About Jessica

Jessica Manca after finding her passion. Executive career and personal development coach supporting mid career professionals with clarity and confidence

I work with accomplished professionals and leaders who know they’re capable of more and want their success to feel as good internally as it looks externally.

Many have built strong careers by being thoughtful, responsible, driven, and exceptionally good at what they do. But the same qualities that helped them succeed can eventually become limiting: overthinking, perfectionism, carrying too much, or measuring themselves against expectations that no longer fit.

They aren't looking to become someone else.

They want to unlock more of who they already are.

I understand that moment well.

Earlier in my career, I was on a clear advancement path in management consulting. From the outside, things looked successful. Internally, I felt drained and increasingly disconnected from what mattered to me.

I didn’t leave because I couldn't succeed there. I left because I wanted my work and my life to reflect more of who I was becoming.

Working with a coach helped me slow down, get honest with myself, and see possibilities I couldn't see from inside my own thinking. That experience reshaped how I make decisions and ultimately how I coach today.

Now, I support accomplished professionals and senior leaders who want to keep growing without letting overthinking, perfectionism, or old definitions of success determine what comes next.

This work isn't about becoming someone new. It's about accessing more of who you already are.

Experience and Background

  • ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC)

  • Certified Executive Coach

  • SHRM Senior Certified Professional

  • 25 years of corporate and consulting experience

  • 12+ years professional coaching

  • 2,500+ coaching hours

  • Former Amazon Global Talent Management & Performance leader

  • Former Deloitte Consulting

  • Author of Finding Passion

Logos of ICF Professional Certified Coach, Royal Roads University, and SHRM Senior Certified Professional.
Logos of Deloitte and Amazon, with the text 'available at amazon' next to the Amazon logo.

Even more about me

I’m energetic, love puzzles and painting, and can wiggle my ears on command. I can never get enough of the vibes and rides at Disneyland, and I’m very proud to be Mexican-American-Canadian. I live in Berkeley with my family and our two cats, Lewis and Rosen.

What clients often reflect back

If you prefer to explore this work more deeply on your own, my book Finding Passion reflects the questions many people ask when they’re rethinking direction and meaning at work.

About the book