Resonate has announced the appointment of Simon Jordan FRSA to the role of Non-Exec Director. Simon is a creative strategist, founder, and special advisor with a 30-year career spanning senior and board-level roles across advertising, design, architecture, and urbanism. His emphasis on the intersection of experience, design innovation, and business strategy aligns seamlessly with Resonate’s vision to create memorable, high-performing environments spaces that engage occupants on multiple levels. With a strong foothold in the workplace domain, Resonate is expanding its ambitions in the hospitality, hotels and leisure sectors, bringing its curated approach to create up-lifting and award -winning environments.
Simon Jordan has led initiatives for world-class brands, organisations, and institutions, shaping places and spaces for the communities they serve.
In 2001, Simon co-founded interdisciplinary design and architecture studio Jump Studios, collaborating with clients such as Nike, Google, O2, the Ministry of Sound, Science Museum, Adidas, Saatchi & Saatchi, and Rapha. He oversaw Jump’s acquisition by global sport and entertainment design firm Populous in 2015, where the team helped realise major public venues including Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Co-Op Live, and the Etihad Campus for City Football Group.
Pernille Bonser CEO of Resonate, comments:
“I couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome Simon to the Resonate team. His brand-led approach to creating environments that truly embody the values of organisation, dovetails with our drive to get under the skin of our clients to craft exceptional spaces, where every detail matters”.
About Resonate Interiors:
Resonate was born out of the desire to create memorable environments – special spaces that engage with the occupants on many levels, from workplaces to education, hospitality to residential, Resonate craft curated designs that uplift those that use the space by combining passion, knowledge and experience to deliver award-winning, agile, harmonious, healthy and productive spaces. From their first commission to today, Resonate apply the same level of attention to creativity and detail in everything they do.
About Simon Jordan FRSA:
Since exiting Populous in 2022, Simon has launched WeMakeProgress, a consultancy that informs design through cultural insights and applied narrative thinking. Collaborating with a design anthropologist and a cultural strategist, the team helps venue owners and developers define audiences, map-user journeys, and articulate the narrative DNA of place. WMP translates cultural intelligence, place-brand identity, and experiential intent into compelling places, spaces and visitor experiences, aligning commercial ambition with community relevance and cultural authenticity.
Simon also acts as a special advisor to leadership teams at design-led businesses, including architecture and urban design practice Turner. Works, immersive technology studio Sysco Productions, experience design agency Museum Studio and, most recently, interior design firm Resonate.