Executive Coaching for PR & Communications Leaders

Executive coaching helps PR, communications, and marketing leaders lead with greater clarity, confidence, and effectiveness. At Jacobs Consulting & Executive Coaching, our coaching engagements are designed to deliver meaningful, measurable results. Executive coaching is not just insight, but real change in how leaders think, act, and lead.

Whether you’re navigating growth, managing complexity, or stepping into a larger leadership role, coaching provides the structure and support to help you perform at your best.

Why Executive Coaching?

Leadership can be isolating, especially in fast-paced agency and communications environments. Executive coaching creates a dedicated space to think strategically, work through challenges, and sharpen leadership effectiveness. It’s not about fixing problems, it’s about strengthening leadership capacity and accelerating results.

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What Executive Coaching Delivers

Through structured, confidential coaching engagements, leaders often experience:

Clearer decision-making and leadership presence
Stronger communication and accountability
Higher team engagement and performance
Greater confidence navigating uncertainty and change

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Why Jacobs Consulting & Executive Coaching

Ken Jacobs brings more than 25 years of PR agency leadership experience to his coaching work, paired with professional coaching credentials including PCC, CPC, and ELI-MP. His approach blends real-world leadership experience with proven coaching frameworks, helping leaders translate insight into action.

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Assessments & Tools

Our coaching engagements incorporate tools such as the Energy Leadership Index (ELI) to deepen self-awareness, identify patterns, and support sustainable leadership growth.

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Coaching Case Studies

Explore real-world examples of how executive coaching has helped leaders strengthen performance, confidence, and impact.

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Typical Coaching Engagements

See how our coaching engagements are typically structured, including focus areas, timelines, and some of the leadership challenges addressed.

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Executive Coaching Testimonials

"Ken has taught me so much, in ways that reveal themselves in ways I continue to appreciate. There is the time spent on a call, of course. Sage, thoughtful, intentional counsel that registers with depth and heart. But then there are the moments of this industry and even real life when you can feel something brewing, you can feel a trigger or the push and pull of something tricky, and more times than not I'll have a flash of a lesson from a Ken session. A reminder, an understanding, a tool. For those like me, who can be wound with so much emotion and sensitivity, it's been an incredible blessing. To think about energy in new ways, to have a new codex of understanding. A real gift indeed. Anyone looking to better understand their responses and, to tune them in healthy, constructive, sustainable ways would be glad to engage with Ken and his programs."
Andy PrayFounder, Praytell
"Every communications leader should have the benefit from coaching from Ken. He's more than "Kenough" (for the unindoctrinated, that's a Barbie movie reference)... he's pure "Kenergy." What a gift that the agency I joined had engaged him to provide leadership coaching! A valued advisor, coach, and friend, Ken's counsel is wise, constructive, on point, and informed by an esteemed career of communications excellence. Genuine, caring, and insightful, he brings out the best in everyone he works with. And the energy reference? He'll graciously remind you that the energy you bring to anything is important and sets the tone for any interaction. That's Kenough for me!"
Trish Nicolas VP, Corporate Communications, Verint
"I just completed energy coaching with Ken and it was the most fulfilling engagement of my career. I found Ken's style to be deeply inviting, warm and insightful; he demonstrated proficiency in the Energy Leadership Index (ELI) and offered valuable and consistent coaching over the last six months. If you put in the work as I did, you will discover meaningful results, both personally and professionally. I recommend energy coaching with Ken to anyone who finds themselves at a critical career opportunity for growth and development as a leader of a communications agency."
Rachel Henderson EliffExecutive Vice President, Corporate Social Good at Fenton
"I enthusiastically recommend Ken and his coaching services. We brought Ken in to provide executive coaching for three of our senior leaders, and the impact was clear. Having them go through the coaching process together — each with their own goals — created a shared experience that enhanced their individual development. The feedback from each of them was consistently positive. They appreciated his approach, the tools he provided, and the space he created for reflection and growth. It was especially valuable for leaders who are strong performers but still evolving in their leadership journey. I would recommend Ken to any organization looking to support their leaders with thoughtful, professional coaching that meets them where they are and challenges them to grow."
Malika KlinglerManaging Principal, PRR
"Through Ken's leadership coaching, I learned to refocus my attention from what I felt was happening to me to how my actions impact situations. This important shift in mindset has helped me realize the power I have, freeing up mental space for how I can best use that power to lead my teams and clients. Ken served as a thoughtful guide, helping me realize my leadership potential through a process that will live with me well into the future."
Executive Vice President of a 100+ person PR/Public Affairs agency
"Ken was a delight to work with. His coaching approach is structured and goal-oriented: it involves setting measurable objectives, discussing obstacles, and tracking the energy with which you approach your work week to week. He is patient, yet firm in holding you accountable. I especially appreciated the way we set weekly objectives that laddered up to long-term goals. I would highly recommend Ken to anyone looking to grow their executive presence and transform the way they approach their career."
Thomas BlakeSenior Vice President, Fenton
"Working with Ken, even after more than 30 years in my career and over a decade in senior leadership, was very worthwhile. Ken is a great listener, insightful and empathetic. While he coaches leadership for multiple sectors, I found his knowledge of the communications/PR industry to be a great value add. I would recommend Ken to anyone who wants a thorough and thoughtful approach to developing their leadership skills."
Jennifer HahnChief Client Officer, Fenton
"I had the pleasure of working with Ken Jacobs as my executive leadership coach, and it was an invaluable experience. His coaching style is gentle yet impactful, creating a safe space for exploration and growth. Ken's expertise in energy leadership and the Energy Leadership Index system brought clarity to my own strengths and weaknesses as a leader. I continue to apply his teachings, especially when mentoring junior executives on setting goals, harnessing their energy, and staying focused. I highly recommend Ken to anyone seeking transformative leadership coaching.
Stephen ChavezCEO and Owner, ChavezPR
"I had the pleasure of working with Ken Jacobs for executive leadership coaching. Ken's approach was comprehensive and thoughtful. I truly appreciated the Energy Leadership Index as a framework to better understand how my leadership manifests and how to stretch across the index to be the ideal and anabolic leader my team needs me to be. Ken is your guy if you're looking for a coach who will push you with strength and gentleness while helping you unearth deeper parts of yourself."
Shakirah A. Hill TaylorChief Digital Officer, Fenton
"I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to bring Ken on to coach several members of our management team, and to witness their professional growth. During my consultations with Ken as one of the supervisors involved, it was clear that Ken is a patient, empathetic coach who genuinely listens and provides caring guidance. Additionally, having several staff go through the coaching experience with Ken at the same time meant that they could use a common language and framework with each other, which probably helped accelerate the process. Finally, I always enjoy the opportunity to hear Ken present at PRSA conferences as an attendee; if you have the chance to hire Ken for a speaking engagement, do that as well!"
Diana Steeble Principal, National Healthcare Lead at PRR