Jessica Depatie
Creative director & producer working at the intersection of media, mysticism, & meaning.
With over 13 years of experience in marketing and entrepreneurship, she works with leaders of founder lead companies to create brands that are iconically themselves - brands that emanate coherence between inner essence and outer expression which synergize with current cultural movements.
She advises leaders through an unconventional synthesis of contemplation, archetypal systems, and the esoteric to co-create narratives, aesthetics, and business ecosystems that feel alive, intelligent, and unmistakably true.
Her media slate includes Dark Night of Our Soul (post-production) and The Pilgrimage Unknown (in development). These documentaries explore human transformation through a spiritual and psychological lens. She was also the host of Shadow Work Library on [Spotify] [YouTube] [Apple] a series that examines the hidden dimensions of growth, taboo, and consciousness.
As the Chief Community Officer at FWD (for-ward), Jessica leads strategy for a human-first social platform designed to optimize meaningful connection at scale.
Her private practice centers on authenticity resonance.
Her work bridges the sacred and the strategic, teaching that coherence between who we are and what we create is the foundation of art, leadership, humanitarian service, and legacy.
For collaborations, conversations, or to learn more about upcoming projects: jessica[at]shadowmedia[dot]group
WE’RE BUILDING FWD
“The future of social is not artificial, it’s more human. It’s the best of humanity, amplified by technology.”
FWD is connection technology designed to do what traditional social platforms have failed to do: meaningful human relationships at scale.
Instead of siloing people into “dating,” “professional,” or “social” categories, FWD collapses those barriers and reflects how our real networks actually work — fluid, multipurpose, mutually beneficial, and human-first.
The app is built on reciprocity. Each introduction or act of support strengthens a shared network, creating new opportunities that extend far beyond a single exchange. Unlike legacy platforms driven by content, ads, or algorithms, FWD is about people helping people directly, intentionally, and without noise.
At its core, FWD expands access to social capital, the hidden currency that shapes careers, communities, and lives to make those opportunities easier, more efficient and inclusive.
