Jess is a world-class advisor who combines expertise and approachability. She's generous with her wisdom and support, giving YC founders practical advice and a goldmine of insights.

As Head of People at Gusto (YC W12), she helped scale one of YC's most iconic company cultures. I enthusiastically recommend her to any scaling exec. Working with Jess will rapidly accelerate your development and understanding as a leader.

—Anu Hariharan, Partner, YC Continuity

Jess is fantastic! Thoughtful, empathetic, and process-driven. She is incredibly insightful and her feedback is very actionable.

Few people can get to her level of insight with just a few hours of discussion. My only regret is not being able to hire her full time.

—Zach Perret, CEO, Plaid

Working with Jess is invaluable. She’s my go-to as my role has evolved from startup leader to public company executive (and the company rocketed from $100M to $25B in market cap). She thinks about a leader holistically - from personal care to prioritization to performance - and builds confidence in your own instincts and strengths.

I am a more strategic, resilient, impactful leader because of our work together. She’s also jumped in to support team members on specific projects and actively supports strategy conversations and offsites. Jess is responsive, caring and an amazing listener. If you have the chance to work with her, don’t pass up the opportunity.

—Jacqueline Hendy, SVP People, Bill.com

Jess offers a rare combination of operational pragmatism, progressive People experience and strategic thinking. She quickly understands root causes and partners in a collaborative and flexible manner, making her a pleasure to work with and highly impactful.

Any CEO and board of a rapidly-growing company that's interested in building a thriving culture and high-performing organization would be fortunate to have Jess in their corner.

— Dasha Maggio, Partner and Head of Founder Success at Felicis Ventures

I'm deeply grateful to Jess for uplevelling my perspective on what it means to be intentional about company culture and how to translate that vision into an organization. I especially appreciated how Jess would always go the extra mile to deliver well-informed and actionable counsel, whether that involved sitting in on a team meeting or getting her hands dirty with data. If you care about people and building a world-class culture, you should work with Jess.

— Matin Movassate, Heap Analytics, Founder and Chairman

Working with Jess is one of the best investments I’ve made. Jess's coaching was invaluable as I ramped in the VC world. Portfolio companies threw problems my way that I had not experienced as an operator. She leveled me up, empowering me to advise our companies on anything People.

Jess is intelligent, a source of wisdom, and overall lovely to partner with. I'd highly recommend working with her if you're looking for an empathetic yet practical coach who will empower you to develop your own opinions.

— Natasha Katoni, Operating Partner, Amplify Partners

Jess is a fountain of knowledge and ideas on Culture, Executive Teams, and People. Her background provides unique perspective on growth start-ups managing through culture changes and transitions, building healthy executive team dynamics, and developing People teams. She is also well connected within the tech community, enabling her to bring a variety of perspectives and techniques to try in your own situation.

—Jennifer Haroon, 2x startup CFO

Jess meets you where you are. She holds space for you and holds you accountable. She has a knack for simplifying complex issues and partners with you to strategize and problem solve effectively, sharing many tools and insights along the way.

For overwhelmed or overworked leaders, especially after the last year of global crisis, working with Jess - a kind and caring mentor - is game changing. As a first time executive, I'm a more confident and capable leader thanks to our work together. If you're open to coaching, you can get a lot done together in a short period of time.

— Hillary Acer, VP of People and Culture, Osmosis