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For founders and executives who are spread too thin.

I work with you 1:1 to close the gap between what you want to build and what your organization can deliver.

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The gap

Signs you’re in the gap.

It rarely announces itself. It shows up as a Sunday night spent clearing the inbox, a big decision made in the hallway, and a team that’s busy but still waiting on you.

  • Too much noise to think clearly.
  • No time to figure out AI.
  • Decisions made on the fly.
  • Everything lands on your desk.
  • No one to think out loud with.

The result

Now picture the gap closed.

  • ClarityYou know what matters most, and you can let the rest wait.
  • AI leverageAI takes work off your plate, and you’re the one steering it.
  • Better decisionsThe big calls get the thinking they deserve before you make them.
  • Time backFewer Sunday nights catching up, more time for what only you can do.
  • An honest outside viewSomeone in your corner, with no stake in your internal politics.

What I do

Your organization can only grow as far as you do. So I start with you.

  • Thought partnershipTurning what’s in your head into clear priorities and confident decisions.
  • AI capability buildingEquipping you to think and build with AI, and to see where it fits for your team.
  • Organizational designDesigning how your team decides and operates, with their input.

I’m your thinking and build partner.
Your team owns execution.

Ways to work together

Shaped around what you’re building.

Every new client starts with a Diagnostic.
From there, you decide what comes next.

Start here

Diagnostic

Identify what’s driving the gap and how to close it.

  • Working session of up to four hours
  • Synthesis within a week

Then, any combination of

Ongoing

Executive Advisory

Regular time above the noise, and clarity on what’s next.

  • Two sessions a month
  • On-demand support in between
One session

Executive AI Training

Grow your own capability with AI.

  • Hands-on session using your own work
  • A method you can repeat
Scoped

Build Projects

Get the system, model, or tool you’re missing, ready for you to run.

  • Like an operating rhythm, an incentive model, or an AI workflow

Client work

Different companies, same gap.

CEO, industrial equipment company

Situation

A CEO spread too thin to think strategically, with initiatives moving too slowly.

Result

Four clear priorities, with two acted on within days. After his AI training, he built incentive plans and 30/60/90-day goals for two new hires in about three hours, then made the offers.

“It wouldn’t have gotten done.”CEO, on doing that work without AI

CEO and President, K-12 software company

Situation

A new leadership team with no clear priorities, still doing their old jobs.

Result

A direction launched to the whole company, and executives freed up to lead it.

“Every step of the analysis and strategic planning was methodical, included free-flowing discussion, and demonstrated her ability to pinpoint the exact challenges we needed to address.”President

Founder, nonprofit

Situation

A leadership team stretched thin, doing too much at once.

Result

Clear priorities, clear owners, and a rhythm for getting work done.

“We went from feeling overwhelmed to having a clear roadmap with distinct roles and tasks and accountability measures.”Founder

About

Jessica Loerch
Jessica Loerch
Founder, JLC · Austin

Why I do this.

I love turning vision into reality: solving problems and building things that make people’s lives better. My purpose is helping people become more capable of doing meaningful work themselves.

How I got here.

I’ve spent 12 years helping leaders close the gap, first as a consultant advising from the outside, then as an operator building from the inside. Along the way, I learned that systems and people have to change together.

  1. 2026
    JLC
    Refocused as a 1:1 thinking and build partner to founders and executives.
  2. 2025
    Chief of Staff
    Went full-time as the CEO’s executive partner.
  3. 2023
    Fractional Chief of Staff
    Partner to the CEO of an industrial equipment company. Designed its operating rhythms and co-launched a Service Department that has brought in $5M+.
  4. 2022
    Founded JLC
    Embedded operator for executives who wanted to evolve their companies.
  5. 2020
    Slalom
    Senior Consultant, Business Advisory. Organizational change for high-growth and enterprise clients.
  6. 2014
    Hitachi Consulting
    Senior Consultant, Organizational Effectiveness. Global change work for Fortune 500 companies.

Outside of work.

You’ll find me practicing yoga and meditation, writing poetry, hosting themed parties, on the trail, traveling, spending time with family, or at a live show.

Get in touch

Start with a free 20-minute consult.

Let’s chat about what’s going on.

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Or reach me at [email protected] or on LinkedIn.