Jacque Georgia
{{Short description|American writer, actress, model and motivational speaker (born 1978)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|5|31}}
| birth_place = Wisconsin, US
| birth_name = Jacqueline Jo Wanek
| image = File:NYFW for MacDuggal.jpg
| caption = Georgia in 2018
| occupation = Writer, actress, model, and motivational speaker
}}
Jacque Georgia (born Jacqueline Jo Wanek; May 31, 1978) is an American writer, actress, model, and motivational speaker.
Early life
Georgia was born on May 31, 1978, to JoAnn and Larry Wanek, was raised in Brown County, Wisconsin.{{cn|date=July 2020}}
Career
Prior to her stroke at the end of 2014, she owned and operated multiple businesses, including Pioneer Credit Union, where she started her finance career as a branch manager.{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquegeorgia|title=Professional Profile|last=Georgia|first=Jacque|publisher=LinkedIn}} (Pioneer later merged with Capital Credit Union.{{Cite news|url=https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/money/2014/07/01/pioneer-capital-credit-unions-launch-merger/11943797/|title=Pioneer, Capital credit unions launch merger|work=Green Bay Press Gazette|date=July 1, 2014}})
She continued her career in finance, including becoming a partner in her own mortgage company in 2006 during the housing crisis.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org/EntityDetails.aspx/INDIVIDUAL/250344|title=Jacqueline J Georgia|publisher=Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.wdfi.org/apps/CorpSearch/Details.aspx?entityID=F032261&hash=1735299605&searchFunctionID=1ff1818e-42be-492d-a809-0cdb45ae644c&type=Simple&q=1st+Financial+Mortgage+of+Wisconsin|publisher=Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions|title=1st Financial Mortgage of Wisconsin}} She was a columnist for general business topics for a division of the USA Today Network from 2006 to 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/#lnd=1&query=Jacque+Georgia&dr_year=2006-2011&p_place=WI|title=Newspaper Archives :: Commentary from 2006-11|last=Georgia|first=Jacque|website=Newspapers.com|access-date=July 15, 2020}} Her focus was on real estate and lending during the Great Recession. She later started her consulting business, TITANIUM Business Development, Inc.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wdfi.org/apps/CorpSearch/Details.aspx?entityID=T064642&hash=1049274097&searchFunctionID=54f3d2f6-d313-442b-8348-b8224c46bdb3&type=Simple&q=Titanium+Business+Development|publisher=Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions|title=Titanium Business Development Inc.}}{{Cite news|title=Overcoming Obstacles - A Will to Recover|last=McMahon|first=Todd|date=July 5, 2015|work=Green Bay Press Gazette}}{{Cite web|url=http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=4884539&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch|title=CONFIDENCE. ACTIONS. RESULTS.®|publisher=Trademark Status & Document Retrieval|access-date=October 18, 2018}} and public speaking career.
Georgia travelled the world, working with professionals about their unconscious minds, building self-confidence, and reducing anxiety. She was for a short while a member of Platinum Partners with Tony Robbins,{{Cite web|url=https://www.tonyrobbins.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3qDeBRBkEiwAsqeO7jFh3Ob3qVSQFGjnLjLcrQq1OLdOggNPxVSMzmmh853R6McRqighXxoCIr0QAvD_BwE|title=Tony Robbins - The Official Website of Tony Robbins|website=tonyrobbins.com|access-date=July 15, 2020}} the international business coach known for having his seminar attendees walk across fire.{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/marianne-schnall/tony-robbins-fire-walk_b_1718499.html|title=Tony Robbins Sets the Record Straight About 'Fire Walk' Controversy|last=Schnall|first=Marianne|date=July 31, 2012|work=HuffPost}}
When interviewed about her stroke, Georgia credited her own lessons about how to utilize the strength of the unconscious mind to the unprecedented swift progress she made during the first 24 hours in the hospital.
