# August Jackson

> August Jackson is an independent Chicago creative agency that combines event strategy, experience design, production, video and strategic communications for high-stakes corporate moments. Its distinctive proposition is continuity: the meeting, launch or summit is treated as one burst in a longer campaign, with communications designed to build anticipation beforehand and keep the idea moving afterward. Founded by Frank Andrews in 2003 and led by CEO Jacque Patterson since 2025, the agency serves global enterprises, universities and institutions including HPE, DXC Technology, Grant Thornton and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

- **Founded:** 2003
- **Headquarters:** Chicago, United States
- **Founders:** Frank Andrews (Founder and Chairman)
- **Products:** Experience Design, Event Production, The Hum, Video and Digital Content, Strategic Communications
- **Notable:** Named to Event Marketer's It List multiple times, including 2018, 2023, 2024 and 2026., Reported 65% year-over-year growth in 2017 after acquiring higher-education specialist Feats., Earned Telly and Communicator Awards for video and corporate-communications design.

## Products & services

- **Experience Design** — Audience-first concepts, attendee journeys, environmental design, agendas and creative systems that connect brand, message and space.
- **Event Production** — End-to-end production for executive summits, sales meetings, customer conferences, launches, fundraising events and live or hybrid programs.
- **The Hum** — Internal communications, executive communications and change-management campaigns designed to sustain alignment between marquee events.
- **Video and Digital Content** — Video, motion, multimedia, event apps, digital hubs and campaign content supporting live experiences and ongoing communications.
- **Strategic Communications** — Narrative development, executive messaging, speechwriting, stakeholder engagement and multi-channel activation.

## Achievements

- Named to Event Marketer's It List multiple times, including 2018, 2023, 2024 and 2026.
- Reported 65% year-over-year growth in 2017 after acquiring higher-education specialist Feats.
- Earned Telly and Communicator Awards for video and corporate-communications design.
- SBTi certified for its climate targets and public commitment to sustainable event services.
- Helped a pharmaceutical client reach 97% reported launch readiness among nearly 800 sales representatives.
- Supported the University of Wisconsin-Madison campaign that raised $4.2 billion, $1 billion above its original goal.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Published its HPE Discover 2026 case study covering a 13,000-person program with more than 200 breakouts, 500 feet of screens and staging, and 102 in-room lasers.
- **2026-06** — Appointed veteran executive producer Christopher Laue to the newly created role of Chief Innovation Officer.
- **2026-03** — Restructured the C-suite, promoting Lindsay Grinstead to Chief Client Officer, Mike Sinsheimer to Chief Operating Officer and Annie Ishola to Chief Creative Officer.
- **2025-01** — Named Jacque Patterson CEO as Laura Shuler prepared to retire after leading the agency since 2016.

## Links

- Website: https://augustjackson.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-august-jackson-company/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/augustjacksonco
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/augustjacksonco/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/augustjacksonco/

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Last updated: 2026-09-24