About
I've always been drawn to the idea that the best brands don't feel like marketing at all. They show up in culturally significant moments, weave themselves into everyday life, and build emotional connections so naturally that people feel part of something before they even realise they're being marketed to.
I'm a marketer with experience across some of Australia's most iconic brands, including Commonwealth Bank and Qantas. I've launched campaigns that reached more than 95% of Australians, owned brand governance across 15+ agency partners, and leveraged customer insights to uplift marketing metrics and drive brand equity.
What drives me most is seeing the tangible impact that marketing can have on how people think and feel about a brand. When the strategy is right and the storytelling connects, marketing stops feeling like marketing and starts becoming something people genuinely remember. That's what got me into this industry, and it's what I've been chasing ever since.
If that resonates with you, I'd love to connect.
While I've been helping brands build their identity, I've been building my own too. This logo is an original design inspired by the creative trend of merging letterforms into a single mark, bringing together the 'J' and 'Gao' of my name.