Jessica L. Clark
Dallas, Texas, USA
At just nineteen years old, after having left art college and with no experience, Jessica took a job as a temporary receptionist with a small IT value-added reseller (VAR). She was quickly hired permanently and joined the marketing team. Having no shortage of moxie, she began reading the proposals she was designing collateral materials for and started asking questions. Within a year she had won a $70 million federal contract, her first of many. Working for a small company, she was involved in nearly every facet of the business including marketing, public relations, business development, sales, government contracts, administration, and operations.
The ability to try something completely foreign and excel at it led her to become a founding member of a startup IT/physical security integrator. Tapping into her creativity and entrepreneurial spirit, she built and operated a business that within just a few years was growing up to 200% a year, earning industry awards, and winning tens of millions of dollars in government business. She was able to sustain quality during explosive growth because she fostered a culture of collaboration and never stopped innovating and adapting business operations, processes, and tools.
Now, Jessica is the president of JLC Consulting, where she works to help startups and SMBs in IT, security, and related industries to grow, overcome operational challenges, and thrive. She is currently back in college upskilling to earn a degree in cybersecurity.
Jessica can be contacted via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-clark-pmp/ or via email at jessica@jlcconsultant.com.
Profile created 11 May 2022