Do you feel stuck trying to grow your business?

WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO!

Our passion at Get in Gear is walking alongside a business owner through their coaching journey with us and watching the transformation happen within their company. Our clients are frustrated and WANT help. They are stuck in neutral which has stalled their business from growing and scaling to new heights. Often times we find high turnover, no structure and some say, "we are a hot mess".

We interrupt the status quo within their organization to help them get in gear again.

We lead them on a transformational journey focusing on...
Right People + Practical Processes = Increased Profit!

MEET OUR TEAM

Janice Jokkel / Founder and CEO

Diverse background with over 30 years in sales, leadership, and business ownership, Janice has the experience to share the "road map to success" in both sales and leadership skills. Her motto is that your passion for people is what is truly essential for success. Your commitment from the team with clear communication, understanding the goals at hand, and a well-defined path of how you are going to achieve that goal is essential growth. Motivating people and having the desire to achieve greatness is only one part of the success equation. Her mission is to share the importance to entrepreneurs that having a healthy company with the right people in the right roles that follow practical processes will drive growth with profitable results!

Passion

Janice’s passion is growing teams to thrive with their God-given talents and allowing them to soar to new heights. Janice specializes in peer-to-leader mentoring and sharpening the skill sets of sales and leadership teams. Further, she is passionate about assisting companies with diagnosing the level of trust, healthy conflict, commitment, accountability, and attention to results that exist within their team.

She has been a member of the IAAPA HR Committee since 2017, a Certified DISC Practitioner, an active member of Toastmasters of Medina, and several local Chambers of Commerce, SHRM, ATD, Alumni of Leadership Medina Class of 2016, Alumni of Dale Carnegie, Alumni of Tom Hopkins. Janice resides in Medina, Ohio with her husband Ed of 27 years and children Matthew and Sarah.

Watch for her upcoming book to be released soon - "Creating a C.A.R.E. culture"

Janice is booking into 2022 as a keynote and motivational speaker! Dates still available in 2021

Patti Starman

Chief C.A.R.E Officer

Patti has a passion for excellence, love for people and drives our organization to stay on course with our core values. We believe in Communicate often, Accountable to each other, Relationship that drives growth, Educate internally and externally to better our community. Her administration skillset infuses perfection in what we deliver to our clients, ensures we walk each day with gratitude, and keeps us all grounded as we grow.

Jenny Rieck

Chief Technology Officer

Jenny has a passion for the details, love for process and data, and measures our client success which drives growth. Her technological skillset and brilliant mind infuse a strong sense of direction with the latest cutting edge and innovative technology. She ensures that we walk each day with purpose and keeps us on track with timelines.

Gabby Pagura

Director of Client Success

Gabby has a passion for ensuring our client's success is driven by the correct measurement tools. She is currently studying Organizational Leadership at Akron University and assists with onsite workshops, retreats, and training. Her years of experience with managing events and understanding that every detail matters with the end in mind allows for her to infuse her beautiful personality and ignites the FUN in our work. She ensures that we walk each day learning something new as we invest in each other and keeps us on track with community engagement.