Jory Des Jardins has spent her career at the frontier — building businesses, establishing new markets, and helping organizations grow in ways that last. As co-founder of BlogHer, she helped pioneer the creator economy before it had a name, establishing the first scalable business model for women’s influence online and setting the standard for how brands partner across the creator ecosystem. BlogHer’s exit to SheKnows Media (now SHE Media) in 2014 cemented its place as one of the defining platforms of its era.

Since then, Jory has brought that same instinct for market timing and community-driven growth to her advisory work, partnering with companies like AboveBoard, Scope AR, Countable, Atsign, and Brain Health Accelerator to sharpen their go-to-market strategies and scale with intention. Her experience spans stints at AWS and ConsenSys, giving her fluency across cloud infrastructure, Web3, and emerging technology ecosystems. Most recently, she founded Optionality, a community for experienced professionals navigating new work models — a reflection of her ongoing commitment to building human-centered networks at moments of transition.

Jory is also an increasingly sought-after voice on AI transformation, with a perspective that goes beyond productivity gains. She believes sustainable AI adoption requires addressing the human systems it disrupts — the culture, workflows, and leadership behaviors that determine whether change takes hold or stalls. She speaks and writes on this intersection of AI strategy and organizational readiness, helping leaders move from experimentation to durable transformation.