About Jessica Hauschulz
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” -Howard Thurman
"Pursue your passion!" I grew up with this as a family motto, passed down through generations, first as words and then as a way of life. My grandmother's version was simpler: "do what makes you happy." My dad carried that forward and made it his own. Somewhere along the way, it became mine too. I believe there is something genuinely powerful about doing work that makes you come alive, and building a life and a career around that.
I started JHaus Training because I kept taking courses from people who were brilliant at what they did, knowledgeable, passionate, clearly experts in their craft, and leaving those courses feeling like something was missing. The content was great. But knowing something deeply and knowing how to teach it are two different skills. I wanted to partner with these passionate creators and help what they know truly land with their audience.
That is the work I have built my career around.
How I got here
I became a trainer by accident. I was working in human services, processing eligibility, providing case management, and working one-on-one with families navigating public assistance programs and working toward self-sufficiency. Someone asked me to design and lead classes for my clients, communication skills, career development, stress management. I found myself in front of a room of adults, helping them figure things out, and I loved it. It felt like teaching. Just teaching for adults. That realization changed everything.
When I found out you could get a degree in this, that there was a whole field called adult education and training, I knew immediately that was what I wanted to do. As a kid I always wanted to be a teacher. As an adult, I discovered I wanted to teach adults. It clicked.
I earned my Master's in Organizational and Professional Communication from the University of Denver, with a concentration in Organizational Development, Training, and Learning. In the years since, I have worked every role in the L&D lifecycle, from needs analysis and design through development, facilitation, implementation, and evaluation, across formats including ILT, vILT, eLearning, and Train-the-Trainer programs. I have built training programs from scratch, onboarded hundreds of people onto complex software systems, designed blended learning curricula that consistently earned strong reviews, and built and led a team of instructional designers.
One of my proudest accomplishments: leading the complete redesign of a new worker onboarding program for a statewide government program. What had been a slide deck of hundreds of slides, offered once or twice a year, became a hybrid blended program running about four times a year, consistently earning strong reviews from learners who said it was a good use of their time. I owned the end-to-end instructional design process, from analysis through evaluation, while collaborating closely with subject matter experts and program leadership. That experience taught me that being able to see and manage the full picture of a training program is rarer than I realized, and I don't take it for granted.
What I believe about good training
Good training takes time and intention. It takes analysis before anything gets built. It takes someone asking whether training is even the right solution, and being willing to say no if it isn't. In an age of AI-generated content, the analysis and strategy behind good training matter more than ever, not less.
It also takes real understanding of who the learner is, what they actually need, and how to design for the real person in front of you, not the ideal learner you wish you had. One of the principles I return to again and again: adult learners value their time. They bring experience, opinions, and full lives to every learning experience. If what you're asking them to sit through isn't worth it, they know. Everything I build is designed with that in mind.
Outside of work
I live in Morrison, Colorado with my husband and our two rescue dogs. You'll find me training for triathlons, hiking, skiing, or sneaking in the occasional flip off the diving board. Athletics has been central to my life since childhood, first as a competitive gymnast, then as a triathlete. I have completed seven full-distance triathlons, and sport has given me some of my most important life lessons: how to push through when things get hard, how to listen to your body, how to set an audacious goal and build toward it one day at a time, and how to find meaning in the process, not just the finish line.
I am an active member of the ATD Rocky Mountain Chapter, where I participate in professional development, book clubs, and community events. I believe in this field, and I believe in the people in it.
Who I work best with
I do my best work with clients who love what they do, people who are genuinely passionate about their craft and want their learners to feel that passion too. I work best with clients who are communicative, collaborative, and willing to participate in the process. Good training requires real partnership. I will need your input, your feedback, and your trust.
I bring my full commitment to every project and every partnership. What I ask in return is kindness, respect, and honest communication. That's the kind of work I believe in, and it's the kind of work JHaus is built to do.
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