• DETECT MAGIC exists to help leaders and brands unleash their greatest superpowers and deftly navigate the gauntlet of business, creativity and being human.

  • I partner with executives, entrepreneurs and organizations who believe in the power of creativity and want to build brands that people love and highly value.

  • We turn big dreams and bold ideas into sustainable plans to make them a reality.

TOGETHER, WE CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR GAME-CHANGING CREATIVITY TO THRIVE

CAPTURE AND BUILD ON WHAT SETS YOU APART AND MAKES YOU UNIQUELY VALUABLE

NURTURE PARTNERSHIPS, TEAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF MAGIC

DEVELOP TANGIBLE PLANS TO SEIZE OPPORTUNITIES AND OVERCOME OBSTACLES

ENTREPRENEURSHIP &
CREATIVE PURSUITS

Turn your most important dreams and ideas into powerful and sustainable plans to make them real.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
& EXECUTIVE COACHING

Attune to your strengths, hone your instincts and develop strategies that inspire and bring people along.

BRAND & AGENCY
CONSULTING

Lay the foundation for extraordinary creativity, innovation and powerful results.

HI, I’M JESS.

I’ve spent 25 years transforming brands and businesses, developing world-class creative campaigns and nurturing teams and environments in which people could do their most inspired and innovative work.

As the founder of DETECT MAGIC, I now serve as a coach and consultant to creatively-driven leaders, entrepreneurs and organizations that thrive on bold ideas and want to remove obstacles from their path.

I’m on a mission to help talented people bring more inspiration, joy and creative bravery into their work (and the world).

  • • Hudson Institute of Coaching, Certified Coach

    • Co-Active Institute Trained Coach

    • Certificate in Change Leadership, eCornell University, 2016

  • PRESIDENT/MANAGING DIRECTOR, WIEDEN + KENNEDY PORTLAND (3/2020-12/2022)

    • Responsible for the output, vision, growth, P+L, future-proofing and overall company culture of the headquarters for one of the world’s most highly-regarded advertising agencies.

    • Led the Portland office- 500+ employees and over $140MM in revenue - through some of the most challenging years in its history, beginning with the onset of the pandemic.

    PRESIDENT, 72ANDSUNNY NYC (3/2018-3/2020)

    • Was brought in to work with my partners to take the creative culture, creative output and overall business development of 72’s fledgling office in Brooklyn, NY to the next level.

    DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES, WIEDEN + KENNEDY PORTLAND

    • Oversaw the agency’s Brand Management discipline and department- and worked to establish new best practices for how our client relationships would be built and maintained.

    • Co-led a global Stakeholder POV on the agency’s approach to Talent including how we attract, grow and retain the best creative talent across disciplines.

    GROUP BRAND DIRECTOR, WIEDEN + KENNEDY PORTLAND

    • Old Spice Global (2006-2015): Led the brand transformation that resulted in one of the most remarkable case studies and most beloved campaigns of all time- as well as year after year of award-winning and innovative work with respect to digital, social, entertainment and media integration.

    • KFC (2013 - 2016): Brought the business into the agency and led the initial stages of the all-encompassing brand transformation that ended ten years of decline and restored the brand to growth and relevance.