Blog

Articles from Jessica about work, tech, culture, and life.

Foundations Before You Build

Earn trust, make the risk visible, and leave a baseline the team can carry.

Jessica Brentnall
Jessica Brentnall

Architecting The Defaults

Embed security, compliance, and performance into your architectural designs.

Jessica Brentnall
Jessica Brentnall

Lessons in Contracting

Practical advice on billing, boundaries, and staying authentically yourself.

Jessica Brentnall
Jessica Brentnall

Setting Up To Contract

The actions needed when getting set up as a limited company contractor in the UK.

Jessica Brentnall
Jessica Brentnall

Considering My Services

Deciding what I offer as a contractor: technical strategy to leadership coaching

Jessica Brentnall
Jessica Brentnall

The Plan For 2026

Moving away from permanent and taking on contract/consultant roles.

Jessica Brentnall
Jessica Brentnall