Jackson Kerchis is a workplace happiness researcher, best-selling author, and former Zen monk who helps leaders improve team performance, engagement, and retention. He created the world’s first academic major in Happiness and taught the first university course on happiness at the University of Alabama.

Jackson is a partner at Happiness Means Business and Warrior Leader Training Companies, where he applies research from psychology and organizational science to solve people problems. His firm has worked with healthcare systems, military organizations, and large operations teams to build resilient cultures and drive measurable outcomes.

He holds an executive coaching diploma from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School and the ACC credential from the International Coaching Federation. He’s the author of Beyond Profit & Productivity, an Amazon bestseller on workplace culture, and a sought-after speaker at healthcare and business events nationwide.