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My Resume

Jennifer C. Clemente jenn@raizon-8.com · linkedin.com/in/jenniferclemente · raizon-8.com/projects

SUMMARY

I’m a senior marketing and communications strategist, event curator, and AI thought partner with over two decades of experience shaping narratives at the forefront of technological change — including roles as a foreign correspondent in the Balkans before entering the corporate spheres of IBM, VMware, D-Wave Quantum, and CLEAResult.

Alongside my enterprise career, I am the founder of Raizon-8 and a facilitator of workshops that explore the intersection of AI, creativity, spirituality, mental health and human development. I brings a unique perspective that bridges strategic communications, emerging technology, and inner inquiry.

I’m known for bridging rigorous editorial judgment with deep listening, systems awareness, and integration-oriented storytelling. I bring a rare ability to translate complex, liminal, or culturally sensitive subjects—psychedelic medicine, end-of-life care, AI, and consciousness-adjacent work—into grounded, ethical, and audience-attuned narratives.

I’m adept at working with wellness communities, founders, clinicians, policymakers, and technologists to articulate stories that build trust, reduce stigma, and support responsible adoption.

CORE STRENGTHS

Psychedelic-informed narrative strategy & integration-aware messaging · Long-form storytelling, editorial leadership, and thought leadership · Ethical communications in regulated and emerging fields · Speaker preparation, event narrative arcs, and facilitation support · PESO frameworks across earned, owned, paid, and search · Cross-sector translation: science, wellness, spirituality, policy, and public discourse

EXPERIENCE

Spiritual Care Advisor · Independent Provider and Staff Chaplain at Sierra Hospice · Truth or Consequences, NM · 2025

  • Provides spiritual and emotional care to patients and families navigating end-of-life transitions. Support meaning-making, legacy reflection, and existential integration across diverse belief systems.
  • Collaborates with interdisciplinary care teams to ensure culturally sensitive, patient-centered support. 
  • Brings trauma-informed, psychedelic-literate, and contemplative care principles into hospice settings where appropriate.

Event & Content Co-Chair and AI Instructor · Austin AI Alliance ·Jan 2025 – Present

  • Defines and executes editorial strategy and content programming for a multi-stakeholder AI ecosystem.
  • Translates discussions into structured thought leadership content, newsletters, and digital narratives.
  • Build frameworks for content reuse and cross-channel activation across events, social, and owned platforms.
  • Partners with industry leaders to shape forward-looking perspectives on AI’s impact on infrastructure, workforce, and economy.

AI for Communications and Healthcare Advisor · Raizon-8 ·Dec 2023 – Present

  • Lead strategic marketing advisor for Tech Ranch program, helping startups and B2B enterprise clients shape go-to-market positioning, brand narrative, and integrated demand-influencing content programs.
  • Designs AI-enabled marketing and communications frameworks for enterprise teams, including executive messaging, content systems, and scalable, data-led narrative operations.
  • Led training programs for Austin’s AI Alliance to 600+ professionals on AI-augmented workflows, audience synthesis, and executive-level storytelling.

Executive Communications & Content Marketing Consultant · CLEAResult · 2025

  • Led integrated marketing and executive communications for the CLEAResult Energy Forum (CREF), the company’s flagship industry event for utility partners, regulators, and energy-efficiency leaders — directing brand narrative, content strategy, and media engagement across pre-, live-, and post-event phases.
  • Translated corporate strategy on energy transition, grid resilience, and AI-driven optimization into a clear market narrative and executive-ready content for C-suite, business-unit leaders, and external audiences.
  • Partnered with product, operations, and leadership to align messaging, recommend marketing investments, internal communications strategies and unify the customer-facing story across segments.
  • Built KPI framework for event performance.

Brand Copywriter & Integrative Wellness Content Creator · Independent · 2023–Present

  • Designed and produces psychedelic-aware content—events, web copy, SEO articles, email series, scripts, and social storytelling for psychedelics, end-of-life and dreamwork consulting services.
  • Developed narrative-rich campaigns for workshops, retreats, and somatic healing experiences, with an emphasis on safety, grounding, and post-experience integration.
  • Creator of Sound Soak by Jenn Katma, a signature mineral hot spring sound healing experience designed to support integration, regulation, and reflective states.

Senior Manager, Communications · D-Wave Quantum Inc. · 2024

  • Led integrated brand, marketing, and executive communications strategy for a publicly traded quantum-computing company, translating deep technical capability into a clear B2B market narrative and demand-influencing programs
  • Drove 360-degree marketing campaigns — brand, content, PR, and digital — that increased market demand 25% and delivered 2.7M coordinated multi-channel impressions.
  • Launched D-Wave’s commercial market narrative through executive thought leadership, strategic editorial, and media outreach — securing coverage in quantum trades, industry podcasts, and the Wall Street Journal.
  • Co-created a unified social, creative, and demand-generation team that lifted engagement 18% and social impressions 28%, tightening alignment between brand, content, and pipeline.
  • Managed rapid-response communications and reputation management in a high-visibility, publicly traded environment.

Senior Executive Communications Manager · VMware · 2022–2024

  • Partnered with senior executives across VMware’s AI and enterprise infrastructure portfolio, building go-to-market narrative, brand positioning, and integrated content programs for global B2B audiences.
  • Drove mainstage keynote strategy and content for VMware Explore, the company’s flagship customer event, managing cross-functional teams across global regions to deliver a unified brand and product narrative.
  • Built and scaled executive thought leadership platforms across LinkedIn, owned media, and industry events that positioned VMware leaders as AI innovators and accelerated enterprise pipeline conversations.

Thought Leadership Content Director · IBM · 2018–2022

  • Led client brand, marketing, and thought-leadership programs for IBM’s AI, cloud, and data platforms across B2B enterprise and regulated industries — including healthcare, energy, and financial services — driving demand-influencing content and global market positioning.
  • Transformed IBM Cloud’s brand presence through interactive content and experiential events, surpassing lead-revenue targets by 341%.
  • Developed client story video content campaign that drove $83M in attributed revenue and secured New York Times coverage generating 11M impressions.
  • Synthesized cross-functional inputs from research, product, engineering, and marketing into cohesive brand messaging and enterprise content programs.
  • Translated experimental research into enterprise product narratives and partner ecosystem messaging used across sales, marketing, and analyst engagements.

Marketing & Communications Roles · IBM · 2000–2018

  • In-house journalist covering technology innovation and customer impact stories.
  • Managed crisis communications and product transition narratives.
  • Co-created IBM’s first external podcast and pioneered early influencer and blogger engagement programs.

EDUCATION

M.A., International Journalism & Public Affairs · American University B.A., Communications & International Affairs · Lewis & Clark College B.A., Metaphysics · University of Sedona

CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Vital Psychedelics Integration Certification (12-month program) · Psychedelic Death Doula Certification – Diaspora & Anam Cara Academy · AI Certification for Communicators – Ragan · Piloting AI for Marketers – Marketing AI Institute · Jasper AI Certification · Enterprise Design Thinking – IBM

VOLUNTEER & ADVISORY

End-of-Life Care Committee, New Mexico Psilocybin Medical Act – Department of Health · Hospice Chaplain Volunteer – Hospice Austin · Event Co-Chair – Austin AI Alliance

BOARD POSITIONS

Board Member – ROOTS Fellowship Foundation. Governance, strategic guidance, and communications leadership for an organization focused on Indigenous reciprocity, ethical cultural exchange, and community-rooted knowledge stewardship.