I DONโ€™T WAIT FOR THE PLOT TWIST โ€” I CREATE IT.

I help leaders stop hiding their story โ€” and start using it to build impact, momentum and confidence in what happens next.

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F E A T U R E D I N

Growth ainโ€™t all puppies and rainbows.

WHAT YOUโ€™LL find HERE

Story as Strength
Your lived experience isnโ€™t a liability โ€” itโ€™s your leadership advantage.

Respectful Disruption
We challenge norms without burning bridges. Evolution doesnโ€™t require ego.

Action Over Perfection
Clarity comes from movement, not waiting.

Authentic Leadership
Vulnerability isnโ€™t weakness. Itโ€™s credibility.

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Youโ€™re not broken.
YOUโ€™RE NOT BEHIND.
And youโ€™re not lost.

Youโ€™re just in the messy middle โ€” and thatโ€™s where the most powerful stories are born.

HEY GIRL Heyyy,
Iโ€™m Jessi

Iโ€™m respectfully disruptive by nature, unapologetically real by choice, and deeply committed to helping people own the parts of their story they were taught to minimize, soften, or hide.

For years, I thought my value lived in what I built, what I produced, what I did.

It turns out, the real work started when I stopped outrunning my story โ€” and started listening to it.

My platform exists for one reason: to remind leaders that itโ€™s not about what happens to us โ€” itโ€™s about what we choose to do next.

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    Erin Dobbinsโ€ โ€Founder of Erin Dobbins LLC

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    Carina Santa Mariaโ€ โ€CEO of Shelter Inc + Candidate for Illinois State Senate District 27

  • "...She was my sounding board, an extra set of hands, and the energy she brought to my events was contagious. She made me feel like I could do anything...."

    Working with Jessi has been such a joy! I've been grateful to have her as a constant support from the start of my business and her abundant knowledge and wisdom has given me great insight and encouragement. Even though I hired her as a photographer, she was so much more! She was my sounding board, an extra set of hands, and the energy she brought to my events was contagious. She made me feel like I could do anything and I know she'll forever have my back. If you're looking for someone who can see you- and your business -for all it is and all it can be, Jessi is your girl! I'm forever grateful for who she is and the gifts and talents she brings to this world!

    Mallory Anderko Founder of Book-Cation

ACTION creates CLARITY

I work with LEADERS, DISRUPTORS, and CHANGEMAKERS who are EVOLVING BEYOND TITLES and ROLES โ€” and into WHO THEY ARE BECOMING.

Iโ€™m not interested in fluff.

Iโ€™m passionate about motivation and momentum that is real, grounded, and rooted in lived experience.

I passionately speak about:

  • Reinvention after loss

  • Owning your story before it owns you

  • Leadership in the messy middle

  • Building confidence when certainty is gone

  • The power of what happens next

Award Winning

LEADERSHIP

Award Winning LEADERSHIP

The Power Table 100 Awards celebrate women who are actively redefining what leadership looks like across industries.

These are the founders, builders, and community leaders who donโ€™t just participate in their industriesโ€”they elevate them.

Each recipient represents the next standard of credibility, integrity, and influence.

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