About Jess
just the facts
I am a big nerd.
My destination was inevitable.
I’ve always loved words, stories, and books. Despite going through a few iterations of what I wanted to be when I grew up — fashion designer, Broadway star, and opera singer, to name a few — writer never fell off the list of careers. After college, with a fresh communications degree in hand, it was harder than I realized to pin down what I really wanted to do, or even what I could do. But I still had my universal truth: I have always wanted to tell stories.
Content = stories + connections
It didn’t take long after jumping into the working world with both feet to realize that making connections with people, something I took for granted as a part of my personality, was a professional strength. And not just a strength, but a skill that would become a valuable asset in my career.
So I took my love of storytelling and married it together with that talent for making connections, and I started looking for companies who needed someone like me. To my surprise, they weren’t that hard to find. That’s how I found my niche, and I’ve never looked back.
I'm more than just a marketer.
Just like everyone I know, I’m not totally defined by my career. I believe that the awesome things about a person are a huge driver behind their success at whatever they choose to do. And the most interesting thing about me definitely isn’t that I’m a great content marketer!
What else should you know about me?
- I’ve got an idea-hungry mind that is never satiated and an elephant memory for recall.
- I talk fast, and read even faster. And I read everything, from romance novels to physics textbooks.
- I’m a passionate amateur astronomer and astrophotographer with a lifelong love of space.
- I can probably beat you at Mario Kart, Street Fighter, and maybe Overwatch. I believe Tetris is a life skill.
- I may not have become an opera singer, but I trained to be one for three years. I love music and I love to sing.
- I moonlight as a local theater critic and arts journalist. I love supporting the arts communities through my writing.
- I am a technology junkie who is always on the lookout for cool new gadgets or awesome apps.
- I love alliteration, em dashes, consistent subheads, my red editing pen, and the Chicago Manual of Style.