Jesse Freese

Founder, StartupExperts
Senior Business Consultant, Sequoia Consulting Group

Jesse Freese is the founder of StartupExperts, an invite-only community for HR, Finance, and Operations leaders who know that while they may often be “teams of one,” they don’t have to solve challenges alone. Through StartupExperts, Jesse has built a trusted peer network where leaders share insights, support one another, and tackle the toughest business problems collectively.

In his role as a Senior Business Consultant at Sequoia Consulting Group, Jesse helps companies modernize their compensation and benefits strategies to attract and retain top talent in an increasingly competitive global market. With a career dedicated to strengthening both organizations and the communities that power them, Jesse brings a rare blend of strategic expertise and deep commitment to the people side of business.

Finding Leverage: Collective Intelligence and the Rise of Cognitive Offloading

In the future of work, professional success won’t hinge on how much you can personally remember or manage — it will depend on how well you curate knowledge and tap into trusted networks. Communities, AI, and digital tools are becoming an extension of our thinking and an essential daily resource — a living system of peers and tools that makes problem-solving faster, decisions more informed, and work less isolating.

This discussion explores how successful leaders are leveraging collective intelligence to build a daily operating system based on cognitive offloading and trusted peer networks. When practiced effectively, it elevates productivity by moving beyond storing knowledge to curating it, grounding it in shared context, and applying it with clarity and confidence.