Hi. We're JAR, collectively
We built JAR because too many founders are carrying the whole picture alone.
The JAR Collective is a strategic advisory brain trust for founders and operators at inflection points — where enterprise value, market reality, and category position all have to hold at the same time.
Built for the moment things get heavier.
Doing it all is not a strategy.
Businesses do not stall for lack of intelligence. They stall when perspective collapses under complexity: ops solving one problem, marketing another, brand telling a different story entirely.
JAR exists to bring those realities into one room before the next move adds more weight.
Where others work in lanes, we work in integration.
JAR brings three disciplines into one decision lens—aligned before execution:
Enterprise Architecture
Market Intelligence
Category Positioning
Because inflection points require more than expertise. They require coherence.
Sharp minds. Holistic POV.
Three lenses. One system.
Jamie protects enterprise value.
Abigail protects credibility and scalable motion.
Rebecca protects distinction and category gravity.
Together, the work can ship, land, and matter.
Warm authority with a stopwatch.
Jamie Klingman
The Enterprise Cartographer
Enterprise Architecture • Structural Fit • Value Strategy
Dr. Jamie Klingman sees the shape of the thing before everyone else does. She connects vision, value, and structure — so the business isn’t just moving, it’s building something worth more.
She is not romantic about growth. She is architectural about it.
She’s the founder of The Exit Strategy Co., The Deal Strategy Co., and The Klingman Group (which holds everything from real estate to publishing and beyond). Licensed Broker. DBA. Lightning Community Hero. Dog mom. Cat nemesis. And the person you want when it’s time to operationalize your next big move.
She builds fast. She builds far. She builds for keeps.
Known for: exits, equity, and empowering founders
"I believe in building exits as gracefully as we build entries. Growth is strategy. Impact is the goal."
Abigail Mundell
The Market Mechanic
Market Leadership • Revenue Intelligence • Operational Discipline
Abigail turns marketing from a pile of activity into a function that can actually perform. She brings clarity to priorities, structure to teams, and direction to work that’s been scattered.
She bridges the gap between ambition and execution — so growth doesn’t depend on constant heroics.
She's the founder of Abigail Mundell, North & Now and A Sharp View. A CEO, COO and CMO. Her genius lies in bridging the gap between marketing and measurable results.
Known for: market mastery with measurable mojo.
"Marketing without metrics is just magic tricks.
I’m here for the show and the receipts."
rebecca gunter
The Category Alchemist
Category Positioning • Narrative Architecture • Distinctive Strategy
Rebecca builds the language and positioning that make a business unmistakable. She helps founders say the thing clearly, sharply, and in a way that actually moves value.
Creator of Stoned Fruit. Queen of clarity. Whisperer of words that actually work. Distinction is not decoration. It is leverage. When Rebecca shows up, industries take notes.
Known for: rebellious clarity and category-defining swagger.
