She received recognition for her work at JESS3, including being named by Fast Company as one of the top female executives in the technology industry.

Bradshaw was born in Carson City, Nevada and spent her early years on a family farm in Oregon.

[2][3] Bradshaw's early career in communications included a producing role at The McLaughlin Group and new media projects with C-SPAN and National Journal.

[4] In 2007, Bradshaw and Jesse Thomas co-founded JESS3, a creative agency specializing in social media marketing, branding, web design and data visualization[4] Bradshaw was the president and chief operating officer, managing the company's operations[1][2] and consulting on social media engagement strategies for companies including Nike and Intel.

[8] In January 2013, Bradshaw joined Guide, a technology startup developing an app to translate text from online news sources and blogs into streaming audio and video.