Jill Johns, DrPH

As an accountability partner and success coach, I create space for women to navigate their career trajectory in higher ed while simultaneously prioritizing their self-care and well-being. 

Jill is a faculty, team and success coach who specializes in interpersonal communication, self-advocacy and professional growth. As a certified professional coach, Jill began working with executives, leaders and front line managers in a corporate capacity in 2010 in conjunction with leadership development training programs. She has built a thriving coaching and consulting practice in Statesboro, GA with clients spanning across the US. Her proprietary LeadWell program has enhanced team dynamics in professional settings spanning from university departments to non-profit organizations to locally-operated medical practices. She teaches global health and health education courses in the Jiann Ping-Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University where she specializes in women’s quality-of-life and wellbeing.  

Jill is an intuitive coach with a knack for helping women transition from living life by default to life by design. Through the use of evidence-based tools and interventions, Jill accompanies women on their journey from where they are to where they want to be. Since no two paths are identical, Jill begins each coaching relationship with a series of diagnostic, self-awareness tools. From there, she supports them through the process of identifying, prioritizing and implementing the adjustments they want to make in their personal or professional life. 

Jill has over 20 years direct supervisory experience of diverse teams (in-person and hybrid) across various industries including manufacturing, hospitality, healthcare, and higher ed. She specializes in leadership development and team dynamics including communication styles, conflict management, leading across generations, and first-time managers. 

In 2015, Jill was diagnosed with breast cancer and because of that, self-care is now at the center of her coaching philosophy. For Jill, self-care is not as much about what you do, but how you do it. Self-care is not something extra to add to an already-too-long to-do list. Self-care means acknowledging one’s emotions and the thoughts behind those emotions. Self-care is learning to set boundaries, self-advocate and say “no.” Self-care is learning to prioritize, delegate and prune. Self-care is leading by example and challenging the status quo. Self-care is learning to communicate with peers, team members and bosses in a way that amplifies one’s voice without harming one’s relationships.