Jessie Funk holds a leadership certification from the University of Notre Dame and is also a certified Life-Coach. She has shared her passion for leadership with thousands of people from across the United States and even into Europe, Canada and Africa. 

She has released five solo albums, published five books, has toured to 36 states with the Broadway musical “Footloose,” performed as an opening act for Donny Osmond, Josh Grayson and Billy Dean and she has toured with Broadway sensation Maureen McGovern. She has also been hired for hundreds of recording sessions as a studio vocalist including songs heard on TV’s “America’s Got Talent” and “The Biggest Loser,”  as well as Donny & Marie Osmond's Las Vegas show.

Jessie has also been a professional speaker for eight years and that passion led her to start a national non-profit organization called

“The Ivy Girl Academy,” a confidence and leadership training program for teen girls.

Jessie’s favorite role in life is that of adored wife and mother to three.