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From the page
to
the podium.
Ostara is the media and storytelling house of four-time founder Jill Ferrari — building the books, films, podcasts and keynotes that move female voices from the background to the absolute center of the narrative.
30 years
lifting women into leadershipacross the built environment
Award-winning developer
Author & producer
Four-time founder
TEDx speaker
WHAT WE BUILD
One mission, told
four ways.
Every Ostara venture blends technical expertise with narrative heart — turning three decades of industry wisdom into a tactical field guide for the next generation of builders.
Books
Frameworks that reframe failure as fuel — from Letting Go Without Losing Yourself to the 2027 release of Breaking Ceilings | Breaking Ground.
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Film
Female-led storytelling that isn't afraid to get gritty — including Stripped and the award-winning South for Winter.
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Podcasts
Breaking Ceilings | Breaking Ground — conversations from the front lines with the visionary practitioners building the future.
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Speaking
High-impact keynotes — from the Fearless Women's Summit to TEDx — that shift the energy of a room and the strategy of an organization.
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The founder
Grit, turned
into grind.
Jill Ferrari is a four-time founder and commercial real-estate veteran who has spent 30 years navigating high-stakes environments — and intentionally lifting other women into leadership roles within an industry that wasn't originally designed for them to thrive.
"Building inclusive communities is what drives me — whether that's the physical spaces I develop or the coalitions of people I bring together around a singular vision."
Jill Ferrari · Founder, Ostara Companies
NOW IN DEVELOPMENT
Stripped
— the world
on the brink.
A visceral exploration of the corporate landscape just before the 2008 market crash, seen through a sharp female lens. A Midwestern executive navigates the high-stakes world of Las Vegas — told with the raw realism of someone who has actually been in those rooms.
THE PODCAST
Breaking Ceilings |
Breaking Ground
A series for visionary practitioners. Leaders in male-dominated industries—commercial real estate, law, urban development—share the truth about what it takes to thrive when you're the only one in the room, like you.
Bring Ostara to your stage
Failure is an entrance
fee,
not an end-point.
Book Jill Ferrari for a keynote that leaves your audience with a new framework for value — and the fearless mindset to use it.
Ostara
Compaines
Books, film, podcasts and keynotes that move female voices from the background to the absolute center of the narrative.
CONNECT
- jill@ostaracompanies.com
- Speaking enquiries
- Press & media
- ostaracompanies.com
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From the page to the podium.