Jennifer Dautermann & John Kieser
JDJK Arts Consulting
Conference & Meeting Design & Facilitation | Media Production & Distribution | Negotiations | Strategic Planning | Project Assessment, Management & Design | Artist Capacity Building | Coaching | Grant Writing & Fundraising
Call on experience that delivers. Jennifer Dautermann and John Kieser combine complementary strengths and decades of international expertise to support arts councils, cultural organizations, companies, and creatives —whether shaping initiatives from the ground up or strengthening a critical piece. Jennifer brings mastery in project, meeting, and conference design, creating structures that align people and lead to action. John adds leadership in strategy and execution, media production and distribution, marketing, negotiations, and concert hall renovation—ensuring ideas are viable and visible. Together, they offer focused, flexible support that turns ambition into results—at any scale.
Testimonials
I have known Jennifer Dautermann and John Kieser for many years and have been impressed by their vision and work in rethinking the classical music industry.
I am delighted to recommend them as ‘changemakers’ and facilitators.
MARK PEMBERTON OBE
Executive Director, Association of British Orchestras
Jennifer Dautermann has exemplary partnership-building skills and in my experience has synthesised previously untested relationships to develop projects and conferences which are powerful, innovative, collegial and greater than the sum of their parts.
Deborah Kelleher
President, Association of European Conservatories, Director, Royal Irish Academy of Music
John Kieser is a fiercely independent and forward thinker. He moves with a deep understanding of the legacy systems of cultural production, but relentlessly questions them, and knows how to manage disruptive change.
Alan Brown
Principal, WolfBrown
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