As Founder and Principal Consultant of Build You Up!, LLC (BYU), Jamie stands on BYU’s mission of “growing to higher heights within”. The firm’s mission is the driving force behind her work. Jamie has a focus on personal core development-applying therapeutic techniques to business, with a range of clientele which includes athletes, business leaders/owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. BYU’s services include concept ingenuity, growth strategies, risk management & social service commitment.

In 2019 BYU began a new initiative: Build You Up Sisters, an online community and education platform for mothers with a special focus on supportive services for mothers of hospitalized premature babies. 

Jamie has been working with non-profits for the past 20 years. She transitioned from working with youth and families to community development through entrepreneurship. 

A Pittsburgh native, Jamie holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Science Education, majoring in Marriage and Family Therapy from Duquesne University.

Jamie’s greatest accomplishment to date is being a mother to her very energetic and always smiling son, Caleb who is the inspiration for her book Strong Faith. In her spare time, Jamie enjoys music, traveling, DIY projects and thought provoking conversations about life with her partner & author, Joshua.