Jess Zafarris
Trailblazer · DISC type DIJess Zafarris is an author, speaker, and content director specializing in etymology, language, and communications. A graduate of DePaul University and the University of Colorado Boulder, she has held leadership roles at Adweek, Writers Digest, and Ragan Communications. People often describe her as a "dynamo, " "savvy, " "sharp, " and "fierce" media professional with a relentless work ethic.
Her passion for word origins extends beyond her professional work into her popular "Useless Etymology" social media channels, blog, and the "Words Unravelled" podcast. Outside of linguistics, she is an avid enthusiast of Tabletop Role-Playing Games (TTRPGs), contributing to books and speaking on the topic.
Unique fact: Jess has built a devoted following of hundreds of thousands of fans on social media who tune in to hear her discuss word origins.
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