In early 1991, unbeknownst to each other, Keith Jackson and John Wells quit senior jobs with two large Sydney PR companies to set up separate one-person operations. Some months later client Judi Stack invited the two to join forces and consult to her telecommunications company.
Over the next few months, with Jackson and Wells collaborating on an increasing number of projects, they began to see signs of a more expansive association. The result was Jackson Wells Communications, which opened its doors in May 1992.
The new company started with 13 clients and was launched by John Howard MP, later Australian Prime Minister. By 1994, it had passed a million dollars in annual billings. In 1998 the firm moved to its own offices at Neutral Bay - five minutes from the CBD and located opposite Sydney's famous Oaks Hotel.
In late 2009 Jackson Wells secured its 500th client, The Church of Scientology. As evidence of our diversity: the 400th client was Ascham School; the 300th, Optus; the 200th, the Endeavour Foundation; and the 100th, Queensland Health.
At any given time, Jackson Wells works for 10-40 clients, covering as many industry sectors as you could name.
