Jude Fitzgerald Riley

About Jude Fitzgerald Riley

As both a hands-on leader and trusted business advisor, I collaborate with a diverse range of clients, including corporations, non-profits, and individual trailblazers.A passionate storyteller and global brand builder, I’m recognized for my authenticity, dynamic energy, and insatiable curiosity. Committed to making a meaningful impact, I thrive at the intersection of business, travel, the arts, and community engagement.Behind the scenes, I’m an analytical, data-driven, integrated marketing communications, and relationship management professional specializing in strategic business growth initiatives to support attraction and retention across a diverse portfolio of brands, industries, and cultures.Driven by a deep sense of purpose, meticulous attention to detail, and a knack for connecting the dots, my entrepreneurial spirit and zeal for business have been forged over years in leadership roles at esteemed public and private enterprises.With global B2B and B2C executive-level experience in Australia, Japan, North America, and Europe, I have a demonstrated ability to forge valuable relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, coupled with unsurpassed professionalism and integrity.Throughout my career, I’ve lived and worked in Sydney, Tokyo, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver, Seattle, Palm Beach, and Newport Beach.I\'m currently based in Miami, Florida, as the creative director at JF+, which is a cheeky play on my name and an umbrella for a multi-vertical brand platform spanning marketing, travel, art, and experiential ventures.I proudly serve on the Advisory Board of UNICEF USA, which has saved more children than any other humanitarian organization, and am an active member of CHIEF.With a mutual obsession for travel, adventure, and storytelling,\"my happiest place\" is exploring new cities, countries, and cultures with my husband.

Experience

1. International Travel Consultant Travel Coach & Curator

   Travel Rattle

   Jan 2017 — Present · AU

   TRAVEL RATTLE®SHOUT. SHAKE. SEDUCE.• Travel Destinations • Travel Services • Travel Products • Travel People • Travel EventsAn independent travel platform featuring what’s disruptive in the travel industry. TRAVEL RATTLE® provides travel enthusiasts with must-know, must-have and must-do travel features. It also works with travel suppliers by providing them with a platform to showcase their services, products and people.

Education

• FINSIA

  Diploma - Financial Markets

• University of Canberra

  Bachelor of Arts - Modern Languages - Japanese, Major – Japanese; Sub-major – Management

• Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

  Omnichannel Marketing Certificate

• Deakin University

  Master of Arts – International Relations

• DePaul University

  Integrated Marketing Communications Certificate