Unofficial Title: Director of Creative Ambush(es)

Hometown: Midland, TX (but claims Houston)

Favorite part of the job: ALL. OF. IT.

Favorite book, podcast or show: Anything by Jodi Picoult or Taylor Jenkins Reid (books). NPR's daily podcast, Up First. TV: garbage reality TV that allows me to turn my brain off...

Professional super power: Building and nurturing relationships.

Causes that are near and dear to her heart: Too many to name but fiercely passionate about LGBTQ+ inclusion, women's rights, protecting democracy, human rights, combating anti-Semitism and more.

Marketing/communications hot take: I hate the Oxford Comma. This is the hill I will die on.

If you insist, you can find her "real" bio below:

Our leading mind, Jenny Gustafson, serves as chief strategist and marketing consultant, while often overseeing project management of other vendors and/or partners as additional marketing needs come into play.

With 15+ of experience in the communications sector, specializing in public relations, strategic communications and social media strategy development and implementation, Jenny oversees the passionate team at Like Minds, who together serve as the marketing arm for clients of all sizes, acting as a true partner to help them achieve their goals.

Beginning and spending most of her career within agency settings, she quickly worked her way up from an Account Assistant to an Account Manager within just three years, where she focused on client management and strategic campaign creation, overseeing and managing internal team members, along the way. Before taking the leap to work for herself, she last served as Vice President of Sales & Special Projects at Integrate Agency, overseeing business development initiatives and helping to grow the agency from that of 3 employees to a thriving team of 25+.

Jenny has worked across a wide range of clientele from non-profit organizations and multi-unit restaurant groups to oil and gas corporations, consumer packaged goods brands and real estate giants. She revels in the opportunity to work with brands and businesses who give back to the community and make a greater impact in the world and Like Minds has given her even more opportunities to do just that!

Jenny is actively involved in the Houston community and currently serves as a Board Member for Tony's Place and a member of the Ann & Stephen Kaufman Jewish Book & Art Festival Committee. She previously served as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the Anti-Defamation League Southwest Region, Chair of Girl's Empowerment Network's We Are Girls Conference, inaugural Board Member of Second Servings and more.

Jenny was named a Houston Business Journal “Women Who Mean Business” honoree.

When not on the job, you can find Jenny volunteering with and advocating for the many non-profit organizations that she is passionate about, enjoying live music, reading (or listening to audiobooks) traveling and spending time with her husband, Eric, her son, Raegan, daughters, Margaux and Lucy, their dog, Millie Grace, and her 10 nieces and nephews.