Jillian O'Malior

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Founder & Principal Strategist

Jillian is an employer brand and culture strategist with over 15 years building brand stories, narratives, and culture advocacy for companies, from startups to Fortune 500s. She's developed two proprietary models, the ATTRACT EVP Model and the Showrunner Brand Methodology, that share a common belief: organizing around integrity is the only way forward.

Jillian has also built a strong following speaking about the future of work, leadership accountability, cultural trust erosion, the evolving expectations of Gen Z and Millennials, and the collapse of performative workplace messaging. At the core of everything she creates is the throughline that a voice that challenges the norms of what we've all passively accepted is how trust and change is built. That the stories worth telling are the ones that scare us slightly to tell them.

#90: Rebuilding a Personal Brand After a Layoff
May 18, 2026

#90: Rebuilding a Personal Brand After a Layoff

Strong POV content feels risky for most creators, but Jillian O'Malior built her audience by removing the corporate pleasing filter completely. After being laid off in November 2024, she ran a 90-day experiment leaning into “...

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