Testimonials

  • I engaged him as an executive coach to help me gain awareness of my leadership style and to help sharpen my focus as I grew my firm and increased the size of our team and business. His insights have been invaluable. Ken has helped me harness my energy and focus on my strengths so that I can be more effective. The positive results happened nearly immediately as I started taking actions and realizing efficiencies (read: money-saving!) in my business. I also was able to sort through challenging decisions to get to wonderful outcomes in a way that matched my values. It's wonderful to gain clarity and to focus on what will move my company forward. I'd highly recommend working with Ken!"

    Filomena Fanelli
    Filomena FanelliCEO, Impact PR & Marketing
  • "Ken is a good and genuine man. He cares deeply about the communications business, and the people who strive to do good work in the profession. Ken is the coach for leaders, their teams, peers and clients. Ken also lead an excellent on-line webinar and discussion for Taan Worldwide members, about the meaning of leadership through this very difficult business environment. It was full of key ideas that focus us on the important actions each need to take. I recommend Ken — as a speaker, a consultant, a professional coach — to everyone seeking to be better."
    Peter Gerritsen
    Peter GerritsenPresident at Taan Worldwide
  • "I was fortunate enough to work closely with Ken during a period of significant change and opportunity at my agency. Ken's coaching style centers around Energy Leadership, a new concept to me, but one that helped me frame each situation as an opportunity and overcome tendencies that were holding me back. I recently had my annual review, which was very positive, and credit a significant portion of my growth this past year to Ken’s coaching. I feel Ken’s influence has made me a more confident and effective leader and given me the tools I need to navigate all of the changes at the agency. Thank you, Ken!"
    Katie Scullin Long
    Katie Scullin LongVice President, Idea Grove
  • "If you're looking for a coach that is savvy, kind and full of thoughtful counsel, Ken is an excellent choice. He has a really unique way of sizing up leadership and business issues and then guiding you to a successful solution. He is patient, and he knows how to gently push you to be a better leader. Can't recommend him enough."
    Jennifer Thompson
    Jennifer ThompsonPresident/CEO, Thompson & Co. Public Relations
  • "I invited Ken to present at the Richmond PRSA monthly luncheon. He did an amazing job presenting on, “Things to Start Doing NOW To More Effectively Lead Your Team”. His insight made our April virtual lunch program a huge hit! Ken Jacobs is a terrific speaker, counselor and coach to communications professionals everywhere. Many of our members gave us great feedback in our post-event online survey. He's a wealth of knowledge and resources. He was able to pivot well and change his presentation to fit our COVID-19 reality. The initial presentation was scheduled in-person. He adapted and hosted a webinar for over 100 professionals in the area. He was able to connect with everyone. Well done, Ken!"
    Taya Jarman, MS, APR
    Taya Jarman, MS, APRCommunications Director and Social Media Strategist
  • "I hired Ken for some professional coaching to me and my top leadership as well as overall consulting on how to grow our business and improve our services for our clients. Ken was courteous, professional and had deep knowledge in the areas we needed expertise. I highly recommend his skills."
    C. Renzi Stone
    C. Renzi StoneChairman and CEO, Saxum (Integrated Marketing Communications Agency)
  • "Ken Jacobs worked with myself and other senior leaders at RW Jones. I have found sessions with Ken to be tremendously valuable for my success and development as a leader. Having a confidant who you can be vulnerable with and ask questions about modus operandi and bounce ideas off of is tremendously important. Even more important is the ability to create goals and have someone hold you accountable for reaching those goals. Ken is a great listener and provides timely feedback. I would recommend for anybody in C-suite, senior management or middle management roles. If you are interested in chatting more, please don't hesitate to reach out to me. Happy to have a conversation about our firm's work with Ken."
    Scott Willyerd
    Scott WillyerdPresident & Managing Partner at RW Jones Agency
  • "Ken has been invaluable during a year of incredible professional transition for me. He has provided helpful advice on varying professional topics, as well as taught me how to dig deep to use skills that I wasn’t even fully aware I had to overcome obstacles. Ken made what could have been an incredibly tough year instead a year of rewards and learning. I would highly recommend Ken."
    Megan Driscoll
    Megan DriscollAgency Founder, Evolve MKD
  • "I can't say enough good things about Ken! He's worked with us on so many critical things, consulting on business development and marketing as well as ways to increase profitability. We've implemented much of his counsel over the years. Because of his valuable guidance, Ken was also asked to join and has participated in regular agency leadership meetings. He has also successfully coached a number of senior leaders and executives, increasing performance. We've been fortunate to work with Ken for the last four years - and he's always been a valuable partner."
    Heather Norian
    Heather NorianChief Operating Officer at The SPI Group LLC
  • "Too many consultants are eager to tell you what to do to try to prove how smart they are. That's not Ken Jacobs. Ken possesses a very rare combination of skills --- coach, analyst, cheerleader, father confessor, strategic muse -- and masterfully transitions between those roles (and a few others) to guide you where you need to go professionally and personally. And he does it with warmth, humor and just the right amount of nudging and tough love when required to keep you on track to achieve the crystal-clear goals he insisted you create for yourself. Now, when I find myself out on a limb I think, "What would Jacobs do?" When it comes to business and leadership, Ken has become the all-knowing deity to whom I routinely appeal."
    Jon Goldberg
    Jon GoldbergChief Reputation Architect at Reputation Architects Inc