Branding & design strategist Jessie McGuire was born in El Salvador and adopted by a “wholehearted feminist” single mother. She grew up exploring her creativity and getting encouragement to go to art school. After a few degrees and a slew of work experience she’s now the managing director of ThoughtMatter, where she’s fostering a culture of work worth doing, building a justifiable case for creativity and spreading the gospel of curiosity, thoughtfulness and generosity. And redesigning the constitution, nbd. Images, links and more from Jessie McGuire! Check out For the People . SUBSCRIBE - listen to Clever on any podcast app! SIGN UP - for our Substack for news, bonus content, new episode alerts VISIT - cleverpodcast.com for transcripts, images, and 200+ more episodes SAY HI! - on Instagram & LinkedIn @cleverpodcast @amydevers Please help us out by completing a short LISTENER SURVEY If you enjoy Clever we could use your support! Please consider leaving a review , making a donation, becoming a sponsor , or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you! Clever is hosted and produced by Amy Devers with editing by Rich Stroffolino , and music from El Ten Eleven . Special thanks to our sponsors! Wix Studio is a platform built for all web creators to design, develop, and manage exceptional web projects at scale. Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove's Kitchen Design Contest is a global design competition celebrating outstanding kitchen design projects. Apply now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.