Jon Ardrey - CEO & Founder

Jon was raised in Boston, is a graduate of Harvard University and has worked in Brand & Business Strategy for the last 15 years. Jon founded StoryDesign in 2009 to create bespoke brand and business strategy solutions without any creative execution or media channel bias. Clients have included Google, Hulu, Warner Bros. Discovery, NBCUniversal, Sweetgreen and JPMorganChase. Jon helps founders and executives put brand-powered strategies at the center of business decisions - moving brand beyond marketing and into action via the development of new product lines, service offerings, and growth initiatives. He specializes in innovation and business transition projects, helping companies develop brand architecture, build internal strategic teams, and implement insight and brand operational frameworks across business units. He also invests in and advises a number of emerging companies.

Jon serves as a strategic advisor to the founders of: