Jess Zaino is an Emmy Award-winning producer, entrepreneur, cultural architect, and strategic advisor who identifies emerging cultural shifts and creates the ecosystems that bring them into the mainstream.

 

Through her consultancy, Jess Zaino Worldwide, she develops intellectual property, strategic partnerships, traditional and digital media opportunities, and growth platforms at the intersection of culture, human potential, and innovation.

 

Since 2022 she has helped Ky Dickens shepherd The Telepathy Tapes from an emerging concept and serves as Producer on the upcoming feature documentary adaptation.

 

Over the past two decades, Jess has consistently recognized what’s next while connecting the people, ideas, capital, partnerships, and media required to transform emerging movements into cultural moments.

 

Her unconventional career spans pioneering internet television at PSEUDO.com, executive producing and developing content across ABC, MTV, NBC, and BBC, co-founding the Jane Club to innovate the US childcare industry with June Diane Raphael, and leading growth, partnerships, and new business initiatives for Hearst, Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat, Issa Rae’s Hoorae, and Steph Curry’s Unanimous Media.

 

Today, her work focuses on building the next generation of media, experiences, and ventures that help shape how people connect, learn, and engage with the world around them.

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