Jesse has written a popular blog and Haworth Press published his travel memoir, You Can Run, based on two years he spent living in South America.
He was obsessed with whales and marine life from a young age and a highlight of his life is having once swam with a whale shark off the coast of Mozambique.
He loves classic Hollywood film and especially musical stars Ann Miller and Cyd Charisse, and outspoken iconoclasts Mae West and Tallulah Bankhead.
His favorite film is The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.