Olivia Isenhart is a bicoastal writer, artist, and creative strategist based in Seattle and NYC. She contributed music journalism 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.

Isenhart conducted Jesse Welles’ first published interview in 2017 when his eponymous band was just 4 weeks old. She has been a contributing editor on Genius for a decade and is cited as a source on the Wikipedia pages for Robert Plant and Les Claypool.

An established expert in social media strategy, she was a Senior Manager for American Express from 2015 to 2026 and received 8 awards from #TeamAmex. She 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.

Isenhart has handled social media for Seattle-based bands Walking Papers and Matt Cameron’s solo project, Is This Real? She penned ITR?’s official bio and her graphic design work appeared on their drum head, gig flyers, debut EP, merchandise, 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. Isenhart has enjoyed drawing, painting, sculpting, sewing, animating, and creating art with recycled materials since childhood. She competed in stop motion animation contests in 5th grade and successfully auditioned to sing in Carnegie Hall in 7th grade. As a teenager, she started working as a city correspondent and reviewed hundreds of hotels, restaurants, and attractions for travel publications.

A returning NYC Hot Sauce Expo judge and competitive spicy eater, 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. She bobbed for Carolina Reaper peppers at the 2026 Portland Hot Sauce Expo.