About Jesse Chen

Founder | The Leadership Mystery School

I used to think success meant performance.

Now I know it means presence.

From A Place of Soul

Here's Why I Do This Work.

I spent years climbing the corporate ladder - from roles with Deloitte to BNY Mellon to innovation with Two Sigma and Google to speaking on TEDx stages.

I built influence, made money, and earned respect. But behind the scenes, I was quietly burning out.

It wasn’t just the pressure.

It was the disconnection. From my purpose. From my body. From my relationships. From my soul.

When my mother passed after a two-decade journey with illness, something broke open in me and I realized we have little time in this life to not be aligned with our purpose.

So, I left the U.S., moved to Mexico, and began a deeper journey - sitting with indigenous elders, in the jungle studying ancestral truths, healing trauma, and redefining what leadership really means.

In love. At work. In life.

Now, I now bring what I've learned to other high achievers who wish to do the same: remember who they are, reclaim their inner power, and lead with presence.

What is your soul calling for?

The Executive Edge:

Rising Above the Game

It’s about remembering who you are - and reclaiming the power you’ve always had.

Who are you beneath the mask?

I work with high-achievers who’ve built success but feel stuck in the game. Office politics. Ego battles. Long hours. Quiet resentment.

A growing disconnect between who they are and how they lead.

They’re managing teams by day - and struggling to connect at home by night.

Their nervous systems are shot. Their relationships strained. They feel the pressure to hold it all together, but inside they’re whispering:

“I can’t keep doing this.”
“What’s the point of all this?”
“No one really sees me.”
“I have to figure this out before I break something.”
"Is this all there is?"

I help leaders rise above the games by mastering the inner terrain:

Navigating politics without losing their integrity
Holding their frame under pressure
Saying no without guilt
Leading with clarity, presence, and power

This isn't therapy.

This is initiation.

A Category of One

You’re already at the threshold.

I guide clients through transformational work at the intersection of:

Conscious Leadership (from the corporate world I came from)
Masculine & Emotional Mastery (from the deep inner work I’ve lived)
Integration (from the indigenous wisdom I’ve been entrusted with)

These three threads form what I call Authentic Influence - a unique leadership presence rooted in sovereignty, soul alignment, and service.

Depending on your journey, I may guide you through:

Private coaching
The Way of the Leader – Transformational executive leadership to rise above the office politics and get what you deserve
Warrior Rising – A men’s path of masculine self-mastery for love, work, and life
Live the Dream – Consciousness expansion + clarity

Or ceremonial work in sacred space.

Not everyone is called deep into the jungle or to ancestral medicine.

But, wherever you begin on your journey, I’ll meet you there. And I won’t let you stay stuck.

Your Legacy Begins with Presence

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If you're ready to lead from your deepest alignment and ultimate authenticity - not just react to the world around you - then I invite you into this work.

Because when you remember who you truly are, you become unstoppable.

“I don’t help high performers hustle harder. I help them remember their power — so they no longer need to perform, prove, or pretend.”