strongly believe in making something new and innovative is the key to success. Focused on working for/with companies i'm a partner/owner of.

Country

iceland

City

iceland

Industry

computer software

Skill

start ups, business strategy, entrepreneurship, management, mobile devices, marketing strategy, telecommunications, solution selling, e commerce, sales management, it strategy, product management, new business development, strategic planning, social media, sales, online marketing, web development, mobile technology, web analytics, web applications, operations management, scrum, social media marketing, project management, marketing, business development

Experience

sales and marketing manager

pizza hornið

2010-2 - 2011-11 · 1 yr 10 mos

We started a chain of 3 pizza places in Iceland. Very fun to learn about the fast food industry. Sold the company to one of our early employees.

corporate sales representative

vodafone iceland

2007-1 - 2012-1 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Servicing current costumers and bringing in new costumers- Selling and helping my clients with all there telecom and tech issues.

chief operating officer and chief operations officer

247 miðlar

2012-1 - 2015-2 · 3 yrs 2 mos

A company that we founded, based on another company i was an employee at (Sales manager), changing the way FM radio was done in Iceland. Started KissFM in Iceland, and had 2 other popular radio stations, FlashBack and FMXtra. I was one of the owners and co-founder.

sales and marketing manager

daytrip factroy

2015-5 - Present · 11 yrs 5 mos

Daytripfactroy.com is a new solution in specialized day tours. Starting with Iceland and then moving quickly to other country's around the globe.

chief executive officer

guides.is

2014-12 - Present · 11 yrs 10 mos

Guides.is is the Home of the connected guide. Connecting tour guides and tour operators in a way that has not been done before.

chief executive officer and co founder

smart.guide

2014-12 - Present · 11 yrs 10 mos

Linking the curious traveler with the best local knowledge available. Working on building the biggest guide database in the world. Making it easy for anyone looking for a professional guide (or a pre-screened local expert) to maximize their time at a new and exciting location. We have build the largest guide database in Iceland under our initial brand, Guides.is, and are now taking our success and experience world wide. Making travel more efficient and fun for everyone. We aim at using the best technology commercially available and being truly innovative in our solutions. Http://smart.guide