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Fearless Women's Summit April 26 - Jacksonville, FL

Fearless Women’s Summit Jacksonville! Tickets, Sat, Apr 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite

A portion of the proceeds benefit The Women's Center of Jacksonville, FL


 Cindy Persico

Fearless Jacksonville Event Host
Cindy Persico is a dynamic entrepreneur and revitalizer who has made it her mission to help empower and inspire any human trying to find their highest self, but especially girls and women overcoming adversity.   As a former foster teen, Cindy has persevered through incredible odds as an incest survivor to be the first in her family to graduate from college as she earned her degree in psychology from Jacksonville University and then a master’s in counseling from the University of Florida eventually becoming a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida and a National Certified Employee Assistance Professional.  She has helped hundreds of employers from healthcare to technology firms to school systems to bring out the best in their employees by providing counseling, coaching, leadership development, and award-winning training programs on a variety of mental health topics such as Secrets of Highly Resilient People, Emotional Intelligence, social media and Mental Health, and Overcoming Imposter Syndrome to name a few.  Cindy was named Upcoming Woman Business Owner of the Year by the Women Business Owners of North Florida and her employee assistance program (EAP) business Corporate Care Works, Inc. was a finalist for Established Business of the Year just 4 years later.  When she successfully grew her business to a national model of excellence, she sold it to Health Advocate, a leader in health promotion services and served as Vice-President on their EAP Leadership Team where she continued to make a positive impact bringing emotional well-being strategies to corporate wellness initiatives.  Today she delights in her coaching and consulting business and continues to present on mental health topics to diverse audiences.  Her passion is her superpower as well as a lifelong love of learning and she loves celebrating with others who see possibilities and gifts where others see obstacles.  Cindy is honored to have mentored over 75 girls from at-risk homes and encouraged them to go after their dreams, too!  She has served on the National Employee Assistance Association Board of Directors, as Southern Regional Representative, the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women, and on the Board of the Society of Human Resource Management, Jacksonville, Florida chapter.  Cindy is a graduate of Mermaid Camp, was a member of a competitive Dragon Boat Team for many years that made it all the way to Ravenna, Italy, Go Jax Fire Dragons!
Most recently, she and her calico kitty Firecracker have achieved the honor of becoming a Pet Therapy Team and visit patients in hospice care to bring some joy to fellow cat lovers!
Cindy is embracing the gift of living juicy each day in gratitude and happily waiting to see what doors and windows God opens next!

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