Turn your ideas into stories that persuade, inspire trust, and drive decisions. Join the Career Doctor to sharpen your messaging for any audience!
January 21st, 2026 | 11:00 AM PT
For entrepreneurs in high-stakes conversations, every word counts. Whether you’re pitching to investors, motivating your team, or building trust with a potential partner or customer, the ability to articulate your vision with clarity and confidence can have great influence on your ability to access future opportunities for growth.
The Nasdaq Center is excited to be joined by Jacqueleen Crittle, CEO at Career Doctor LLC and Career and Leadership Coach to the C-Suite, for a deep dive into effective communication strategies for high-stakes environments. Founders will learn how to craft compelling stories, strengthen their pitch clarity, and communicate their value confidently and concisely whether speaking to investors, customers, or strategic partners. Jacqueleen will directly address common communication challenges that entrepreneurs face which, once solved, unlock growth.
Key Takeaways:
- Communicate your vision clearly to team members, partners, and investors
- Develop a strong founder narrative that inspires confidence and trust
- Articulate your value proposition and business story in simple, compelling language
Meet our special guest
Jacqueleen Crittle
Jacqueleen, known as The Career Doctor, is an ICF-certified executive career, leadership, and communications coach and an entrepreneurial strategist who has coached thousands of leaders across major industries. A true Swiss Army knife of strategy, she blends the practical experience of owning four brick-and-mortar businesses with the corporate insight gained from working inside four Fortune 500 companies. This unique combination allows her to support both corporate professionals and entrepreneurs as they grow their influence, expand their impact, and navigate high-stakes decisions with clarity.
Her work is grounded in two core beliefs. First, every person carries intrinsic value that deserves to be recognized, developed, and expressed. Second, your voice is your value, and when you learn to communicate with confidence and clarity, you unlock new levels of opportunity. Through practical and transformational training, she equips people to strengthen their communication, elevate their presence, and express their leadership in a way that resonates. Her coaching spans career, leadership, business, and high-stakes communication, helping individuals from C-suite executives to first-time founders build the skills and confidence they need to grow.
As CEO of Career Doctor, founder of Career Project USA, and creator of EngageX, she delivers programs that empower people to lead, pitch, grow, and win. Whether advising a senior executive preparing for a pivotal move or guiding a founder building something from the ground up, Jacqueleen’s mission remains the same: to help individuals step into the roles, rooms, and results that will define their next chapter.
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