About Us

Jumpstart Industries provides foundational design and marketing communications services to new or newly started businesses.

 
 
 


 

Gabriel Reid —
Creative Director & Cofounder
Engineer trapped in a designer

Born and raised in the high tech bustle of the Silicon Valley, Gabriel studied computer science and graphic design at length before honing his skills in the tradeshow graphics industry. Gabriel’s knowledge of diverse platforms and applications, combined with solid experience in both start–up and large corporate environments, allows him to effectively help clients realize their goals.


Vanessa Mikk Aycock —
Marketing Director & Cofounder
The killer of plants

Vanessa brings to Jumpstart over 10 years of experience addressing corporate identity, user interface, and communications. She has worked on helping startups develop their initial identities, marketing materials and websites since 1998 and enjoys helping companies through their first visual steps. A former founder of a pre–press company in Michigan, Vanessa came to Silicon Valley in 1995 to pursue opportunities with HP, Intel, BMC Software, and several start–up firms. With formal training as a painter, Vanessa’s educational focus was on new media and digital technologies.