Jessie Gordon - London UK. Studied Theatre and Performance - Dartington College of Arts,UK. Actress and Theatre Maker(10 +/- years) in avant-garde / social political theatre, most notably with the Pip Simmons Theatre Group, performing throughout Europe. Bass guitarist (1 year) in the rock band Flex.Moved to Amsterdam, the Netherlands - resident ever since.Illustrator/cartoonist (years) - published in national newspapers, magazines, postcard series and… Show more Jessie Gordon - London UK. Studied Theatre and Performance - Dartington College of Arts,UK. Actress and Theatre Maker(10 +/- years) in avant-garde / social political theatre, most notably with the Pip Simmons Theatre Group, performing throughout Europe. Bass guitarist (1 year) in the rock band Flex.Moved to Amsterdam, the Netherlands - resident ever since.Illustrator/cartoonist (years) - published in national newspapers, magazines, postcard series and books.Visual artist (years until present) - exhibited in London, Tokyo and various locations in the Netherlands including Sonsbeek, Arnhem. More than twenty-five years ago, motivated by her ongoing exploration of the art of communication, Jessie co-created the company Executive Performance Training (EPT) www.executiveperformancetraining.com of which she is managing director to this day. Based in Amsterdam, EPT specialises in compact personal development programmes which connect the knowledge and techniques of effective live communication with leadership, diversity and cross cultural collaboration. These programmes take place in Europe, North America, Asia and Russia.In her book ‘What Gap? – A Communication Tool Box’ (published 2013 - AWBruna) “Jessie distils her knowledge and experience and shows how extraordinary things can happen with all of us, once we have the skills to close the understanding GAP.”In 2011, prompted by her own hospital experiences with both a broken ankle and a lung embolism, Jessie developed the PAC-CARD (Patient Action Communication Card) and sponsored the creation of www.pac-card.com Through this website anyone can obtain a ‘free-download card’ containing a checklist of essential support questions (available in 9 languages), for patients to use in any interaction with a health professional. Her book ‘The Patient’s Guide – Think . Ask . Know’ (published in 2013 in Dutch - Kosmos) and (published in 2014 in English - Lulu) explains how to effectively use the PAC-CARD. Show less