Jessica Michaels Kane

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Jessica Michaels Kane is the founder and CEO of Bread n Butter, an award-winning Seattle and Sydney based brand strategy and design agency. 

Her conviction that great strategy, inspired design and head- turning creative cannot happen without passion, curiosity, the pursuit of excellence, and a personal commitment to the work has propelled Bread n Butter to become one of Inc Magazines, 2023, 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in the US.

For over a decade, Bread n Butter has partnered with organisations such as Microsoft, Intel, Amazon, P&G and Gates Ventures to imagine and create what’s next, develop and implement strategies that drive business’s forward, and design and build experiences that inspire and engage in an ever-evolving world; most recently as a Microsoft global strategic partner supporting the development, launch and roll out of their generative AI solution, Microsoft Copilot.

Before establishing Bread n Butter, Jessica spent over a decade in London and Paris driving innovation and growth for some of the world’s most iconic brands such as LVMH’s Christian Dior, Chanel, AT&T, Disney and more.

Her role as Senior Partner, Social and Emerging Media at WPP’s Group M in the US, saw her advise on the acquisitions of several media technology companies that revolutionised how Group M approached media planning and buying for their $2BN+ global client base.

Jessica is passionate about championing female representation at the c-suite, founder, and board levels. She enjoys guest lecturing at The University of Washingtons Foster School of Business and was thrilled to join the board of Advance.org as it allows her to focus on her second greatest love after her family, Australia.