My name is Jennifer Mary Mears.
I am a Director and Leadership Coach.
In 2019, Jennifer Mary Mears founded Mary Made Me Media, Inc. Her media company cultivates thought-provoking storytelling in the world of film, television, theatre, art installations, digital platforms and leadership development.
Jennifer worked on Wall Street for over 10 years. She was an Assistant Vice President in the Treasury & Securities Services department at JPMorgan Chase; later being sponsored by the COO of Morgan Stanley Fund Services to become a Fund Accountant. Jennifer managed multi-strategy Hedge Funds and oversaw accounting teams in Mumbai.
Her decision to leave the realm of financial services came after the sudden death of her mother, consoling heartbroken investors during the 2008 financial crisis and the election of the first African-American President of the United States.
In January 2009, Jennifer took a leap of faith and immersed herself into her passion for the arts. She went from studying for her CPA to studying sense memory work at Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City. Jennifer declared to live her life in full expression of her humanity defined by herself, gifted by God and her late family.
Jennifer is a member of SAG-AFTRA and Local 817 Teamster Location Scout in film and television. She has worked on highly acclaimed feature films and television shows like 20th Century Fox Studios The Greatest Showman, Netflix’s Orange is the New Black, Showtime’s Billions, CBS’s Blue Bloods, HBO’s television biopic of Bernie Madoff - The Wizard of Lies and many more. Jennifer works in marginalized areas to generate income for underrepresented neighborhoods and small businesses, highlighting the beauty that exists in every community.
Jennifer is a native New Yorker with an adventurous spirit and journey. She is the surviving twin of a complicated birth; raised by her grandparents and mother. Jennifer’s grandmother and great-aunt owned their first business together in the 1940s in Harlem. She was deeply influenced by her family’s active involvement within the black community.
She is an advocate for healing intergenerational trauma to illuminate one’s brilliance and unwavering faith in self. Jennifer is a Certified Ontological Leadership Coach and member of the International Coaching Federation. Her journey has led her to a deeper passion for activism, personal development, all forms of storytelling for healing and self-actualization. She is the creator and trainer of a workshop on Black Agency and Legacy.
Jennifer is currently working as a Film & TV Scout on the award-winning NBC television show Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 3.
“Let us bring forth our ancestral excellence to manifest the good we want to see in the world” ~Jennifer Mary Mears