My name is Jaclyn Brown. For all my astro baddies, I'm a Pisces Sun, Taurus Moon, and Libra Rising. I am a millennial who left a 12 year career in the insurance industry in 2021 to pivot my life completely and pursue the possibility of being a small business owner. I created my own coaching and consulting business, Stay Golden Coaching & Consulting. A lot of the day job(s) I do are centered around advocacy and education in the areas of stigma surrounding substance use, mental health, and harm reduction. I made this hard pivot because I lost my brother to an overdose on November 16, 2018. It completely changed me and initially, it was in all of the bad, griefy ways. However, I began to question and re-examine everything in my life and that eventually led me to quitting Corporate America, so I can follow my heart.
My heart has led me to various roles and opportunities that I would have never dreamed of, but going outside of my comfort zone has proven to be the key to it all. I had zero aspirations of ever starting a creative business because I never saw myself as an artist, but through a LOT of hard work in therapy and a hyperactive ADHD brain, I made Jaclyn Kane Creations in the 10 days leading up to my brother's 5 year death day. I hate calling it an anniversary cause there is nothing to celebrate, but I was also tired of November 16th being the worst day every goddamn year. Thanks to my ability to hyperfocus and learn things quickly, I launched my shop on November 16, 2023 to add another memory to that day that isn't so fucking awful.
But Jaclyn, your name is Jaclyn Brown - who the fuck is Jaclyn Kane? Great question, thanks for asking. Jaclyn Kane was my name before I got married and the creative person I am today was a direct result of my childhood...when I was Jaclyn Kane. I also chose my maiden name as a nod to my family and carrying the Kane name on in the most non-traditonal, non-human baby sort of way. This shop is a result of all the inner child work I have been doing and little Kindergarten Jaclyn is finally being recognized for who she has always been deep down: a little creative baby.
I live in Mesa, AZ and in my spare time, I love hanging out with my husband and dogs, making random ass videos on TikTok, eating tacos, and binge watching Netflix reality shows. This About Me was probably longer than it needed to be, but as a recovering people pleaser, I have to overexplain everything I do and honestly, I even edited some shit out cause I was rambling so much. So, if you made it this far, thank you learning more about me.