JD Means

Consultant in Darlington, United Kingdom

My name is JD, and I'm the founder of Ignition Startup | Design, a positioning and branding firm that helps businesses, political campaigns, and nonprofits get off the ground thrive.

My clients include:

- current and former legislators
- educators
- affiliate marketers
- death care professionals (sobering work)
- healthcare professionals
- attorneys
- an energy sector startup
- a nonprofit that helps disabled children and their families
- political organizations
- a rugby team

While devoting my work fulltime to helping new ventures get started, I have served on the executive committee of two nonprofit organizations, lived on four continents, and taught English as a second language.I'm a noodle aficionado, photographer, connoisseur of fine teas, and rugby player.

  • Work
    • Ignition Startup | Design
  • Education
    • Oglethorpe University