About JJ
I am a…
Business leader, Change agent, Consultant, Engineer, Entrepreneur, Idea generator, Investor, Technologist, Web guru, World traveler
Bio
Chicago native. Founded Solstice, a digital innovation firm, and scaled it to 400+ employees across Chicago, New York and Buenos Aires. Sold Solstice to Kin + Carta, plc (KCT.L) in 2015. In 2018, became CEO of Kin + Carta.
Received Bachelors in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and began career at Accenture.
I care deeply about children’s health and wellness and specifically pediatric neurological conditions. Active board member of Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago.
I have a wonderful wife of 13 years, 5 sweet, crazy kids under 10 and 1 very big very dumb dog (Chewbacca).
I am super stoked to be here at my second TED!
I'm passionate about
Employee engagement, digital transformation
An idea worth spreading
“Servant leadership is all about making the goals clear, and then rolling up your sleeves and doing whatever it takes to help people win. In that situation, they don’t work for you, you work for them.” - Ken Blanchard
Areas of expertise
Digital, Entrepreneurship, Technology
Things you might not know
Creating great places to work, parenting 5 kids under 9, bbq