
Jessica Martinez-Ocasio
Graduate of Ailey/Fordham BFA program
BFA in Dance (Fordham 2002)
BA Organizational Leadership/Psychology (Fordham 2017)
MS Applied Positive Psychology (PCOM 2026)
After training as a dancer, I decided to pursue a career in retail leadership. It helped me use many of the transferrable skills I gained as a dancer (discipline, resilience, detail-oriented, ability to follow instructions to name a few). After experiencing severe burnout, I decided to pivot in my 40's towards building my own business that would allow me the change to help mid-career professionals overcome burnout and prevent it from happening again. I am also passionate about developing emerging leaders and helping them break the cycle of burnout in the workplace for their teams and colleagues.

