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Interview with Jackie Thornhill and Bridget Sampson
Bridget is the Founder and CEO of Sampson Coaching & Consulting where she offers leadership training and coaching programs for Fortune 500 companies. As a TEDx Speaker and an Emeritus Professor of Communication Studies at California State University, Northridge, Bridget has shared her expertise on public speaking, interpersonal communication, organizational communication, and intercultural communication for over 25 years. Bridget is a professional coach certified by the International Coaching Federation and The Life Coach School, as well as a recipient of the Don Dorsey Excellence in Mentoring Award. And if that wasn’t enough, she also just launched her own podcast (which I really enjoy) called The Right Questions.
Jackie currently serves as an Administrative Aide for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. She formerly worked as a Campaign Manager, Communications Director, and Congressional Campaign Field Organizer. A proud LBGTQIA+ advocate, Jackie serves as Vice President of Events and Fundraising for The Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club in San Francisco. Jackie is also the recipient of the Certificate of Honor for Transgender Leadership, presented by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Jackie received her Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Philosophy from The University of San Francisco where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that in her spare time, Jackie is an amazing writer and you can follow her writing at https://jackiethornhill.medium.com/.
Impressive bio’s aside, this conversation was really inspiring. More than anything it is about family. It’s about being your authentic self, even when that might be as contrarian as humanly possible. It’s about mistakes, forgiveness, understanding, compassion, empathy, and love.
Bridget’s and Jackie’s journey together during Jackie’s transition has had its ups and downs, but the love for each other, the understanding, and acceptance is a beautiful example of how we can and should show up for each other. It’s an example of what real acceptance looks like and it is also a shining example of what true transition means. And I mean transition for both of them. Jackie’s transition may be the more prominent one here, but make no mistake about it, Bridget’s transformation during this journey has been profound.
Their shared experience was so powerful and transforming that they decided to launch a new school to help families and the community. You can visit transgenderschool.org for more information. The website is full of resources, courses, and community, and it’s just getting started.
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Bridget is the Founder and CEO of Sampson Coaching & Consulting where she offers leadership training and coaching programs for Fortune 500 companies. As a TEDx Speaker and an Emeritus Professor of Communication Studies at California State University, Northridge, Bridget has shared her expertise on public speaking, interpersonal communication, organizational communication, and intercultural communication for over 25 years. Bridget is a professional coach certified by the International Coaching Federation and The Life Coach School, as well as a recipient of the Don Dorsey Excellence in Mentoring Award. And if that wasn’t enough, she also just launched her own podcast (which I really enjoy) called The Right Questions.
Jackie currently serves as an Administrative Aide for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. She formerly worked as a Campaign Manager, Communications Director, and Congressional Campaign Field Organizer. A proud LBGTQIA+ advocate, Jackie serves as Vice President of Events and Fundraising for The Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club in San Francisco. Jackie is also the recipient of the Certificate of Honor for Transgender Leadership, presented by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Jackie received her Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Philosophy from The University of San Francisco where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that in her spare time, Jackie is an amazing writer and you can follow her writing at https://jackiethornhill.medium.com/.
Impressive bio’s aside, this conversation was really inspiring. More than anything it is about family. It’s about being your authentic self, even when that might be as contrarian as humanly possible. It’s about mistakes, forgiveness, understanding, compassion, empathy, and love.
Bridget’s and Jackie’s journey together during Jackie’s transition has had its ups and downs, but the love for each other, the understanding, and acceptance is a beautiful example of how we can and should show up for each other. It’s an example of what real acceptance looks like and it is also a shining example of what true transition means. And I mean transition for both of them. Jackie’s transition may be the more prominent one here, but make no mistake about it, Bridget’s transformation during this journey has been profound.
Their shared experience was so powerful and transforming that they decided to launch a new school to help families and the community. You can visit transgenderschool.org for more information. The website is full of resources, courses, and community, and it’s just getting started.