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Leslie Ann Bradshaw is an American businesswoman who is the chief operations officer, president and co-founder of JESS3. She has received recognition for her work at JESS3, including being named by Fast Company as one of the top female executives in the technology industry. Bradshaw is a partner in her family's vineyards, Bradshaw Vineyards.

Early life and education
Leslie Bradshaw was born in Carson City, Nevada and spent her early years on a family farm in Oregon. In an interview with Washington Exec, she stated that she developed an interest early on for math, science and economics, which she pursued in school and at camps at Bryn Mawr College. She later studied economics, gender and anthropology at the University of Chicago and graduated in 2004 with a B.A. as a Phi Beta Kappa graduate.

Early career
Bradshaw's early career in communications included a producing role at the McLaughlin Group and new media projects with C-SPAN and National Journal. She began working in social media while at her second job in Washington, D.C., when she began monitoring Facebook for a client as none of her colleagues had access to the site at that time. Bradshaw built on this advantage by developing her knowledge of social media, in particular through early adoption of new platforms.

JESS3
In 2007, Bradshaw and Jesse Thomas co-founded JESS3, a creative agency specializing in social media marketing, branding, web design and data visualization. Bradshaw is the president and chief operating officer, managing the company's operations and consulting on social media engagement strategies for companies including Nike and Intel. According to a 2011 profile, Bradshaw "played a key role" in increasing revenues at JESS3 by 4000% from 2007 to 2011. Under her leadership the firm has grown to over 27 employees based principally in the United States and United Kingdom. , major JESS3 clients have included Samsung, Facebook, Google and The Economist.

Other roles
In addition to her role at JESS3, Bradshaw contributes to Forbes.com, and frequently appears as a speaker on social media and its impact on design. She is on the board of advisors for FitFluential, a network of fitness bloggers.

Bradshaw is also involved in the management and operations of her family's vineyard, Bradshaw Vineyards, in Willamette Valley, Oregon. She helped to establish the vineyard and is a partner in the business.

Awards and recognition
Bradshaw has received recognition from industry press, including being named as one of Fast Company ' s "Most Influential Women in Technology 2011" and the The Wall Street Journal Fins’ "Top Women in Tech Under 30". In 2011, was named a "Tech Titan" by The Washingtonian along with JESS3 co-founder Jesse Thomas, and by Terra as one of the top women in technology.