Jessica Pfohl Paisley

Jessica Pfohl Paisley is an experiential community strategist, creative director, and the founder of AMIDST, specializing in strategic partnership development, sustainable brand activation, and high-impact regional event architecture.

Jessica Paisley operates at the innovative nexus of creative media, regional hospitality, and conscious community design. With nearly twenty years of experience spanning the fashion, film, and community-building sectors, she has engineered a sophisticated approach to driving consumer engagement and social impact through immersive physical spaces. As the creative force behind AMIDST, Jessica designs experiences that act as long-term community catalysts — transforming routine networking into deeply collaborative environments that connect diverse stakeholders, strengthen corporate alliances, and inspire civic action.

Jessica’s strategic leadership is heavily focused on the regional sustainability and non-profit sectors. In her current executive role as Director of Community for a prominent sustainability non-profit, she spearheads large-scale community outreach frameworks, manages cross-sector relationship pipelines, and directs high-visibility creative activations across the Midwest. Her diverse background allows her to seamlessly bridge the gap between high-level brand messaging, environmental stewardship, and the complex logistics of event production. By combining a refined aesthetic eye with a disciplined approach to organizational growth, Jessica provides scaling founders and corporate leaders with a practical blueprint for turning intentional brand values into measurable community equity.

Join Jessica as she uncovers the operational strategies for building meaningful cross-sector partnerships, designing experiential brand activations, and leveraging community-centric events to drive visible regional impact.