A Brief History of Jon


Copywriter & Strategist

freelancer

I’ve worked with dozens of startups in the last couple years. There isn’t a product category or business model that I haven’t seen. Put my experience to work for you.  


Techstars / Chicago

hackstar

Crafting messaging and marketing strategies for Techstars Chicago's 2013 and 2014 classes, I delivered the fast turnarounds required to keep pace with lean, agile startups.


Backstage Chicago

founder

Backstage Chicago was a web series highlighting the unheralded performers of the Windy City.

Putting out two episodes per week in a race to one hundred, my education in production, promotion and social media is best be described as trial-by-fire.


Shrug House

founder

Shrug House offers commercial and narrative video production services.

Beside video production, I dove into all of the unseen business tasks that compose the skeletal structure of entrepreneurship.


Ogilvy & Mather / LA

intern

Working on big brands like Cisco, I learned to embrace results-driven business goals over creative indulgence.


Creative Circus

student

I emerged from the wilderness that is advertising portfolio school having perfected both my brainstorming technique and the deep thinking required to pick strategies out of thin air.


Green St. Records

founder

While absorbing the marketing basics at the University of Illinois, I founded a record label. We earned press in in Billboard Magazine during the last gasp of the CD-era.