About The Show
Leadership doesn't always look like a title or a seat at the table. Sometimes it looks like raising your hand for the extra assignment nobody else wanted. Sometimes it's the decision to pivot careers at forty, or to keep showing up for your community long after anyone is keeping score.
On the Eleva Podcast, host Jackie Gerena sits down with guests who are living that kind of leadership out loud, in their own way. These are honest conversations about transitions, setbacks, and the moments that asked more of someone than they thought they had. Every guest has a different story: a career built across five industries, a filmmaker who stayed in the work through the hardest years, a leader who found her voice in rooms that weren't built for her. What connects them is intention. They didn't wait to be picked. They decided, and then they built.
Expect grounded stories over polished talking points, and practical takeaways over easy answers. Each episode runs about thirty minutes, long enough to get past the highlight reel and into what actually happened.
Meet Your Host
Jackie Gerena is a purpose-driven leader, speaker, and coach with deep expertise in pharmaceutical risk management, and the founder of Eleva Coaching.
Through Eleva, she supports emerging leaders, especially women and underrepresented professionals, in navigating career growth, moving past imposter syndrome, and stepping into leadership that reflects who they are.
The podcast is an extension of that same work. Jackie brings her own experience, professional and personal, into every conversation, not as the focus, but as the lens she listens through. It's where representation becomes impact, one conversation at a time.
