Angela Jackson
CEO
Future Forward Strategies
San Diego, CA USA
“What makes you different makes you special.”
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Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
When I was young, I was determined to become the next Oprah.
I started working for my school’s newspaper when I was in sixth grade and continued all throughout middle and high school.
I went to the University of Missouri-Columbia, the number one journalism school that year, and earned bachelor’s degrees in journalism and history.
After graduating, I got a job at a TV station but realized that it wasn’t right for me—I loved journalism but realized that the news and the framework and culture around it didn’t resonate with me.
I decided to make a career change and landed a temp job at Sony Pictures in the marketing department.
From there, I built my career in business and marketing, and then worked my way into entrepreneurship.
I eventually started volunteering at schools, speaking to students about my career and using my marketing experience to help principals implement new strategies—in doing so, I had found my niche.
I now work as the CEO of Future Forward Strategies, a labor market analytics firm, and as a lecturer at Harvard University, teaching about entrepreneurship in the education marketplace.
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Education
High School
Bachelor
History
University of Missouri-Columbia
History
University of Missouri-Columbia
Doctorate
System-Level Education Entrepreneurship
Harvard University
System-Level Education Entrepreneurship
Harvard University
Career
CEO
I lead a labor market analytics firm.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Entrepreneurship
Education
Working with Others
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Myself:
"Do I belong here?"
