Jackson Edwards is a Director of Product | Creating rewarding learning experiences.. Colleagues describe him as "Jackson thinks deeply about the world around him, challenges status quo bias, and engages in a "get-it-done" way. Through several iterations at Prenda, I saw him step into chaos and ask the hard questions. He followed up with strong leadership and entrepreneurial hustle and made a positive impact over and over again. I can recommend Jackson for any startup environment, but especially one where reality is complicated and it's hard to sort through the mess.", "While Jackson’s manager, he has consistently delivered high-quality results as our Director of Microschool Experience – a part product management, part operational delivery role. He’s resourceful, professional, and innovative, finding new and creative ways to enrich student experiences to create a learning model that delivers on its promise to empower learners. Jackson led a team that spanned the academic, professional development, and community aspects of our product. Looking across these areas, he strategically led his team to deliver a cohesive experience that supported students and microschool guides. This work included close collaboration with developers, UX designers, and others across the organization. It’s noteworthy how Jackson is able to take a seemingly disconnected suite of products, content, and tools, and deliver them in ways that felt like a cohesive product for our customers. He has the innate ability to understand complex problems yet not pass any of that complexity to end users. In addition to his accountability and follow through, Jackson’s leadership is rooted in building trusting relationships with his team and customers (in this case, guides who lead microschools). This allows him to ask challenging questions and have difficult conversations, yet do so in a way that’s built on a foundation of trust and respect. This foundation of trust makes Jackson a true standout in our organization. As a recommendation letter only captures a small snapshot of Jackson’s skills and achievements, please feel free to contact me (brian@prenda.co) with any additional questions.", and "Jackson is one of the most organized and effective people I have ever worked with. He works hard to understand things on a conceptual, philosophical level so he can make big decisions that are in alignment with vision and mission. He is a powerful individual contributor as well as a dynamic team leader. If Jackson owns something, it will get done and it will be done well. He's an excellent writer and communicator. He has a great skill for technical product development and human-centered design. He makes data-driven decisions and is able to prioritize and simplify very complicated processes and systems. He is also an absolute joy to work with."