| Key | Value |
| 1 (Best) | Through C12 Chair network (joinc12.com) |
| Age | ~84 years old (referenced in recent podcast) |
| Attio | https://app.attio.com/day-7-public-benefit-corporation/person/550d5d4d-abd7-4fae-ba0d-6be060d849c5 |
| Author | A Light Shines Bright in Babylon — A Handbook for Christian Business Owners; A Strategic Plan for Ministry; The Parable of The Janitor and the CEO |
| C12 model details | - Monthly peer advisory groups (Forums) for Christian CEOs/owners |
| Company/Organization | C12 Group (formerly The C12 Group) |
| Completeness | 82% |
| Composite Score | 82.0/100 |
| Confidence | HIGH (organizational websites, LinkedIn, 30-year public track record) |
| Coverage | 10 \ | Data Status: DATA-MODERATE (upgraded) \ | Session: S1331 \ | Date: 2026-06-14 |
| Current CEO | Mike Sharrow (since 2016) |
| Current Status | Founder Emeritus, C12 Group (semi-retired; speaking/mentoring) |
| Current focus | Chairman emeritus; legacy/mentoring; 30+ year anniversary celebrations (2022 was 30th year) |
| Data Status | RICH (52,862 bytes across sources) |
| Direct contact | - Personal website: buckjacobs.com |
| Direct? | No |
| Domain | Christian Business Leadership / Peer Advisory / Kingdom Marketplace |
| Dossier | planning/wave3-dossiers/buck-jacobs.md |
| Fact count | 22 sourced facts |
| Fallback 1 | Through C12 Chair network (joinc12.com) — local facilitators connect to headquarters. |
| Fallback 2 | Through Mike Sharrow (current C12 CEO) — operational decision-maker. |
| Fallback 3 | C12 national events/conferences — face-to-face opportunity. |
| Fallback 4 | Faith Driven Entrepreneur conferences — C12 is a featured partner. |
| Family | Married; has family he describes as "more than I deserve" |
| Full Name | Buck Jacobs |
| Full name | C.R. "Buck" Jacobs |
| Generated | 2026-06-15 |
| Harvest | planning/harvest/genesis-outreach-buck-jacobs.md |
| Hub | planning/command-center/46-buck-jacobs.md |
| Key faith signals | - Founded C12 explicitly as "The Christian 12 Group" |
| LinkedIn | linkedin.com/in/buck-jacobs-33746611/ |
| Location | Florida (C12 was originally based in Florida; national HQ now San Antonio, Texas) |
| Mined by | C3 window, S1334 LAST RUN |
| Net worth | UNVERIFIED — likely modest compared to billionaire contacts but significant influence; C12 is his life's work and legacy vehicle, not a wealth-extraction entity. |
| One-Line Read | 84-year-old pioneer of Christian CEO community; his endorsement = access to 4,900 CEOs worth $50B+ combined |
| Organization | C12 Group LLC (founded October 1992) |
| Packet | planning/excavation-packets/046-buck-jacobs_PACKET.md |
| Path Table | \ | Channel \ | Detail \ | |
| Personalized site | https://buck-jacobs.myday7.com |
| Primary | Buck's personal website (buckjacobs.com) or LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/buck-jacobs-33746611/) — he's semi-retired and accessible; a respectful, legacy-honoring direct approach. |
| Prior | Board Director & VP of Sales, S.H. Mack Company (St. Charles, Illinois — 10 years; 10x sales growth); Florida Director, Fellowship of Companies for Christ International (FCCI); CEO, The Executive Deve |
| Profile | war-room/profiles/buck-jacobs.md |
| Rank | 410 \ | Tier: Top-300 \ | Domain: Christian Business Leadership / Peer Advisory |
| Role | Founder & Chairman of the Board, C12 Business Forums (founded October 1992) |
| Search terms used | Buck Jacobs |
| Slug | buck-jacobs |
| Source | Claude conversation exports (/mnt/data/claude-export/conversations.json, /mnt/data/carter-claude-export-old/conversations.json) |
| Source Links | Dossier · Top300 · Packet · [Profile](war-room/profiles/bu |
| Sources | buckjacobs.com; joinc12.com; LinkedIn |
| Status | Active as Chairman of the Board. Likely in his 70s-80s (founded C12 in 1992 after a career spanning decades). Legacy/succession mode — Mike Sharrow runs day-to-day operations. |
| Story One — The Movement Builder | Buck Jacobs created the largest peer-learning community for Christian CEOs in the world. From one small group in 1992 to 4,900 members on 5 continents — he proved that Christian business leaders need |
| Story Two — The Executive Who Found Purpose | Before C12, Jacobs was a secular success story — CEO-level roles across multiple industries and countries, driving 10x growth. He's lived in Rome. He's managed 8,000 salespeople. He knows what the wor |
| The Hook | "You spent a lifetime proving that business could be ministry. Now the most powerful business tool ever created needs that same conviction. Your 4,900 CEOs are all choosing AI tools — should that inte |
| The recognition lens | Buck Jacobs created the infrastructure that thousands of Christian CEOs use to integrate their faith and business. He didn't just build a company; he built a movement. His book title says it all: *A L |
| Tier | Elder Statesman / Network Endorser |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-16T16:47Z |
| Top-300 Dossier | planning/top300/dossiers/buck-jacobs.md |
| UNVERIFIED | Exact age/birth year; personal net worth; wife's name; specific C12 revenue breakdown; exact number of countries; personal giving history; church membership |
| Warm Path | Through C12 leadership / Mike Sharrow (CEO). Through any C12 member (4,900 executives). Through FCCI network. Through Kingdom Advisors (overlapping membership). |
| Warmth | KNOWN |
| Warmth Score | known-via-path |
| Website | buckjacobs.com; joinc12.com |
| Why | Research profile with background, wealth, faith alignment, and engagement data. |
| Why Genesis for C12 | 1. 4,900 CEOs all adopting AI — within 18–36 months, every C12 member company will use AI daily |
| Why rank 46 | Buck Jacobs is the GODFATHER of the Christian CEO peer-advisory movement. C12 has 4,900 members across 5 continents — every serious Christian business leader in America either knows C12 or is a member |