BOSS Spotlight Feature: Jordan Madison

Jordan Madison is a marriage and family therapist, speaker, entrepreneur, and author of The CBT Journal for Mental Health. She’s the CEO of Therapy is my J.A.M. and believes in using her “J.A.M. Method” of journal prompts, affirmations, and mindfulness exercises to help prioritize mental health. What were some obstacles that you faced in the beginning process of starting your business or career? I think the hardest part for me was knowing when to leave my job and start my own practice. I had been a part of the group practice for almost three years and it was not a decision I took lightly. So my biggest obstacle was honestly myself and the fear that I was too young, didn’t know enough, or wouldn’t be able to make a living for myself as my own boss. What inspired you to break into your industry? I often say it was an episode of Grey’s Anatomy that made me want to be a therapist at 13. It was watching the main character in a therapy session and her therapist helped her to have an a