Terry Jones

Terry Jones is an entrepreneur with a powerful message about digital disruption and innovation. Throughout the course of his career, Terry has sat as a pivotal member of many organisation which has allowed him to build detailed knowledge of the inner workings of businesses and teams, which he today shares as a keynote speaker. The author of ON Innovation and Disruption OFF, Terry shares his opinions on the ever-changing world along with how we can adapt to a digital world and post Covid-19 pandemic. As an entrepreneur and businessman, Terry is best known as the founder of Travelocity and the founding Chairman of Kayak.com.

Before founding such businesses, Terry was educated at the Denison University, upon graduation working as a travel agent. For a large portion of his career, Terry spent 24 years working for American Airlines. As an employee of American Airlines, Terry was a leading figure in the marketing and IT department of the business and was ultimately appointed as the Chief Information Officer of American Airlines for the SABRE division.

It was during his time at American Airlines that Terry founded Travelocity, initially managing a team of six before coming CEO of Travelocity and raking in billions of dollars in sales for the travel industry. Once Travelocity.com moved to private management, Terry left the company to become a founding chairman of Kayak.com once more revolutionising the travel industry market. Since leaving Kayak.com in 2013, Terry has committed his time to act as a Managing Principal of ON Inc. With ON Inc, Terry is working to help companies have a better understanding of technology and to transition into the digital world.

Now, Terry is frequently booked as a speaker for both in-person and virtual events. His time as an entrepreneur and working with American Airlines have allowed Terry to build concise knowledge of business, innovation and digital disruption which he shares as a speaker. A thought-leader of the digital world, Terry his helping businesses and organisations to adapt to the changes that technological advances have made to our world. From building a culture of innovation and generating new innovative ideas to shedding old concepts and keeping 21st-century customers satisfied, Terry covers a wealth of topics and is a highly sought after speaker.

We recently did an official exclusive interview with Terry Jones and our Director, Jack Hayes, asked him all about his time at Travelocity.com and Kayak.com, standing out as a brand and he even gave us his advice for young entrepreneurs. Read now!