# Jovita Jenkins

> Jovita Jenkins is a Marina del Rey-based leadership advisor, author, speaker, and founding Los Angeles Guide at Chief. Before coaching senior leaders, she spent more than 20 years in aerospace and technology, advancing from software engineering to leading a systems engineering organization and contributing to programs including the B-1 bomber, Space Shuttle, Space Station, and Hubble Space Telescope. She later founded GOOYOW Group, taught and volunteered as a coach, and developed her Get Out of Your Own Way idea across two books published in 2004 and 2026.

- **Role:** Chief Founding Guide - Los Angeles; founder of GOOYOW Group
- **Organizations:** Chief, GOOYOW Group LLC, TRW, Executive Service Corps, UCLA Extension, Los Angeles Southwest College, Women's National Book Association - Los Angeles Chapter, City of Los Angeles Quality and Productivity Commission
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mathematics, California State University, Los Angeles, Executive MBA, UCLA Anderson School of Management
- **Known for:** Advanced from software engineering to division-level and systems engineering leadership during a career of more than 20 years in aerospace and technology., Contributed to major aerospace programs including the B-1 bomber, Space Shuttle, Space Station, and Hubble Space Telescope., Built a second career as an executive coach, leadership advisor, peer-group facilitator, speaker, and educator.

## Career timeline

- **More than 20 years** — Worked in aerospace and technology, beginning as a software engineer and later leading a systems engineering organization; supported programs including the B-1 bomber, Space Shuttle, Space Station, and Hubble Space Telescope.
- **1994** — Completed an Executive MBA at UCLA Anderson School of Management.
- **2003-present** — Volunteers as an executive coach with Executive Service Corps, including strategy facilitation and board development for nonprofit leaders.
- **2004** — Published Get Out of Your Own Way: Create the Next Chapter of Your Life.
- **2007** — Prepared to teach Managing Technical Professionals through UCLA Extension after leaving TRW and establishing a leadership coaching practice.
- **2015** — Led a relationship-building workshop at the Ready to Lead conference for entrepreneurs at Los Angeles Southwest College.
- **2017** — Delivered a Northrop Grumman Black History Week keynote titled What If I Could? about aerospace, influence, and advancement.
- **2021** — Expanded public leadership content through a dedicated YouTube channel and virtual management masterclasses.
- **2026** — Published Get Out of Your Own Way: Be a Future-Ready Leader in a Changing World.

## Achievements

- Advanced from software engineering to division-level and systems engineering leadership during a career of more than 20 years in aerospace and technology.
- Contributed to major aerospace programs including the B-1 bomber, Space Shuttle, Space Station, and Hubble Space Telescope.
- Built a second career as an executive coach, leadership advisor, peer-group facilitator, speaker, and educator.
- Published two leadership books under the Get Out of Your Own Way title in 2004 and 2026.
- Earned the Professional Certified Coach credential from the International Coaching Federation.
- Served as a founding Los Angeles Guide for Chief.
- Served Los Angeles civic and literary organizations through the Quality and Productivity Commission and Women's National Book Association Los Angeles Chapter.
- Her current website reports more than 25 years advising leaders and more than 120 keynote presentations.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Published a LinkedIn essay on the human cost of identity-verification systems, drawing on her aerospace and systems engineering background.
- **2026-06** — Shared the arrival of author copies of her new book and introduced its framework to her professional network.
- **2026-02** — Released Get Out of Your Own Way: Be a Future-Ready Leader in a Changing World through GOOYOW Group LLC.

## Links

- Website: https://gooyow.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovitajenkins
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JovitaJenkins

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Last updated: 2026-09-27