Opinion

Dynamic Duos: Manifest Melbourne’s Isabel Thomson-Officer and Jessie Bowers

In this week’s dynamic duos, Manifest Melbourne co-founders Isabel Thomson-Officer and Jessie Bowers share the story of how their very New York romance lead them back to Australia, to ultimately set up the first Australian office for global brand communications agency Manifest.

Kalila Welch

January 20, 2023 9:00

Isabel Thomson-Officer:

I met Jessie at a Tumblr party while I was living in New York back in 2015. My first impressions were that of a tattooed-up, free spirit, full of conversation. Waxing lyrical about street art, a passion I also shared, I was captivated by this chatty creative. Fast forward a few months and we were dating. Another three years and we were married. Two years later we began working together.

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Kalila Welch

Kalila Welch joined the Mumbrella editorial team in November 2021. She took a brief career break in mid 2023 to complete her Masters of Journalism before returning to Mumbrella for a year.

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