Jeff Jacobs is an independent marketing and brand consultant with over sixteen-years of experience in product development, strategy and communications. After graduate school, Jeff began his professional career in product management and new product development with industrial goods leader, Schlage Lock Company. He piloted several of the company’s top priority new product initiatives in the early 1990s. Jeff next moved to market research, providing marketing communication analysis and customer insights for Fortune 500 and start-up companies. Jeff then focused his marketing background and research expertise to become a Senior Brand Strategist with Landor Associates, a leading global branding agency. He led strategic development and creative design projects for major brands such as Dr. Pepper, Texas Instruments, Dole, Nokia, Coors, NCAA and others.

Jeff recently founded Relish, a marketing and branding consultancy dedicated to supporting values-driven organizations. Relish is a strategic marketing partner with companies whose mission expands beyond profits and shareholder wealth to include greater social responsibility.