Jonathan Pease
Jonathan Pease (JP) is a highly respected creative and communications expert with over twenty-five years of experience in the marketing and media industries. JP started his career at the well-known advertising agency BBDO New York, where he learned the transformative power of great ideas and impactful pitching

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Testimonials for Jonathan Pease
Pitching is a core part of what we do at UBS and we're always looking for new ways to increase our edge over the competition. Jonathan's unique approach is highly insightful, original and practical, delivered in a way that is instantly applicable. His take on storytelling continues to shape how we pitch on a daily basis. We've done lots of training courses over the years but JP and Winning the Room remain a real stand out.
Guy Fowler Former Chairman, UBS Australia
We always enjoy an audience with JP – he brings creative colour, true consumer consideration, a geek-tech savviness, and a flair for story-telling to any room. We took the opportunity to have JP share with key stakeholders in our ASOS global team the key outputs from the annual CES in Las Vegas. His review was entertaining, informative, & considered. It was the perfect way to get a first-hand account of the highlights of the show from someone whom we trust plus have it delivered in a relaxed and collaborative environment. I’ve got no doubt JP would provide an engaging, creative & interesting delivery & point-of-view whomever the audience and whatever the topic. He is a true thought leader.
Jo Shapland, Country Manager, ASOS Australia
Technology moves at such a rapid pace these days it often feels impossible to keep up with. Your presentation really inspired us to rethink how we work with technology. It was all great but I especially enjoyed how you unpacked the latest technology trends and made them useful for our business. The office has been abuzz with new ideas and innovations ever since you left! Thank you very much.
Samantha Hansen, Country Manager – Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands, Chupa Chups, Mentos and Perfetti
Jonathan was part of our speaker line-up at our conference, SAGE (Secrets of Agency Excellence) which featured some of Australia's leading agency bosses, strategists, creative directors and client services directors. Jonathan moderated a session on strategy and planning which was one of the most well attended sessions in our conference. He steered the panelists through the main issues impacting strategists and planners with a great command and knowledge of the industry. I would not hesitate to invite him as a speaker to any future event we may hold as the biggest organiser of events in the media and marketing sector in Australia.
Camille Alarcon, Content Director - Events, Mumbrella
What a clever guy! This is the 3rd time Jonathan has hosted our annual AHL conference. He really owns the room from the start and his large-scale workshop techniques are amazing. This year he conducted a giant brainstorm session with our entire company of 250 people at once! I’ve been to a lot of conferences over the years and I’ve never seen anything quite like it before. It was a big task but amazingly JP was able to lead the group and spend individual time with almost everyone. What I found most impressive was JP’s ability to bring our creative ideas back to tangible commercial outcomes. Really impressive stuff.
Chris McGlinn, Director of Marketing and Entertainment, Amalgamated Holdings Limited
It takes a lot to grab and hold the attention of a room full of highly talented, creative lighting designers and their friends. Especially when the drinks and conversation are flowing in equal quantities. But that is exactly what highly regarded advertising executive Jonathan Pease was able to do at the inaugural illumni infinity awards in March 2013 at Sydney's Boutwell Draper Gallery (The infinity awards are dedicated to celebrating the unlimited creativity of lighting designers around the globe). JP silenced the hum and through storytelling delivered a precise, entertaining, interactive presentation that engaged with the audience from beginning to end. Entitled 'How to have big ideas' it contained colour, facts, stunning visuals, personal anecdotes and humour. He really was funny. The evening was a huge success due in no small part to JP's input.
Tariq Qayoom, Publisher, illumni
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Jonathan Pease's Biography
Jonathan Pease (JP) is a highly respected creative and communications expert with over twenty-five years of experience in the marketing and media industries. JP started his career at the well-known advertising agency BBDO New York, where he learned the transformative power of great ideas and impactful pitching.
He returned to Australia in 2003 to start, grow, and sell the renowned ideas agency Tongue, which later merged into the Asia Pacific office of global agency AKQA.
These days, JP runs the consultancy firm Delorean and is the Chief Creative Officer at We Are Unity, advising and investing in clients that range from agencies to multinationals and start-ups. He also writes and directs feature films, ads, and other content and was awarded Best Director for his film Two Bites at the Sanctuary Cove International Film Festival in 2018.
A philanthropist, JP is a founding member of Australia’s leading investment conference, Sohn Hearts & Minds, which has donated over fifty million dollars to medical research and set up an associated investment fund, HM1. As part of this role, he works with the speakers on their pitches each year. Speakers include Ray Dalio, Cathie Wood, Bill Ackman, Charlie Munger, Dan Ariely, and Professor Scott Galloway.
During his career, JP has worked with some of the most influential global brands, including Nike, Disney, Coca-Cola, Chanel, and M&M Mars, and has spoken at events such as Vivid, Remix, and Mumbrella.
He received his Master of Business from Sydney University and his bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Technology Sydney/AdSchool.
Winning the Room is JP’s debut book.
JP still presents ideas almost every day, and in his role as founder and head coach at Winning The Room, he shapes the public speaking skills of some of the world’s most notable business leaders and entertainment personalities.
Along with his corporate career, JP has often been involved in the media and starred on Foxtel’s smash hit TV series Australia’s Next Top Model as the Style Director and Judge for five years.
He currently lives in Australia, dividing his /me between Sydney and Byron Bay with his wife
Maddison and their four children—Kingston, Ripley, Ocean, and Lumi.
Speaking Topics Include
• Unlocking creativity
& idea generation
• The power of commercial creativity
• How to create an authentic corporate culture
• Social media and technology
• Adapting your business in the digital age
• Startups
• Pitching
• Monetizing ideas
• Narrative selling
• Style for success
• Leadership
• Advertising, marketing and communications

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