Danielle Jackson has worked as a parenting educator, teacher, educational administrator, and coach. She is a native Detroiter, and is driven by her values: a strong work ethic, ambition, and integrity. Her life transitions (from marriage to widowhood, parenthood to empty nester, and various career changes) have compelled her to examine what’s necessary to be an accomplished person, partner, parent, friend, and professional.

Danielle has twenty-plus years of leadership experience. Throughout that time, she has had to lay off and terminate staff, expand and eliminate services, and develop and adjust strategic plans, while also learning how to celebrate wins in a highly political and competitive environment. Simultaneously, she has navigated blending her family with her husband, the birth of her son, the “who are you again?” that faces every married couple at some point, and the loss of her husband. She has had to distill these complicated life changes into a prioritized list of achievable steps in order to reach the life she wanted.

Danielle’s practice is devoted to supporting clients in addressing the niggling feeling that there is more to discover about themselves, their careers, and their personal lives. She is a certified coach through IPEC and she works to help clients name the values that drive their work and play, clarify the aspects of their life where they are experiencing change, and determine their goals and how to achieve them. She became certified in the CDR professional assessment in 2024 and also has a certification on the Energy Leadership Index. She also works with clients to develop the tools that will build their personal “coach’s toolbox” so that they can work through future transitions confidently on their own.