Last week, I had a chance to chat with Jory Des Jardins, author of Pause, and frequent contributor to a wide range of publications, like the NY Times, Sports Illustrated For Women, and Fast Company (to only mention a few recent examples).

Jory and I met as the outgrowth of the upcoming Blogher conference (I am one of the hims going to Blogher), although I have followed her work for some time, and we have a lot of common friends. I was particularly interested in the trajectory of her work, which has led her from a more-or-less conventional media background -- working with companies like CNN and the folks who were running Comdex -- into very familiar territory for me: management consulting, and now media consulting. I guess it's not much of a surprise that I would find so much in commen with someone who spends her time very much like I do.

Right now she is splitting her time between various writing projects, her blog, and working with various companies who are trying to wrap their minds around the application of social media to their businesses. That's why she is a perfect fit with the Corante Social Media Advisory Service: another true voice joins SMAShmouth. I can't wait for the right project to materialize where I might get to work closely with Jory.