Jen Coken

Fifteen years ago, Jen Coken was faced with a monumental choice — to follow her heart to Colorado or stay in Washington, DC where she had built a successful high-profile consulting business. In a brief conversation with a friend, she chose to move. That one bold action launched her into a lifetime of giving up the familiar and taking a chance on the unknown — of being willing to fail spectacularly.

As entrepreurs we are often faced with these kinds of decisions: do we take a chance and be surprised by the ending, or do we hold back in case the whole thing goes down in flames?

Using her life experiences, coaching skills and comedic background, Jen will take you on a journey so that you too can dream big, shoot for the stars, and build an epic life.

Ovarian cancer claims the lives of 14,000 American women and 140,000 women worldwide every year. Jen Coken, whose mother died from the disease, has a mission to end late-stage diagnosis by educating women about the signs and symptoms. “If I knew then what I know now, my mother might still be alive,” Coken says.

On a mission to encourage women to be more proactive in their health and to become more aware of warning signs in their body in order catch cancer earlier on, Coken shares her own experiences with her mother’s death and the grieving and healing process she went through, she educates readers on how ovarian cancer is far more treatable if caught early on, and also inspires readers to find personal growth in the midst of their own tragedies.

Coken also uses jokes she co-wrote with her late mother to bring awareness. For example, as Coken’s mother’s disease progressed she looked like she was pregnant. Her mother used to rest snacks on her “belly” just like she did “when I was pre