Leslie Bradshaw
{{Short description|American businesswoman}}
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Leslie Ann Bradshaw, an American businesswoman, is the former chief operating officer, president and co-founder of JESS3. She received recognition for her work at JESS3, including being named by Fast Company as one of the top female executives in the technology industry. Bradshaw is a partner in her family's vineyards, Bradshaw Vineyards. In January 2013, she became the chief operating officer of technology startup Guide, which has since folded.
Early life and education
Bradshaw was born in Carson City, Nevada and spent her early years on a family farm in Oregon. She studied economics, gender and anthropology at the University of Chicago and graduated in 2004 with a B.A. as a Phi Beta Kappa graduate.{{cite web |url=http://it-jobs.fins.com/Articles/SB130109039355997935/Tech-s-Top-Women-Under-30 |title=Tech's Top Women Under 30 |work=WSJ Fins |author=Shareen Pathak |date=April 13, 2011 |accessdate=October 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903110909/http://it-jobs.fins.com/Articles/SB130109039355997935/Tech-s-Top-Women-Under-30 |archive-date=September 3, 2011 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://blogs.forbes.com/people/lesliebradshaw/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930080324/http://blogs.forbes.com/people/lesliebradshaw/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 30, 2011 |title=Leslie Bradshaw |work=Forbes |publisher= |accessdate=10 October 2011}}
Career
=Early career=
Bradshaw's early career in communications included a producing role at The McLaughlin Group and new media projects with C-SPAN and National Journal. She began working in social media while at her second job in Washington, D.C., when she began monitoring Facebook for a client as none of her colleagues had access to the site at that time. Bradshaw built on this advantage by developing her knowledge of social media, in particular through early adoption of new platforms.
=JESS3=
In 2007, Bradshaw and Jesse Thomas co-founded JESS3, a creative agency specializing in social media marketing, branding, web design and data visualization{{cite web |url=http://www.splashlife.com/article/30-under-30-social-media-titans?page=7
|title=30 Under 30 Social Media Titans |date=August 30, 2011 |work=Splashlife |accessdate=October 10, 2011}} Bradshaw was the president and chief operating officer, managing the company's operations{{cite news |url=http://www.fastcompany.com/women-in-tech/2011/executives/leslie-bradshaw |title=2011 The Most Influential Women in Technology |work=Fast Company |year=2011 |accessdate=October 10, 2011}} and consulting on social media engagement strategies for companies including Nike and Intel.{{cite web |url=http://fitfluential.com/about/board-of-advisors/ |title=Board of Advisors |work=FitFluential.com |accessdate=October 11, 2011}} According to a 2011 profile, Bradshaw "played a key role" in increasing revenues at JESS3 by 4000% from 2007 to 2011. Under her leadership the firm grew to over 27 employees{{cite news |title=Value Added: An exchange program for entrepreneurs |author=Thomas Heath |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/value-added-an-exchange-program-for-entrepreneurs/2011/10/13/gIQA9hHPpL_story_1.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=13 October 2011 |accessdate=18 October 2011}} based principally in the United States and United Kingdom. {{as of|2011|10}}, major JESS3 clients have included Samsung, Facebook, Google and The Economist.{{cite web |url=http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/jesse-thomas-of-jess3-discusses-inspiration-team-players-and-his-future-strategy.html |title=Jesse Thomas of JESS3 discusses inspiration, team players and his future strategy |author=Kyana Gordon |date=22 March 2011 |work=psfk.com |publisher= |accessdate=18 October 2011}} Bradshaw left JESS3 in December 2012.{{cite news |title=Leslie Bradshaw leaves JESS3, starts afresh as COO of Guide |author=Kira M. Newman |url=http://tech.co/leslie-bradshaw-leaves-jess3-starts-afresh-as-coo-of-guide-2013-01 |work=Tech Cocktail |date=16 January 2013 |accessdate=17 January 2013}}
=Guide=
In January 2013, Bradshaw joined Guide, a technology startup developing an app to translate text from online news sources and blogs into streaming audio and video.{{cite news |title=Social innovator Leslie Bradshaw joins new venture transforming text into living video |author=Eric Pfeiffer |url=https://news.yahoo.com/social-innovator-leslie-bradshaw-joins-new-venture-transforming-text-into-living-video-181347518.html |work=Yahoo! News |date=16 January 2013 |accessdate=17 January 2013}}{{cite news |title=Three Reasons Why Startups Are the New MBA |author=Nisha Chittal |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nisha-chittal/startup-mba-degrees_b_2482396.html |work=Huffington Post |date=16 January 2013 |accessdate=17 January 2013}} She is the company's chief operating officer.
=Other roles=
Bradshaw speaks{{where|date=May 2017}}{{when|date=May 2017}} on social media and its impact on design.
She is also involved in the management and operations of her family's vineyard, Bradshaw Vineyards, in Oregon's Willamette Valley. She helped to establish the vineyard and is a partner in the business.
=Awards and recognition=
Bradshaw has received recognition from industry press, including being named as one of Fast Company
|date=September 22, 2011 |language=Portuguese |trans-title=Discover the powerful women in technology |work=Terra |accessdate=October 10, 2011 }} In 2012, Bradshaw’s work at JESS3 led Inc. to name her one of the top 30 entrepreneurs under 30.{{cite web |url=http://www.inc.com/30under30/jj-mccorvey/jesse-thomas-and-leslie-bradshaw-founders-of-jess3.html |title=JESS3 Couple Figures Out the Big Picture |author=J.J. McCorvey |date=2 July 2012 |publisher=Inc. Magazine |accessdate=2 August 2012}} Also that year, she was featured by Mashable in its list of 44 "accomplished female founders".{{cite news |title=44 Female Founders Every Entrepreneur Should Know |author=Lauren Drell |date=6 August 2012 |work=Mashable |url=http://mashable.com/2012/08/06/female-founders/ |accessdate=9 August 2012}}
References
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External links
- {{C-SPAN|1029760}}
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Category:People from Carson City, Nevada
Category:University of Chicago alumni
Category:American women in business
Category:American public relations people