Husband.
Father.
Entrepreneur.
Harvard Business School Executive Fellow.
Bestselling Author.
Former US Navy SEAL.
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About Jacob
Founder & CEO of Victory Strategies, Bestselling Author, Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School and Former Navy SEAL.
Jacob Werksman, DBA is the founder and CEO of Victory Strategies, a leadership development, training, and coaching firm whose primary purpose is to help leaders accelerate their leadership and performance through embracing the possible. A former Navy SEAL, Jacob’s military experience shaped his commitment to excellence and inspired him to assemble a team of world-class professionals, including Fortune 500 executives, Olympic athletes/coaches, Navy SEALs, High-Impact Entrepreneurs and TOPGUN fighter pilots. Together, they improve organizational culture, efficiency, and performance through their world-class service offerings.
An accomplished academic, Jacob teaches, researches, and collaborates as an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School, where he assists in transforming the lives of global executives. He also shares his expertise as an adjunct professor at multiple universities and has guest lectured at institutions around the world. Jacob holds a doctorate in business administration and has completed executive education programs at Georgetown, Oxford, Columbia, Stanford and Harvard.
Jacob’s entrepreneurial achievements have earned him recognition, including being named to Forbes’ Next 1000 Entrepreneurs. He is an executive leadership coach and provides strategic advisory to several businesses and organizations throughout the world. He is the author of Leadership: A Life Sport, a playbook on what it takes to win as an individual and as a team and Mastering Your GAP: unlocking the leadership power of Gravitas, Awareness, and Presence. Dedicated to service, Jacob actively supports charitable causes and serves on multiple nonprofit boards.
“10/10 Recommend. Jacob helped us align all of our Team Members with the same vision and strengthen goals to grow our company forward. We are so grateful for Jacob's research, testimonials and hands on activities to develop our leaders of today, for a better tomorrow!”
—Crystal Miner, Cultural Performance Leader at The Collier Companies
“I can not say enough positive things about working with Jacob. His talk and presentation were exactly what Kavaliro needed. He took the time to understand our culture and helped strategically incorporate what is important to us in his personalized keynote and presentation. By doing this, he made a last impact on our entire staff. We have received so many encouraging reviews about our conference this year and Jacob played a huge part in that success”
—Bill Peppler, COO of Kavaliro
“It was an honor to spend a significant amount of time with Jacob and hear his story. He is able to translate the elite techniques and training of Navy SEALs to applicable areas in a business setting. His outlook on leadership and life offers a unique perspective few people will ever have the opportunity to experience. I appreciated his transparency, empathy and compassion. Jacob is willing to go deep both with his military and life experiences. Outside of things he literally cannot talk about, there was nothing that was off-limits. Jacob is a gifted speaker with amazing experiences to share that will benefit any business leader. He is professional and dynamic at the same time. He is gracious with his time and willing to be as flexible as necessary to make your experience with him/his team amazing.”
—Jamie Huff, CEO of Room Ready and YPO Learning Chair