Her Story
About Annette
Annette Jackson serves as Executive Director of an organization that selected 15 musical prodigies to play violin, viola, cello, and bass. Her career began in education, where she worked as a college coach for tennis and golf at Spelman College and exposed corruption in the DeKalb County school system in Georgia. Jackson now manages her family's real estate interests in Los Angeles, California, following her father's path as a realtor in the area. She is a graduate of Fairfax High School and Spelman College. Jackson attributes her success to the influence of her prudent mother, courageous father, and community-oriented grandparents. She received key career advice from the dean at Spelman College to figure out how to get over or around obstacles rather than building walls.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Annette
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to my mother who was an amazing prudent woman, my father who was courageous and a realtor in Los Angeles who knew the art of the deal, and my grandfather and grandmother who knew community and were plugged into it. They were a great influence for me growing up.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice I received was from the dean at Spelman College when I was having problems as a college coach. She told me 'Look! You're the best! figure out how to get over the wall. don't craft a wall. Just figure out how to get over the wall, or go around the wall.' I never thought about going around the wall.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
I would tell young women to have a mentor. Have somebody that you can talk to for all the things that you're going through, because you gotta have a mentor. You gotta have a coach. You gotta have somebody who can lend to your occasion, and lend to your forward movement, and lend to your friendships.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
The biggest challenges are getting within newspapers and opt-ins to tell them the real truth about what's happening in America versus the slanted division about protecting America.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
The values that are important to me is first of all I'm a Christian, I'm a seven-day minister. I believe in God. I believe in one nation under God. I believe in our country is a constitutional republic.
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