Honored as one of Business Insider’s 30 Most Creative Women in Advertising, celebrated Advertising Working Mother of the Year and winner of the 3% Conference Three Cheers Award for her commitment to making the industry a more equitable place.
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Creative Aerialist
Jean is ruthlessly committed to creating impact and changing culture. Connecting the dots to build and grow brands, creative strategy, culture, capabilities, diverse talent and award winning ideas. Winning hearts, minds, spirits and wallets. A strategic leader fluent in both Agency and Brand, she is an expert in the business of creativity. Elevating creative excellence, efficacy and efficiency.
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Creative Force For Good
Using the power of creativity to create business impact and inspire change. Partnering with mission driven brands to make the world a healthier, more equitable, more sustainable, more beautiful place. Jean is a servant leader committed to creating psychologically safe cultures where creativity, curiosity and innovation thrive. A champion of regenerative creativity, collaboration and evolution.
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Creative Lighthouse
Her super power? Making others feel safe navigating choppy waters. Shining a light on opportunity, on reasons to believe, on a new way of seeing. She is calm in the storm. Fractional Chief Creative Officer. Brand Advisor. Non Profit Board Member. Mother of two adult-ish daughters. LA based native New Yorker with a hobo laugh. Jean is unapologetically optimistic and happiest in, on or near the water.
Brands
Agencies
Walmart / Chief Creative Officer
As the Fortune #1 brand’s first CCO, elevated creative excellence, efficacy and efficiency across all owned, paid, shared campaigns, content and customer experiences.
Disney / VP Global Creative
Lead Creativity, Innovation, Digital Integration and Design. Evolving in-house creative service team into award winning agency. Championing diverse talent, growing capabilities and culture.
The Board / Fractional Chief Creative Officer A collective of coveted business experts partnering with Brands to launch, pivot, drive growth and innovate. Filling talent gaps and building new creative capabilities.
DDB Chicago / ECD
American Cancer Society, Kohler, McDonalds, Safeway
Merkey + Partners / GCD
Arby’s, AXA, Dave & Busters, Ruth’s Chris
BBDO / GCD
Pepsi, Sierra Mist, AOL
M&C Saatchi / CD / NY Founding Partner
British Airways, Packard Bell
BBDO / ACD
Pepsi, Pepsi International
Saatchi & Saatchi / AD
British Airways, Northwest Airlines, Burger King
Awards
3% 3 Cheers Award / Ad Council Gold Bell / Addy Awards / Advertising Working Mother of the Year / AICP MOMA Permanent Collection / Art Directors Club / Cannes Lions / Effies / Jay Chiat Awards / London Festival / Luerzers Archive / Mobius / New York Festival / One Show / Shorty Awards / USA Today Top Ten / Webbys / Women In Film Chicago
Juries
AICP / Association of National Advertisers / Art Directors Club / Cannes Glass Lion / Clios / The Drum Marketing Awards / Effies / NY Festival / One Club Design - In-House - Next Creative Leaders - Young Guns
Mentorships
Cannes Lions
See It Be it Mentor 2025
Hue
Diversity Mentor 2024
Disney
Brave Marketing Executive Mentor 2021