The Story Behind the Practice
With over a decade of experience across corporate environments, post-secondary institutions, and healthcare training programs, she designs workshops that move beyond theory into embodied practice.
Her background spans business development, performance, coaching, writing, and facilitation. This blend allows her to bridge structure and spontaneity — creating learning environments that are psychologically safe, highly engaging, and strategically focused.
Jessica’s work centers on strengthening:
- Confident communication
- Adaptive leadership
- Collaboration under pressure
- Interview and networking effectiveness
- Human connection in high-stakes environments
She believes professional growth happens through practice, not just information. Her workshops are designed as active learning labs where participants build capacity in real time.
Based in Calgary, she works with organizations in Calgary, across Alberta, Canada, and North America.
Our Philosophy
At JBel Practice, we believe that real change starts from the inside out. Applied improv is our vehicle for building the human skills that matter most: self-awareness, adaptability, presence, and trust. Like any skill worth having, these can't be downloaded or absorbed in a single workshop. They have to be practiced, repeatedly and honestly, including through the discomfort that real growth requires. Improv gives us a safe but genuine space to sit with that discomfort, and to discover that we can move forward even when things feel uncertain.
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The name JBel Practice says it plainly: practice is the only way. Life will always carry unknowns, and organisations will always face disruption and change. What we can build, in ourselves and in our teams, is the awareness and the people skills to meet those moments with confidence rather than fear. That is what we do here. Not a one-time fix, but an ongoing commitment to showing up, doing the reps, and becoming more fully human in the process.
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From Jessica
I took my first improv class with The Kinkonauts in 2007, their very first class, and I've been practicing ever since. What I discovered early on changed everything: the way I behaved in improv exercises was exactly the way I behaved in life. I waited until it felt safe. I held back when things got uncomfortable. I hesitated to trust others, and even more, to trust myself. The discomfort of the unknown could be genuinely paralyzing.
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But I kept showing up. And slowly, through practice and performance, something shifted. I got better at stepping into the unknown. I learned that a safe space to fail is actually the birthplace of creativity and adaptability. My communication became more compassionate, to others and to myself, while also deepening my sense of accountability, curiosity, and responsibility. When I began facilitating corporate workshops with The Kinkonauts, I recognised every single participant. They were exactly where I had started. That's when I knew this work needed a home of its own. JBel Practice exists because improv is one of the most fun, low-risk, human ways I know to build the skills that matter most, in work and in life.