S5:E167 🎙️ LIVE with Jack “J.C.” McKissen

S5:E167🎙️ LIVE with Jack “J.C.” McKissen

The Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ — Season 5:Episode 167

Finding Your Voice — Leadership, Courage & the Power of Being Human

 

Mark your calendars!

LIVE with my friend, Jack “J.C.” McKissen, communications leader, writer, strategist, three-time LinkedIn Top Voice, and one of the most authentic voices in my LinkedIn network.

 

📅 Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2026

⏰ Time: 10:00 AM PT (San Francisco) | 11:00 AM MT (Salt Lake City) | 1:00 PM ET (Washington, D.C.)

📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]

 

🌟 Meet Jack “J.C.” McKissen

JC's story is a powerful reminder that where we begin does not determine where we finish.

He was the first person in his family to earn a bachelor's degree, beginning an unconventional educational journey after barely graduating high school. His career started serving veterans experiencing homelessness through AmeriCorps and U.S.VETS before taking him into public service, nonprofit and association leadership, communications, entrepreneurship, and writing.

Then, in 2014, something extraordinary happened: JC found his voice on LinkedIn.

A post he wrote went viral, helping transform his career and eventually grow his community to more than 100,000 followers. Today, he is a three-time LinkedIn Top Voice whose writing has reached millions of readers. He has written for and contributed to major publications and has served as a writer and editor for LinkedIn, an Inc. columnist, and a Voice of the Governing Institute.

But this conversation isn't really about followers.

It's about finding your voice—and having the courage to use it for something that matters.

 

💡 What You Will Learn…

✨ How JC transformed adversity and an unconventional beginning into purpose, leadership, and impact.

✨ Why he believes, “To be a thought leader, you've got to have thoughts that lead people.”

✨ How to find your authentic voice—and why leaders sometimes need the courage to lose followers rather than lose their principles.

✨ How JC reinvented his career through writing and what his journey teaches us about overcoming fear and impostor syndrome.

✨ Why LinkedIn should be about relationships, generosity, and adding value, not simply collecting connections.

✨ Why JC encourages people to talk to strangers and how one genuine relationship can change the trajectory of a career.

✨ What leaders are getting wrong about AI, jobs, economic disruption, and the future of work—and why human dignity must remain part of the conversation.

✨ Why authentic human voices may become more valuable, not less valuable, in the age of AI.

✨ What serving veterans experiencing homelessness taught JC about resilience, dignity, empathy, and leadership.

✨ How fatherhood, family, faith, and becoming the first college graduate in his family shaped his understanding of legacy.

✨ And the powerful philosophy behind JC's words:

“If you receive a miracle, you owe one.”

 

💬 Join the Conversation!

✨ 🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments!

✨ 🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?

✨ 💬 Got questions about leadership, networking, LinkedIn, thought leadership, career reinvention, communications, AI, or finding your voice? Post them below—we'll answer as many as we can LIVE!

 

👇 Your Turn:

✨ ➡️ What are your three biggest takeaways from this episode?

✨ ➡️ What's one leadership insight you're applying this week?

✨ ➡️ What does authentic thought leadership mean to you?

✨ ➡️ Are you using your voice simply to build an audience—or to make a difference?

✨ ➡️ Tag a colleague, emerging leader, junior officer, teammate, or friend who could benefit from this conversation. ❤️🙏🏾

 

Your voice matters. Find it. Have the courage to use it. And use it to serve someone besides yourself.

See you LIVE Wednesday! 🎙️🔥

 

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