ABOUT ME
Growing up under the wide skies of rural South Texas instilled in me a deep connection with nature while outdoor sports, like tennis and surfing, taught me determination and how to work with, not against, natural forces like extreme heat, high winds, and big swells.
After starting college as a Marketing major, I followed my passion for the creative arts and moved to New York City, trading wide horizons for tall skyscrapers, I immediately fell in love with the diverse communities and cultures unique to NYC and have called it home ever since. Although, my daughters claim I will never be a real New Yorker because I wasn’t born here, in their eyes I’ll always be their Texan mom.
Adventure and curiosity have shaped my life. I spent a year in Paris studying art history, where I immersed myself in French language and deepened my understanding of how culture, our technologies and objects shape our understanding of the world. My curiosity about what is possible, led me to launch a design start-up as mother of two year old and two month old daughters. Adventure and an innate desire to help scale people and planet first innovations, led me to tech consulting after completing an MBA specializing in Global Sustainability.
My work has consistently focused on a story of transformation. Personal transformation was a focus as a stylist and designer, where my clients’ trusted their appearances to me in one on one consultations. As a workshop facilitator, I curate group activities and teach creative leadership skills that transform how professionals work together in teams. Additionally, as a digital workplace consultant, the design of a workplace becomes the fertile soil where change is able to take root and grow, transforming entire organizations.
As a wife and mother of two teenage daughters — we split our family time between NYC art shows, dancing, and live music, while restoring a historic farmhouse upstate, where I garden, hike and enjoy making things with my hands. With my mini Golden-doodle Billie, always by my side, I spend a few hours every week connecting the housing insecure in Washington Square Park to safe havens that support transitions into more secure lifestyles.
Whether designing, building businesses, or exploring the world, I’m driven by creative connections — to nature, people and ideas. I believe the best solutions come from curiosity, creativity and an open heart.
Jessica taking Billie for a walk in upstate NY where she spends weekends with her husband and two daughters.
DESIGN STRATEGY
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
—Albert Einstein”
AI and machine learning will speed up the delivery of data and insights, allowing people in business to focus more on creative ways to adapt products and services to the delight of our ultimate customer, people and planet.
TRANSFORMATION
“True happiness... is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
—Helen Keller”
Transformation is a duel process that, first, recognizes what has purpose and, second, creates space for what is ready to emerge.
ADAPTATION
““The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.”
— Amelia Earhart”
Our natural ecosystems evolve and, so should too, how we work. Today’s climate risks and technology advancements require consistent adaptation to maintain relevance. Systemic change starts with ourselves, meaning connection and inclusive collaboration will lead us towards desired future outcomes.
“To deliver consistent growth over time, companies need a big mindset shift: Leaders need to focus less on tactics for achieving short-term growth and more on building a fundamental engine of long-term growth.”
