Hi, I’m Jess.

I spent 18 years in fintech. When I left, I wanted to build something meaningful.

I kept coming back to the boxes of photos in my and my mom’s closet. Most have no names on the back, and my son doesn't know some of the family in them.

When I started asking around, I found almost everyone has the same problem, plus thousands of unorganized photos on their phone. And keeping them organized usually means an app and a monthly membership.

I think your family's photos should be yours to keep. So I built Pile of Pics to help keep family memories in the family, for generations to come.

What’s different

Every photo labeled. With your family’s own names, places and occasions.

No face recognition. The names come from your family, not a computer.

Yours to keep. Your album comes on a USB drive with your family’s name on it. No app to download, no account, no membership.

Your family’s own voices. With the Story Visit, I record your family telling the stories behind the photos.

Built for this. I built my own software for this work, from the labeling to the finished album. I don’t just set you up in someone else’s software.