Jessica O'Donnell is the founder and principal strategist of IntraWork, based in Warragul, Victoria. She has more than a decade of experience leading complex projects across government, industry and community sectors, and is known for bringing clarity and structure to high-stakes environments.
Her work spans strategic planning, organisational reform and communications leadership, including serving as a crisis and strategic communications adviser in one of Australia's most high-profile national cases.
In her words
When I founded IntraWork, I wanted to build a consultancy that combined strategic discipline with genuine partnership. Strategy is too often treated as a document instead of a living practice. Good strategy simplifies complexity: it guides decision-making in real time, not only at board meetings.
My work has always centred on people navigating pressure, change or opportunity. Whether that means helping a business align its leadership, prepare for funding, or manage public communication in high-stakes circumstances, the role is the same: bring clarity, calm and direction.
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Where she works
jessicaodonnell.com.au
Alongside IntraWork, Jessica also leads a private executive coaching and crisis advisory practice for leaders navigating scrutiny, complexity and recovery. That practice, and the "leader under scrutiny" work, now sits at jessicaodonnell.com.au.
IntraWork
Jessica's crisis communication and engagement background sits behind the Engagement discipline, and her writing on crisis governance sits in the Crisis Management category.
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