Jackie Edwards

Jackie Edwards is 5-Time Olympian in the sport of Track & Field, a feat only accomplished by one other person in history in her event (long jump). Representing The Bahamas, Edwards was ranked as high as 5th in the world and was Olympic Team Captain twice. She earned a full athletic scholarship to Stanford University where she was a 2-Time NCAA Champion and a 5-Time All-American. She set the school record in the long jump, which still stands today. Edwards graduated with a degree in Psychology and later got her Masters degree in Sport Psychology.

Edwards enjoyed a very long and successful 17 year career as a professional track and field athlete. She competed in a record 9 consecutive outdoor World Championships and in 2008, Edwards was one of seven people inducted into Stanford's prestigious Athletic Hall of Fame. She was also a two-term member on Stanford's Athletic Advisory Board from 2004-2008.

With years of athletic experience to her credit, Edwards worked for nearly a decade as a personal trainer and coach, motivating and working with a range of clients from high school to professional athletes. Five years ago, she did a complete 180 and transitioned into corporate America and higher education as a Project and Special Events Coordinator. She has coordinated events ranging from 5 persons to 5000, from small meetings to large scaled, multi-faceted conferences, trade shows, seminars, charity events, expos and exhibitions and continues to excel in the industry.

Not one to rest on her laurels, during the early months of the pandemic, when public events were few and far between to non-existent, Edwards launched a full-service home staging business, Gold Medal Home Staging & Design in October 2020 and has staged just shy of 100 homes to date, even while events at her "day job" have picked back up. You can see some of her work at www.goldmedalhsd.com.

Edwards is a very powerful motivational speaker who has spoken all over the world to a wide variety of audiences. She engages and motivates her audiences by relating life lessons through her athletic experiences. She is a mental health advocate who believes that not being afraid to fail has been the key to her success and that the best way to promote anything is to lead by example. One of her favorite quotes is "People who say that it cannot be done should not interrupt those of us who are doing it".

Edwards has traveled to over 50 countries, is a member of WISE Los Angeles (Women in Sports + Events) and is a minority owner in an up and coming sports agency. She is married to Dr. Ross Flowers. They have 3 boys - Anthony, Ayden, and Christian.