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More Than a Podcast: 5 Ideas for the Ampersand Movement
What if your creativity, your curiosity, and your multidimensional identity aren’t distractions…but your superpower?
In this episode, Jessica shares her 2025 year-end reflection and the five Big Ideas at the heart of The Ampersand Manifesto. After more than 50 interviews with multipassionate leaders, creators, and innovators, she explores what it really means to live and lead as an Ampersand. Ampersand is more than just a podcast – it’s a movement.
Whether you’re a creative professional, a hybrid leader, a scientist-musician, a founder-artist, or simply someone who refuses to fit into one box, this episode will speak to you.
Jessica dives into how…
- Creativity is essential, not optional, and why it matters in every field
- Value isn’t only financial – and how to reconnect with what actually gives meaning
- Everyone has Ampersand potential
- Amateurs deserve a rebrand, grounded in the original meaning: “one who loves”
- The Ampersand life is a future-of-work advantage, especially in a rapidly changing world
Resources:
Creative Machines: Art, AI & Us by Dr. Maya Ackerman
The Portfolio Life by Christina Wallace
“Why the future of leadership is multifaceted” Fast Company article by Jessica Wan & Tony Martignetti
We want to hear from you! Which Big Idea resonated most with you?
Leave us a voicemail at theampersandmanifesto.com/voicemail or email [email protected].
If you want a place to explore these ideas with other Ampersands, come join The Cohort, an online community for multipassionate humans. You can find out more at https://www.kristinalibby.com/the-cohort.
We'll be back in 2026 for Season 5 with more Ampersand interviews, more insights, and more inspiration!
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Are you a high achiever, a leader, or an Ampersand looking for a sounding board? Jessica helps executives, leaders, and founders like you gain clarity and lead bravely. As your trusted advisor and growth partner, she works with you to make the invisible visible and develop an action plan to fulfill your goals.
For nearly two decades, Jessica led marketing teams, launched products, and grew businesses at places like Apple, the San Francisco Opera, Smule, and Magoosh – while also building a performing career as a singer. As an Ampersand in many facets, she knows personally what it’s like to hold many roles simultaneously, to sit on the executive team, and to find fulfillment. With a BA in Music and a BS in Product Design from Stanford, coupled with an MBA from UC Berkeley and coach training from the Center for Executive Coaching, her unique mix of analytical & creative allows her to bring both depth and breadth of perspective into the coaching process.
As a coach, Jessica works to champion you – the full, multifaceted you – so you can thrive.
Visit jessicawan.com or BOOK AN INTRO CALL: https://calendly.com/jessicawancoaching/intro-call-coaching
Credits
Produced and Hosted by Jessica Wan
Co-produced, edited, sound design, and original music by Carlos Schmitt
Want to support this show in a small way? Rate and review it at theampersandmanifesto.com, or buy me a coffee: coff.ee/jessicawan
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By Jessica Wan, Executive Coach and Classical SingerWhat if your creativity, your curiosity, and your multidimensional identity aren’t distractions…but your superpower?
In this episode, Jessica shares her 2025 year-end reflection and the five Big Ideas at the heart of The Ampersand Manifesto. After more than 50 interviews with multipassionate leaders, creators, and innovators, she explores what it really means to live and lead as an Ampersand. Ampersand is more than just a podcast – it’s a movement.
Whether you’re a creative professional, a hybrid leader, a scientist-musician, a founder-artist, or simply someone who refuses to fit into one box, this episode will speak to you.
Jessica dives into how…
- Creativity is essential, not optional, and why it matters in every field
- Value isn’t only financial – and how to reconnect with what actually gives meaning
- Everyone has Ampersand potential
- Amateurs deserve a rebrand, grounded in the original meaning: “one who loves”
- The Ampersand life is a future-of-work advantage, especially in a rapidly changing world
Resources:
Creative Machines: Art, AI & Us by Dr. Maya Ackerman
The Portfolio Life by Christina Wallace
“Why the future of leadership is multifaceted” Fast Company article by Jessica Wan & Tony Martignetti
We want to hear from you! Which Big Idea resonated most with you?
Leave us a voicemail at theampersandmanifesto.com/voicemail or email [email protected].
If you want a place to explore these ideas with other Ampersands, come join The Cohort, an online community for multipassionate humans. You can find out more at https://www.kristinalibby.com/the-cohort.
We'll be back in 2026 for Season 5 with more Ampersand interviews, more insights, and more inspiration!
~
Are you a high achiever, a leader, or an Ampersand looking for a sounding board? Jessica helps executives, leaders, and founders like you gain clarity and lead bravely. As your trusted advisor and growth partner, she works with you to make the invisible visible and develop an action plan to fulfill your goals.
For nearly two decades, Jessica led marketing teams, launched products, and grew businesses at places like Apple, the San Francisco Opera, Smule, and Magoosh – while also building a performing career as a singer. As an Ampersand in many facets, she knows personally what it’s like to hold many roles simultaneously, to sit on the executive team, and to find fulfillment. With a BA in Music and a BS in Product Design from Stanford, coupled with an MBA from UC Berkeley and coach training from the Center for Executive Coaching, her unique mix of analytical & creative allows her to bring both depth and breadth of perspective into the coaching process.
As a coach, Jessica works to champion you – the full, multifaceted you – so you can thrive.
Visit jessicawan.com or BOOK AN INTRO CALL: https://calendly.com/jessicawancoaching/intro-call-coaching
Credits
Produced and Hosted by Jessica Wan
Co-produced, edited, sound design, and original music by Carlos Schmitt
Want to support this show in a small way? Rate and review it at theampersandmanifesto.com, or buy me a coffee: coff.ee/jessicawan