Olivia Isenhart is a writer, artist, and social media strategist. She has managed social media for American Express since 2015 and received 7 awards from #TeamAmex, having launched the @americanexpressbusiness Instagram page and piloted the company’s first livestreams. She appeared on CNBC ringing the New York Stock Exchange Opening Bell with American Express in 2022.
She is known for the music journalism she contributed to online publications between 2013 and 2024, including 670 articles primarily focused on NYC-area rock concerts. Her most-shared pieces were long-form show recaps and narrative-style interviews with Brian Wilson [The Beach Boys], Tim Commerford [Rage Against the Machine], Wayne Coyne [The Flaming Lips], and others. She is a contributing editor on Genius and is cited as a source on the Wikipedia pages for Robert Plant and Les Claypool.
Isenhart has handled social media for Seattle-based bands Walking Papers and Matt Cameron’s solo project, Is This Real? In addition to writing ITR?’s bio, she designed graphics that appeared on their drum head, gig flyers, debut EP, and in the arena [Moda Center] during their Portland show with Pearl Jam. Her hand-drawn artwork is part of Sean Ono Lennon’s private collection.
A returning NYC Hot Sauce Expo judge, Isenhart placed 4th in the Guinness World Records Carolina Reaper-eating contest in 2024. She was interviewed by Business Insider in a 2025 feature about the world’s hottest peppers.
