Ryan Justin Jackson
Former on-air talent + 17-year communications leader (Disney / WarnerMedia / AT&T) • Certified HeartMath Coach
Hi, I’m Ryan. I help professionals speak from center under pressure.​
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When the room gets intense — presentations, hard conversations, high visibility — I help you regulate your body first, so your voice lands with clarity, calm, and power.
Most people don’t freeze because they “can’t speak.” They freeze because their body thinks it’s in danger.
When attention turns toward you, your nervous system can interpret it as threat. Thinking speeds up. Breath gets shallow. Your voice tightens. And suddenly, everything you prepared feels far away.
This is why “more prep” isn’t always the answer. The first move is physiological: return to center. Then your communication skills can actually show up.
I learned this in the real world — on camera, in boardrooms, and in high-stakes moments.
Early in my career, I was put on air with no formal journalism training — and I had to perform anyway. Later, I spent years leading communications inside Fortune 500 companies: writing for senior executives, guiding messaging under pressure, and helping leaders communicate when the stakes were real.
Across those years, I saw a pattern: The difference between a message that lands and a message that falls flat is rarely intelligence. It’s state. Presence. Regulation. Center.
The moment everything changed...
Then life forced me to go deeper than performance.​
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A few years later, my father died suddenly — and I watched it happen. Not long after, during the pandemic, I was navigating loss, caregiving, and a personal heartbreak while still trying to “hold it together” professionally.
That season stripped me down. And it clarified something I now teach every day:
You can’t “mindset” your way through overwhelm. You have to learn how to come home to yourself — in real time.
The shift was learning to lead from the heart -- literally
​​That’s when I found heart coherence and began training deeply in practices that calm the body and focus the mind. Not as theory — as survival. And then as mastery.
The result wasn’t just feeling better. It was getting my voice back: clearer thinking, steadier presence, and the ability to speak with grounded power even when emotions were moving.
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That realization changed the course of my life. I became a certified HeartMath coach, and today, I work with professionals who are smart, capable, and driven — but who feel their clarity disappear in high-pressure moments like:
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presentations and high-visibility meetings
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being put on the spot
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difficult conversations and conflict
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performance reviews, interviews, and key client moments
Together, we train two things at the same time:
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(1) nervous system regulation so you stay centered, and
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(2) communication execution so your message lands.
Now I teach
Speak From Center
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My work is practical — and it’s personal.​
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Because I know what it’s like to look “fine” on the outside while unraveling inside. And I know what it’s like to find your center again — and speak from a place that feels true.
If you’re ready to stop forcing confidence and start training presence, I’m here.
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