Hi, I’m debbie jackson.
I graduated with an honours degree in Computer Science. I climbed. I led. I grew. Over a career that spanned R&D, Engineering, Quality Assurance, IT, Learning & Development, Services and beyond, at increasingly senior levels, I did everything the way you're supposed to.
And I loved parts of it. I've always loved learning, teaching, bringing people together. Every role I stepped into, I found myself coaching and mentoring others, not because it was in my job description, but because it was the work I was born to do.
But I also know what it feels like to succeed at someone else's definition of success. To show up, deliver, lead, and still feel that quiet question underneath it all: Is this what I'm meant for?
When I left the corporate world, I had a choice. I could step back. Or I could step into the work I'd always been called to.
I chose the latter. I invested in my coaching certification, built my practice, and created the Trapped in Success Solution™, a program born from everything I'd lived, learned, and observed in decades of watching brilliant women dim themselves for the sake of a role, a title, or a sense of security they were afraid to risk.
You don't have to risk anything. You just have to reconnect.
That's what I'm here to help you do.
“I’ve been where you are. I know what it costs to stay. And I know it doesn’t have to be this way.”
The Way I work
I am, at my core, a joyful person. I love connection. I love asking good questions. I love watching a woman's eyes shift when she realizes, maybe for the first time, that she already has everything she needs inside her.
I bring curiosity over judgment. Warmth over formality. Depth over quick fixes.
MY aPPROACH iS bUILT oN sIX vALUES I lIVE aND cOACH bY:
Authenticity — I show up as myself, so you can too
Connection — your growth happens in community, never in isolation
Curiosity — I ask the questions others are afraid to ask
Empowerment — my role is to give you back your own authority
Transparency — honest, respectful, and always in service of your growth
Wellbeing — we honour where you are, not just where you're going
Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) | Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP) | Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours) — Management & Business Systems | Top 100 L&D Professional — Oncon Icon Award, 2024 | Panelist, L&D Leaders Canada Conference — 2023 | Speaker, Ottawa Informed HR Conference — 2022 | Guest, Frontline Innovators Podcast — 2022 | Panelist, Women Powering Technology — 2020
You deserve a guide who has walked a similar road.
Let's have a conversation. No pressure, no pitch, just two women talking about what's possible.