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Jory Des Jardins

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CXO | Fractional Executive | Advisor at Various Startups
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Jory Des Jardins is a marketing leader and entrepreneur who co-founded BlogHer, a pioneering media company for women bloggers that reached over 100 million users. With over two decades of experience, she specializes in go-to-market strategy for AI-enhanced and impact-driven technology companies. She is an alumna of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Jory is a writer and editor who has contributed to publications like Fast Company and The New York Times. A recent podcast appearance reveals a passion for helping people, especially women, design flexible, multi-dimensional lives that balance meaningful work with personal pursuits and caregiving. She lives in the Bay Area.

Unique fact: She co-founded BlogHer in 2005 to answer the question, "Where are all the women bloggers? " and grew it into one of the worlds largest communities for women in social media before exiting.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
CXO | Fractional Executive | Advisor
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Future of Work
Co-founded Optionality, a community for professionals to redefine their careers through fractional and portfolio-based work, a topic she frequently discusses in posts and interviews.
AI in Marketing
Focuses on taking "AI-powered movements to market" and shares key takeaways from industry events like the AIxMarketing Summit, emphasizing practical enterprise applications.
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Career

Work history

2016
CXO | Fractional Executive | Advisor
Various Startups
2023
Board Director
Monterey Bio Acquisition Corporation
2022 - 2023
CMO | Advisor
Countable
2021 - 2023
Fractional CMO | Advisor
AboveBoard
2020 - 2023
VC in Residence
W Fund
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Education
1990 - 1993
English
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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