Meet Coach Jo-Jo

CLIENTS AND PARTNERS COACH JO JO HAS SERVED

Coach Jo-Jo’s Mission

To Be Inclusive Inspirational and Intentional

Impossible really means I-AM Possible
Don’t be Fooled!

Kenneth J. Smith BKA “Coach Jo-Jo” has been uplifting the youth for nearly 2 decades.
He has been inspiring everyone to adopt the mindset of unlimited possibilities.
Coach Jo-Jo is a professional speaker, educator, author and youth professional
that stands out with his abilityto inspire people of all ages.

The Only Way For You To Conquer
Impossible is to get started

Don’t Procrastinate, Prepare and Produce

Procrastination

Providing action steps to get you out of procrastination and winning daily.

Preparation

Showing you that being a lifelong learner is imperative to success.

Execution

Helping you execute your plan so you can quit feeling stuck.

COACH JO JO’S ASSIGNMENT

TO EMPOWER, EQUIP AND EDUCATE

Impossible really means I-AM Possible Don’t be Fooled!

Coach Jo-Jo is a published author. After constantly seeing the need for reading engagement in school, he knew he had to be part of the solution. He also wrote a book to combat educator burnout. Reading is the #1 predictor of academic success!

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Lisa Testa

Ph.D. Associate Professor, Kent State University

Kenny Smith is as tenacious as he is affable. With a smile as big as the moon, Kenny never gives up. Not on students or colleagues, not on the hope that public schools can be more equitable places. He simply never gives up. But it is his joy that is most winsome. In the most challenging situations, when the disappointments of an structurally biased system bear down, Kenny believes that change is possible. This belief courses through him, from his smile to his actions, inspiring others to also believe then to join him in the work to make change happen. Under the influence of educators like Kenny Smith, American public education can be the multicultural space where diversity allows us all to thrive. May it be so!

Rochelle Brown

Hall Middle School Principal Buchtel CLC

“When Kenny was 24 years old and a part time Bully Specialist I let him run school wide assemblies. He was able to engage 600 kids and (at 24 years old) he was still a baby in my eyes. I knew he had something special.”

Kienna Hughley

Ph.D Principal Barack Obama Elementary School

“I knew that the boys in my school responded well to males and I reached out to Kenny. My boys needed the Coach Jo-Jo experience! The boys loved what he brought to them.”

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