The Peitho brand was inspired by the art of persuasion—and its power to motivate people to realize change.

I’m Jessica Schwartz Hahn, founder of Peitho Communications, and this is the ethos I’ve brought to my work for more than 35 years. Whatever your organizational goals, persuading your audiences to believe, buy, support, share, vote, donate, or do something can be one of your biggest challenges, and the key to your success.

Before launching Peitho in 2005, I honed my audience-centric approach at agencies in my hometown Philadelphia, NYC, and DC, establishing a track record of success leading strategy and tactics for clients small and large including A&E, Coca-Cola, ESPN, Ford Motor Co. & UAW, Hearst Corp., Time Warner Cable, and U.S. ED and HHS departments.

Peitho’s driving interest is in advancing initiatives and policies that improve the lives of children and families, and the systems in which they learn and live. This dedication stems from my work, between agency stints, developing 85+ industry partnerships for the School District of Philadelphia. Most of Peitho’s clients are advocacy associations, businesses, foundations, nonprofits, and think tanks focused on civic society, education, and youth services and public policies.