Biography
Jordan Maness, M.Ed is a Certified Life Coach with more than 15 years experience career counseling and lecturing. His goal is to help his clients find fulfillment and inner peace through living with passion and purpose. After graduating with honors from the University of Colorado, Maness embarked on a career journey following a series of passions. He spent time as a sportcaster, a consultant, an entrepreneur, and a sketch-comedy performer. But with an unlimited thirst for self-development and seeking more fulfillment, he returned to school obtaining a Master’s in Counseling from the School of Education at UCLA. He also became a Certified Life Coach through the Certified Coaching Federation. For a decade and a half, he worked as a career counselor and program director at the UCLA Career Center as well as teaching career and life-planning courses at Mount Saint Mary’s University, Santa Monica College, and UCLA. Currently, he serves at the Career Advising Specialist for the Division of Continuing Education at CU-Boulder. He recently created the Coursera course: Thriving 101. He is also a Certified Revelation Breathwork Facilitator and certified in the MBTI personality assessment. Maness is married and the proud father of two young sons. When he isn’t writing, lecturing, or life-coaching, you’ll find him spending time with his family, snowboarding, practicing yoga, or strumming his guitar.
