Jackie Freiberg

Jackie is the author of NANOVATION: How a Little Car Can Teach the World to Think Big and Act Bold. Jackie and her husband Kevin are also the authors of their international bestseller NUTS! Southwest Airlines Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success, BOOM! 7 Choices for Blowing the Doors Off Business-As-Usual and GUTS! Companies That Blow the Doors Off Business-As-Usual. 

Jackie is recognized as one of the "Top 30 Best Minds on Leadership" by Leadership Excellence Magazine, and is one of the most sought-after female business speakers in the nation.

Her articles and interviews have been published in the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Investor's Business Daily, Dubai's CapitalME, India's Management Next, India's Business Standard, India's Economic Times and India's Financial Times.

PARTIAL CLIENT LIST...

Bank of America

Blue Cross & Blue Shield

Kaiser-Permanente

Eli Lilly

Hallmark

Lockheed Martin

McDonalds

Navy Federal Credit Union

Prudential

Sony

Tata Group

USAA

Victoria's Secret

Wells Fargo

CREDENTIALS:

• Doctorate degree, Leadership, University of San Diego
• Master's degree, Communication, San Diego State University
• Bachelor's degree, Communication, University of New Hampshire
• Public Speaking Coach to the Untied States Marine Corps Recruiting Office. Trained more than 1500 Marine Recruiters a year on the Fundamentals of Delivering a Winning Presentation. Semper Fi!
• Member of the Southwest Airlines' Culture Committee. One of only two non-employee members invited to serve on the highly influential leadership committee
• Executive Consultant, Center for Creative Leadership, provided feedback to executives participating in a five-day Leadership Development Program
• Manager of Corporate and Professional Programs, University of San Diego's Executive Conference Center
• Co-Founder USD's Family Business Institute
• Founded USD's Certificate in International Business Program
• Worked with Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company to design the first ever CD-ROM training tool for family-owned businesses and provided expert commentary on the complex issues facing family businesses
• Director USD's Institute for Quality & Productivity
• Professor; teaches leadership, public speaking, and communications courses as an adjunct professor
• HR Specialist, College Recruiter and Employee Communications Manager, NCR Corporation

Most important! Jackie is the Freiberg family anchor. She is the chief choreographer and lead in coordinating the schedules of their three children. Jackie skis, bikes, runs and works out hard to keep healthy. She and Kevin have been working, parenting, writing, speaking, traveling, living and married for more than 20 years.