Jessica Thompson, a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology, was born in Syracuse, New York, and currently lives in Naples, Florida. Jessica worked for twelve years as a buyer and merchandise manager for major department stores in Chicago and Boston. She later transitioned to a career in the financial industry, working for a large Boston Bank as a Branch Manager and a Mortgage Loan Officer.
While raising her two daughters, she developed her creative passions for fashion design and home decorating. When Jessica’s daughters entered college, she fulfilled another lifelong love, that of sports. She began coaching field hockey and lacrosse for young girls in two public school districts and coached lacrosse and umpire field hockey.
Jessica finds a true sense of reward from her latest career as her players enter college and play their sport in the NCAA. Jessica is an avid female golfer with a handicap of 12.0 at 61 years old! She is proud that she had passed this down to her two daughters, who are better than her at golf. As an author Jessica is excited to share her new book, Don’t Forget Your Sweater, Girl: Sister to Sister Secrets for Aging with Purpose and Humor.
In her latest book, Don’t Forget Your Lipstick, Girl; Sister to Sister Secrets for Gaining Confidence, Courage, and Power, Jessica interviewed young women across the country, mapping the terrain of the gender divide. Her interviews reveal an uncomfortable truth: although women may display self-confidence in their professional lives, they continue to struggle with sharing a seat at the table with men. She co-presents with her sister on the topic of women and self-empowerment.
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