“Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
~MARGARET MEAD
Sara Mueller
Founder & Lead Facilitator
Bio:
As a Harvard-trained emotional intelligence expert, Sara Mueller helps leaders increase impact, retention, and resilience through hands-on sessions that stay in the hearts and minds of your audience long after your event is over. Forced into her own emotional intelligence journey after being burnt out in her career and hitting rock bottom in her marriage, Sara speaks with a confident humility that audiences of all backgrounds and experience easily connect with.
Favorite JD Attribute & Why:
#1 Love For Our Mission, Clients & Team. This is why I get out of bed every morning.
Answer This:
Q: What’s the strangest job you’ve ever had?
A: My first job was as a corn detasseler in the one-stoplight Minnesota farming town I grew up in.
Favorite Quote:
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.”
~ Marianne Williamson
Dakota Rhoad
Executive Assistant
Bio:
Dakota joined our team in March 2022 and serves as JD’s Executive Assistant. She earned a degree in Wildlife Biology in 2016, but headed in a different life direction after many-a-animal-undertakings. She traveled overseas and around the US for about 3 years, which is where her real personal growth journey began – hence her relationship with Sara and Joy Discovered! She is a starry-eyed entrepreneur in the making with an underlying passion for environmentalism, but loves aiding in the mission of Joy Discovered – to help as many people and leaders towards balance and success as possible.
Favorite Team JD Attribute & Why:
#3 Emotional Intelligence. As you might guess, personal development is a (super cool) part of working for an emotional intelligence expert.
Answer This:
Q: If you could pick a TV show or book to be your life, what show would it be?
A: I’d be Jeff Probst, the host of Survivor. But as me, not him.
Favorite Quote:
“She was never quite ready. But she was brave. And the universe listens to brave.”
~ Rebecca Ray
Jen Cail
Finance Director
Bio:
Jennifer M. Cail is the owner of Southwest Florida’s premier bookkeeping firm specializing in small business companies and offers advanced financial advisory services. Jennifer founded Medrano & Cail Bookkeeping Professionals in order to provide the most luxurious bookkeeping services imaginable. With on-demand, white glove support and instant access to accurate company financials, Jennifer’s clients enjoy high-level insights into their company finances that help them accelerate growth, identify opportunities, and run more efficient – and profitable – businesses.
Favorite JD Attribute & Why:
#5: Courage. Courage is one of the most important traits in any leader. It is important to be courageous enough to take risks but also courageous enough to admit when you are wrong.
As a leader, you must also encourage your team members to be courageous. By encouraging them to take chances, you will allow them to grow as individuals and as leaders themselves. When you
encourage your team members’ courage, they will feel more confident in their work and more motivated to succeed in their jobs.
Answer This:
Q: What did you want to be when you were 8 years old?
A: When I was 8, I wanted to be a teacher.
Favorite Quote:
“Necessity Breeds Ingenuity.”