Our Team

Jason co-founded We Are Curio with a passion for helping people and organizations flourish through creativity, innovation, and design. His northeastern grit and contrarian mindset provides vision, experimentation, and identity to both the company and the clients it serves.

Throughout his career he has worked and consulted with corporate, entrepreneurial, higher education, nonprofit, and faith-based environments. With a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a master’s degree in ministerial leadership, he is certified in design thinking from Harvard University and also serves as a Subject Matter Expert in design thinking and Adjunct Professor at Southeastern University.

When not pioneering new paths for innovation, you can find him on the tennis court, painting, reading, or at Disney with his family.

With over a decade of experience in organizational leadership, Hillary co-founded We Are Curio to unlock the full potential of innovation among individuals, teams and organizations. Her energy and mind-mapping vision lends to her gift of strategically fostering business development, the mobilization of people and teams, and collaboration marked by ingenuity.

She has previously served in various roles in higher education including Dean of Student Engagement, Professor of Organizational Leadership, and Director of Leadership Development. She has a bachelor’s degree in organizational management and a master’s degree in organizational leadership.

You would never know it, but Hillary was raised on a farm and even earned the unique title of “Beef Queen” while showing cows in her Ohio hometown! She is passionate about team building and dedicated to empowering women in leadership.

As a multi-disciplinary designer, Derek serves as the creative director for We Are Curio overseeing visual storytelling, asset development, and marketing strategy. He thrives at the intersection of dreaming and making to bring ideas to execution.

His diverse career includes serving as senior designer for an award-winning in-house marketing team, freelance design consultant for a wide range of clients and organizations, lead storyteller for his university’s experiences department, and multimedia director for his local church. He holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing/communication and a master’s degree in business administration.

Between balancing projects and building brands, you’ll most likely find Derek on a plane heading somewhere new to explore, discovering the newest spot to grab a meal, and endlessly discussing theology or politics.