Meija Jacobs Coaching
Meija Jacobs is a certified executive coach and speaker who helps designers lead with the courage we all need to create a more joyful, vibrant, and beautiful world.
She coaches leaders in design, tech, and creative roles to unlock the energy and clarity required to listen to their intuition and live and work in integrity. When people access this creative power, their work becomes transformational—and so does its impact on others.
Meija’s unconventional path to the design boardroom began in the dance studio and advertising world, spanning three decades in brand and design, including 15 years at IDEO. There, she led brand and communication design while championing human-centered innovation across industries from food systems to healthcare.
Through an alchemy of design thinking, clinical psychology, and embodied practice, Meija helps leaders experiment boldly, embrace uncertainty, and flow around barriers rather than resist them. Her coaching is rooted in presence, possibility, and growth—and in the belief that leadership is not a title, but a courageous way of being.
Stop Overthinking. Embody Your Creativity
What if your body was your most underused design tool? This interactive workshop invites participants to step out of their heads and into their bodies to unlock creative intuition and energy. Too often, overthinking, self-doubt, and relentless inner critics drain momentum and narrow what feels possible. For designers and creative leaders navigating complexity, the body offers a surprising resource: clarity, resilience, and flow. Drawing from her background as a dancer, IDEO executive, and leadership coach, Meija Jacobs shares how embodied awareness transformed her own leadership and guides participants through unconventional yet accessible practices that reframe self-doubt and activate intuition. Attendees will leave with practical tools they can use immediately to expand creative possibility and lead with greater presence and confidence.
