Hello.
It is my pleasure to help you grow your business. I am an executive coach and business consultant with over 25 years of experience helping businesses in the following areas:
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Business Formation
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Product Distribution
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Business Plan & Pitch Deck Review
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Scaling Your Business
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Public Relations/Reputation Management
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Traditional & Digital Marketing
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Brand Development​
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Social Media Management​/ Influencer Marketing​
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Book Marketing & Public Relations
HOW TO SCHEDULE TIME WITH ME
To schedule a virtual consultation (via Zoom), please first schedule a FREE NEEDS ASSESSMENT meeting by clicking the first box below. Once the meeting is completed and we determine that I am the right fit to help you with your business needs, you will be instructed to schedule time with me via the consultation link below.
My fees are $99 per session. Sessions are 60 minutes.
Professional Bio
Michelle Jackson has over 25 years of business development, banking, commercial real estate, marketing, and public relations experience. She has provided executive-level leadership and support for super-regional shopping centers, high-profile state-run programs, and corporate and non-profit clients of her own PR/marketing consulting firm PR Solutions LLC. She is a trailblazer in economic development public policy development, strategic plan development, social media management, and industry-focused event coordination. Jackson has over six years of experience developing legislative policy for the State of Maryland’s Department of Business & Economic Development (DBED), where she created and launched high profile public/private programs and led the first division focused on innovation and entrepreneurship in high-growth industries, including energy, cybersecurity, IT and aerospace. She also co-wrote a legislative initiative entitled InvestMaryland that raised $84 million for high-tech start-up companies. Her efforts led to the largest venture capital investment in the state’s history.
Since 2013, Jackson has managed the day-to-day responsibilities of a rapidly growing PR/marketing firm. Her client portfolio includes the Delgado Community College Workforce IT Division, The World Games, State of Maryland, Coca-Cola UNITED Bottling Inc., Federal Business Council, Inc., Delta Personnel, Diabetes Management & Supplies, Element Beverage Co. The 15 White Coats, Major Services, Inc., and many others. Services include branding, strategic communications, web design, social media management and reputation management.
She is dedicated to the community and passionate about helping youth. In 2015 she founded the i.Invest National Youth Business Competition, a six-month web-based mentoring program and competition for youth 13 to 19 years old. Today, she has mentored hundreds of youth entrepreneurs and awarded over $50,000 to young innovators to develop viable business ventures. In 2021, she taught an eight week leadership course at Delgado Community College.
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Jackson is also the executive director of LifeSkills Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit dedicated to youth and youth entrepreneurship. LifeSkills launched the annual Tech2Talent event in New Orleans in 2021. The organization is the recipient of the Louisiana Nonprofit and Small Business and DXC Technology Foundation grants.
In 2020, Jackson was selected as a business advisor for Urban League of Louisiana. In the same year, she created the Black Writers Workspace, an online community for independent authors. In 2021, she launched Direct2Author.com, a marketplace for self-published authors.
Jackson is a 3x published author, blogger, and talented speechwriter. She has had articles published in Essence Magazine, Nia Magazine, Biz Magazine New Orleans, and The Mount Christian Magazine. She has also been quoted in several articles.