“I wasn’t just facing a glass ceiling,” she recalls. “It was a box with thorns on the inside.” The same professionalism, directness, and leadership qualities that were celebrated in her white male counterparts were misread as aggression when coming from her—a Black woman. That dissonance sparked the birth of Woman of Wisdom Solutions LLC, where Jackson now helps women—especially women of color—build leadership skills, launch businesses, and reclaim their narrative.
