About Jen

Jennifer C. Wolfe

Jen Wolfe is the Owner and Executive Director of Whisper Creek Spa, an 11,000-square-foot, resort-inspired luxury day spa and wellness center in the Hilton Head Island area. Jen and her husband envisioned, developed, and built the spa as the next chapter in their entrepreneurial journey, blending innovation, wellness, and exceptional customer experiences.

Over the past 25 years, Jen has established herself as a leader in intellectual property, governance, and digital strategy. She founded and grew one of the largest woman-owned boutique intellectual property law firms in the U.S., which was later ranked among the top 75 patent law firms in the country by IP Today. In 2012, she launched a digital consulting firm, Dot Brand 360, specializing in future digital trends, global intellectual property policy, and governance.

Jen continues to consult with C-suite executives, boards, investors, and entrepreneurs on process improvement, intellectual property strategy, and governance, while also facilitating 360 reviews. Recognized for her expertise and thought leadership, she was recently named to the Forbes Business Council.

In response to market demands, Jen began conducting digital disruption workshops and speaking to boards in 2016, integrating insights on future digital trends, cybersecurity, and the future of work into boardroom discussions. Her fifth book, Disruption in the Boardroom (2020), explores best practices for navigating governance challenges posed by disruptive forces and includes a groundbreaking 360-degree approach to board effectiveness.

As Managing Director of Dot Brand 360, Jen led a team focused on helping organizations understand digital strategy for the next generation of the Internet. She also served as Managing Partner of Wolfe, Sadler, Breen, Morasch, and Colby, where her team leveraged patent analytics and other signals to predict trends and bridge the gap between innovation and intellectual asset creation.

Jen’s unique perspective blends her expertise in corporate governance, entrepreneurship, technology, intellectual property law, and thought leadership. She has served as an independent director for privately held companies, an investor-director for tech startups, and held leadership roles in global policymaking organizations and nonprofits.

Throughout her career, Jen has worked with a diverse roster of high-profile clients, including Microsoft, Nestlé, Kroger, Richemont, Procter & Gamble, Scripps Networks Interactive, Duke Energy, SAS, Kraft Foods, Luxottica, and others.

To learn more or connect with Jen, email her at jwolfe@consultwolfe.com.

Career Highlights:

• Founder & Executive Director, Whisper Creek Luxury Day Spa and Wellness Center

• Founder & Managing Director, Dot Brand 360, digital strategy agency and registrar.

• Founder & Managing Partner, Wolfe, Sadler, Breen, Morasch & Colby, top 75 patent law firm.

• ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers) GNSO Councilor, Chairwoman of the Independent Review of the GNSO.

• Author Disruption in the Boardroom, Blockchain in the Boardroom, Digital in the Boardroom, Domain Names Rewired, and Brand Rewired, endorsed by leading global brands including Microsoft, P&G, Uber, the Motion Picture Association of America, Scripps Networks Interactive, Warner Brothers, GE, Richemont and more.

• Contributor to Bloomberg News, NPR, Forbes, Intellectual Asset Management Magazine, National Law Review Journal, Click Z, SEO Watch, Pink Magazine, CMO.com, and others.

• President & Chairman Greater Cincinnati Venture Capital Association 2006 – 2010 & investor and board member in tech start ups.

• Faculty for the National Association of Corporate Directors providing in-board room customized programs and keynote speeches on emerging technology, future trends, cyber security, blockchain, the future of work and privacy.

• Entrepreneur's Organization John F. Barrett Entrepreneur Vision Award

• In addition to her career accomplishments, Jen is widely known for her charitable contributions to the community. She has chaired major fundraising events for the American Red Cross Cincinnati Chapter, Greater Cincinnati Film Commission, been a member of the Cincinnati Women’s Leadership of the United Way de Tocqueville Society and was named Woman of the Year by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for her fundraising efforts.

Post Graduate Education & Board Certification:

• National Association of Corporate Directors, Board Leadership Governance Fellowship

• Stanford Law School Director’s College

• Direct Women Institute

• Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute, Certified in Cybersecurity Oversight

• Certified Six Sigma Black Belt in process improvement, International Six Sigma Society

• Nationally Accredited in Public Relations by the Public Relations Society of America

• Harvard Law School Practicing Law Institute, Mediation

• Harvard Law School Practicing Law Institute, Negotiation

• Named to the Intellectual Asset Management Top 300 Global IP Strategist Lists for more than five years in a row.

• Licensed to practice law in New York, Ohio, and the Supreme Court of the United States

Upcoming Events

• The DCRO Risk Governance Institute, Guest Faculty on Disruption in the Boardroom. February 4 , 2025

• Private events and customized in-boardroom programs throughout the year both virtually and in-person.

Pre-Pandemic Events

• National Association of Corporate Directors Director Professionalism, Digital Disruption, March 3, Miami, FL.

• Battlefield to Boardroom, National Association of Corporate Directors, February 21, 2020, Washington D.C.

• American Council of Life Insurers, January 14 2020, The Breakers Palm Beach

• Technology Business Management Conference, November 4 - 7, Las Vegas

• NACD Master Class, Bluffton, SC, December 12-13

• Private and customized In-Boardroom Programs throughout 2019.

  • Boston, Silicon Valley, Miami, New York City, Las Vegas, Kansas City, and more.

• National Association of Corporate Directors Global Board Leaders Summit, Private Company Symposium, Artificial Intelligence: Risks and Opportunities, September 21, Washington D.C.

• University of Cincinnati Innovation Hub; Blockchain; July 25

• NACD Director Professionalism: Digital Disruption & Future Trends

  • March 25 – 17, Nashville TN

  • May 6 – 8, Denver, CO

  • August 14 -16, Laguna Beach CA

  • Cincinnati Women Directors: Digital Disruption & Cybersecurity; Kenwood Country Club, June 18

• NACD Master Class: Digital Disruption & Managing Risk, Chicago, Ill, June 20

• Direct Women Southeastern Chapter: Blockchain in the Boardroom, Atlanta, Georgia, June 27

• Cincinnati Women’s Capital Club:  Blockchain in the Boardroom, University of Cincinnati Innovation Hub, February 26.

• NACD Battlefield to Boardroom Program: Digital Disruption; Washington D.C. February 21 – 22.NACD CES Experience, Las Vegas, Nevada:  Emerging Technologies

• Direct Women Alumnae & Women Corporate Directors, Chicago:  Blockchain in the Boardroom

• Cleveland & Columbus Women Corporate Directors, Blockchain in the Boardroom

• Denver Women Corporate Directors:  Blockchain in the Boardroom

• Society for Corporate Governance Annual Conference:  Private & Family Owned Board Trends

• NACD Atlanta Chapter:  Emerging Technologies & Future Trends

• NACD Global Summit, Washington D.C.:  The Future of Work

• NACD Master Class, Naples, Florida:  Blockchain in the Boardroom

• NACD Director Professionalism 2018:  Digital in the Boardroom

  • Westlake, California

  • Seattle, Washington

  • Atlanta, Georgia

• Private and customized In Boardroom Programs

• If you’d like more information about Wolfe’s methodology to understand the impact of cybersecurity, emerging technologies and a changing work force or helping your company define the role of digital in the boardroom, email Jen at jwolfe@consultwolfe.com.

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Forbes Business Council Page: Jennifer C. Wolfe, Esq., APR | Owner & Executive Director - Whisper Creek Spa | Forbes Business Council