Jackie Kerzner

About Jackie Kerzner

As an organizational performance strategist, my mission is to ethically help systems and people do *good* things measurably better. Think of me like a collaborative doctor for your workplace. I enable the org\'s performance health and the people in it! And I do that by being equal parts: Strategist, systems thinker, goal setter, and goal aligner. Analyst, diagnostician, solution designer, and evaluator. Consultant, coach, truth broker, and hard conversation-haver. Trauma-informed advocate, ethics protector, and change catalyst. I know. It\'s a lot!(And sometimes I do it all in a day.) With all these moving parts, it\'s no surprise that my brain has this weird knack: connecting the dots between the big picture and the tiny details. So I see through many lenses and wear many hats. Which means my little black doctor\'s bag is filled with all kinds of skills and tools that can help your org perform better—or enable it to perform well in the first place. What\'s in the bag? • Strategy: Planning, goal setting, alignment, and seizing opportunities • Assessment: Consulting, needs assessment, and program evaluation • Operations: Process improvement, risk prevention, remote work, and effective meeting facilitation • People management: Cross-functional leadership, radical candor, negotiation, and community building • Learning & development: SME knowledge elicitation, outcomes-driven experiences, and curriculum development • Project management: Initiating, planning, and executing with an Agile / hybrid mindset • Change management: Stakeholder and impact analysis, communications, and continuous improvement • Research & data analysis: Data collection and market & competitor research But here\'s the thing: My job isn\'t to simply know the right tools to use at the right times. It\'s to know which tools are the wrong ones, or the *right* ones at the wrong times.and which ones could even be dangerous for you. Even if they\'re the ones you really want. So, how do I figure all that stuff out? By listening. Asking stellar questions. 🧵 Connecting dots with data and evidence. Aligning the right stuff. Preventing the right *wrong* stuff—especially harm. ‍ Challenging the status quo (you can\'t say I didn\'t warn you!). And: Blending science and the art of relationship-building to engineer results that drive impact. Whether you\'ve got a system to architect, complex problems to solve or *prevent*, or opportunities to leverage, we make good things happen and move the needle together.(And we can do it remotely!)

Experience

1. Mastermind Group Facilitator, Execs on Deck Fellowship

   ODF

   Oct 2022 — Present

   ABOUT: On Deck is a startup ecosystem and curated flywheel community that has leveraged 34 fellowships, past and present, to launch, build, and staff the next breakthrough companies. We enable inspiring top-talent founders, investors, executives, operators, and creators to confidentially accelerate careers and change the world with innovative tech.Fellowships have included:• Founders (ODF)- Startup founders learning to found• Scale (ODS)- Startup founders learning to scale• First 50 (OD50)- Operators joining early stage startups• Chief of Staff (ODCoS)- Chiefs of staff navigating challenges• No-Code (ODNC)- No-code creators inventing and building new productsMY ROLE:‍ I am honored to be a two-time fellow who was hand selected to join the team as a mastermind group facilitator for the Execs on Deck (EOD) fellowship, based on my community engagement and impact. EOD is for leaders with 12+ years\' experience who want to build successful startup careers. Whether seeking a new VP or C-Suite position, a fractional or advising gig, a shift to VCs and investing, or deeper impact in their current roles, we support it all. PROUD WINS: Invented private no-code app for 1K+ senior-level executives and operators across 2 fellowships, creating 350+ startup employment and networking opportunities Facilitated mastermind groups for 200+ member community of senior-level executives and operators, tailoring goal-setting, advanced problem-solving, and decision-making support, with 100% positive feedback Improved mastermind group operations with Program Director, Program Manager, 2 coaches, and 3 facilitators TESTIMONIALS: Heather Yurovsky, Founding Team Career Coach, Executive Coach, and Facilitator, On Deck:\"How are you not Head of Community somewhere? You are brilliant at bringing people together and encouraging engagement.\"

Education

• Boise State University

  Master of Science (MS), Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning

• Baldwin Wallace University

  Master of Arts in Education (MAEd), Literacy K-12

• Emerson College

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Audio and Psychology

• 100DaysOfNoCode

  Certificate, No-Code

  2022 — 2023

• Boise State University

  Graduate Certificate, Workplace Instructional Design