Jackie uses her extensive experience to deliver unique value to her clients, helping them become more impactful, inspired, and effective leaders, transforming from being in a position of leadership to being true leaders.
Jackie has spent more than a dozen years as a leader in various roles – one of the youngest President/CEO’s of a local chamber of commerce in Michigan, time as an elected member of a local school board, a board member of a local Rotary club, a trustee of a community college foundation, time on various state-wide boards, and more. Although she has numerous awards and has received recognition in her career, that isn’t what pushes Jackie to do the work of her LLC. She knows this is the work she is meant to be doing because of her passion for it. Her experiences have prepared her to excel at helping others develop their leadership. She has developed a passion for leadership and her desire to spend her life dedicated to creating a world with better leaders.
It isn’t just her career and volunteer leadership experiences that have prepared her for this work. Even though Jackie has a long history of being a positive influence on others, the one person she didn’t have a positive influence on was herself. For many years, while building her successful career, Jackie wasn’t building a successful self. Outwardly, others thought she had it all, but inside she was crumbling. For more than 18 years, starting in college, she battled severe clinical depression and an eating disorder. She started down her personal path of recovery, climbing over many large roadblocks along the way, and discovered that her personal experiences, combined with her leadership work, adds a unique and valuable perspective to her work and has led to many of her keynote speaking engagements.
Scholastically, Jackie holds a Master of Arts Degree in Communication from Central Michigan University and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication from Saginaw Valley State University.
Jackie can be described as an engaging person who cares deeply about seeing other people find happiness in their lives and success in their leadership. She has been known to have humorous (weird) ponderings (that are often shared on social media), and presentations that are best described as authentic and energetic. She often describes herself by saying, “I’m just me.” She prides herself in her creativity and has a desire to maintain a healthy balance of fun and seriousness in her life. Although she views everything as an opportunity to learn, when not directly engaged in building her business, she enjoys traveling, biking, yardwork, reading, beach volleyball, paddle boarding, yoga, working out, hiking, swimming, diving, golfing, boating, skiing, spending time with her family and friends, and volunteering.
Jackie’s Journal
A Tourist or a Traveler
Are you a tourist or a traveler? On a recent trip to Europe, a tour guide asked the group what we thought the differences were between a tourist and a traveler. Some people shared ideas
Your Healthiest Relationship Should Be With Yourself
“If you don’t have a relationship with yourself, all other relationships become shallow. And if your relationship with yourself is so profound and steady then you naturally develop the skill to handle any kind of
Maybe the Problem is … You
Roughly 95% of us believe we are self-aware, but surveys done by Psychologist Trisha Eurich show that only 10-15% of us are truly self-aware. That’s not good. Self-awareness is critical for life success. Defined, self-awareness
“I just wanted to say a BIG thank you. Your presentation was amazing, and you certainly had folks listening throughout. The content was great.”
“My team recently spent a day with Jackie working on strategy, teambuilding and problem solving. It was easily the best investment we have made as a company all year. I have to admit, I had pretty high expectations, and Jackie delivered in some really significant ways.”
“Jackie was a highlight at Alpena Community College recent administrative retreat. With guidance from staff, she built and delivered a highly engaging, informative, and customized exercise on workplace communication that had staff talking a week later about what they learned and enjoyed. She’s fun and gets to the point with real-world examples that resonate with busy workplace professionals. I could not recommend her work more highly.”
“After having a few days to reflect and visit some of our branches, I am happy to report that every single employee that I’ve spoken with had nothing but excellent things to say about you and your workshop—they are feeling motivated to improve their emotional intelligence!”Specific comments from attendees:
- Jackie was comfortable on the stage presenting, she didn’t need a microphone!
- The topic really made me think about my everyday experiences and how most days, I just sort of float through my activities.
- The time flew by; she was captivating and knowledgeable.
- I’m really looking forward to reading the books she suggested!
- Jackie caused me to look internally into ways I can change and be a better person both personally and professionally.
“Your communication seminar was so well received by my team—thank you! Everyone took something valuable away from it, and it even sparked a little role-playing (and laughter) later that afternoon. Well done!”
“The Alpena Rotary Club recently hosted a membership recruitment event that was organized in large part by Club President, Jackie Krawczak. It was the best member recruiting event I’ve been a part of in my 33 years as a member of the club. Jackie puts great effort into planning, so whatever she is involved in is unique and memorable. Her creativity and ability to deliver is a winning combination for our club and I am certain for her business clients as well. Her leadership of our club has been outstanding!”