Phoenix Jackson is an award-winning impact leader, communications, and business strategist known for her compassion, resilience, and commitment to empowering others through strategy and empathetic communication. Whether speaking in private rooms to global climate scientists or publicly at the United Nations General Assembly, she tailors her communications to include practical application for her audience. For 19 years through the vehicle, the Phoenix Affect, a global marketing, communications, and business development firm, she has helped countless small business owners, non-profits, professional athletes, entertainers, authors, speakers, politicians, NGOs, and government entities achieve their desired business outcomes. Her work has earned her over 11 prestigious awards, including Denver's 40 Under 40.Her ever-growing list of clients includes Children's Hospital, Dr. Vincent Harding (Martin Luther King Jr's speechwriter and humanitarian), Denver Housing Authority, and the City of Gary, Indiana revitalization project. She was appointed by the Mayor of Denver in 2020 to Co-Lead MarCom for the city Census. Her passion for education and mental health extended to multiple Colorado school districts, where she delivered the "Fire Within" social entrepreneurship training centered on youth suicide prevention and mental health. A keystone projects featuring her thought partnership was the Working Minds and the Man Therapy global men’s mental health campaign (www.mantherapy.org). Her strategic guidance as consultant and PR/Marketing board chair helped the campaign reach 4 countries on 3 continents and 8 US states, providing vital mental health resources to men around the world.In 2017, Phoenix received the Barack Obama: My Brother's Keeper award in Denver, CO, for galvanizing over 1200 educators, administrators, and school district leaders around gender-segregated education and best practices for teaching boys. Her leadership in the Helping Boys Thrive Summit, driven by the Gurian Institute, significantly impacted Tampa Public Schools, Aurora Public Schools, and Denver Public Schools. Phoenix managed marketing, communications, event operations, and talent/speaker procurement while creating national messaging to activate educators across various cities. Recently recognized among the Top Global 100 Under 40 by MIPAD (Most Influential People of African Descent). This accolade, in support of the International Decade for People of African Descent by the United Nations, celebrates high achievers of African descent in public and private sectors globally.