Georgia's daughter, Brittany, grew up learning about civic service and philanthropy from her mom, carrying that belief into her own career of pageantry with her mother behind the scenes until 2011, when Brittany encouraged her mother to give it a try.{{Cite journal|last=Compton Wolff|first=Amelia|date=June 2011|title=Queens of Heart - Giving Back Bonds This Mother-Daughter Duo|journal=You Magazine|volume=Mothers Day Issue|pages=Cover, pages 8–9}}
Jacque Georgia entered the State pageant for the Mrs. International pageant system and won her state's representation. She went on to the international pageant in the summer of 2011, where she spoke about her platform and life belief of "volunteerism".{{Cite web|url=https://www.mrsinternational.com/mrs-international-contestant-details.php?id=453|title=Mrs Wisconsin International 2011|publisher=Mrs. International}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU2PEydoJHM|title=Interview with Jacque Georgia, Mrs. Wisconsin International|publisher=PaegantCast|date=August 28, 2011|via=YouTube}} Georgia continued to discuss in interviews that her philosophies were the same for both her personal and professional life: to inspire others and to help others by making a difference in the world.{{Cite journal|last=Hogeland|first=Jennifer|date=July 15, 2014|title=Women Who Inspire|url=https://mywomenmagazine.com/back-issues.html|journal=My Women Magazine|pages=20–23}}{{Cite journal|last=Compton Wolff|first=Amelia|year=2011|title=Jacque Georgia|journal=The A List|volume=Annually, Volume 1|pages=18–19}}{{Cite journal|last=Compton Wolff|first=Amelia|year=2012|title=Jacque Georgia|journal=The A List|volume=Annually; Volume 2|pages=24–25}}
After her stroke at the end of 2014, Georgia decided to go on a joint venture with her daughter to compete in the Miss United States pageant. In their interview after both winning the state pageant in their respective age divisions, they discussed their obstacles, including Georgia wanting to compete again despite her ongoing medical issues for her own self-confidence.
Their State Director for the Miss United States Organization shared the organization's excitement about having a mother-daughter duo for the first time in over 50 years to be competing for their national titles at the same time: Jacque as Ms. Wisconsin United States 2015{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinterest.com/tpageantnetwork/road-to-ms-united-states-2015/?lp=true|title=Road to Ms. United States 2015 - Official Finalists|website=The Pageant Network}} and Brittany as Miss Wisconsin Jr Teen United States 2015.
Georgia returned to the United States Pageant Organization to continue to promote her philanthropy work as a public figure as Mrs. Colorado United States 2019.[https://www.mrsunitedstates.com/states/colorado/divisions/mrs-united-states], Mrs. United States official website; accessed July 15, 2020. The national competition was held in Las Vegas, Nevada during the summer of 2019.{{cn|date=July 2020}}
After her stroke at the end of 2014, Georgia decided to collect hundreds of inspirational quotes she had written over the years{{Cite web|url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=txu001955866&Search_Code=REGS&PID=9XvO6Djw_ALWmZ2dNZQ_0WAB6TuH&SEQ=20181018173758&CNT=25&HIST=1|title=Jacque Georgia: Quote of the Day January 1, 2013-January 1, 2015|last=Georgia|first=Jacqueline|date=January 23, 2015|website=United States Copyright Office}} and publish them in her first book: Live. Breathe. Do. - Inspiration Starts Here, which aims to help others lead their lives in a positive and inspirational way.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15574026.Jacque_Georgia|title=Jacque Georgia|publisher=GoodReads}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Live-Breathe-Do-Inspiration-Starts-ebook/dp/B016NO0UOM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539679426&sr=8-1&keywords=live.+breathe.+do.+by+jacque+georgia|title=Live. Breathe. Do.: Inspiration Starts Here|first=Jacque|last=Georgia|date=November 14, 2015|publisher=Jacque Georgia|via=Amazon.com}} She is currently{{when|date=February 2020}} writing a new book based on her former consulting work, called CONFIDENCE. ACTIONS. RESULTS. - Building Self-Confidence with the Synergistic Power of Color, Language, and Physiology. It was expected to be released in 2019.
Georgia has modeled in print and on the runway for international gown designers and is currently{{when|date=February 2020}} working to grow her acting portfolio.
Growing up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, she played herself in her first film cameo, in which she talked about her love of her home football team. The 2017 movie,{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5028598/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast|title=The 60 Yard Line|date=April 2, 2017|publisher=IMDb}} The 60 Yard Line, is a romantic sports comedy.
Personal life
Despite the continual medical challenges from Georgia's stroke,{{cite web|url=https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/life/2015/07/02/mother-daughter-faced-obstacles-road-pageant/29627257/|title=Mother, daughter faced obstacles on road to pageant|last=McMahon|first=Todd|date=July 2, 2015|website=Green Bay Press Gazette Newspaper}}{{Cite web|url=http://jacquegeorgia.com/|title=Jacque Georgia - Reflect Within to Lead From Within|website=}} she has been able to keep the connections she has had for many years.{{clarify|date=February 2020}}
Georgia now resides in Colorado with her husband, Brad Georgia. They have one daughter and two sons.
Georgia continues her advocacy and philanthropy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BnASeu0gnFd |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BnASeu0gnFd |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Invisible Disabilities Association - Jacque Georgia|via=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/invisibledisabilities/|title=Invisible Disabilities Association|via=Instagram}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BnwR_2LjaEW/|title=Operation L.O.V.E. - Jacque Georgia, Ambassador|via=Instagram}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.stbaldricks.org/events/PlainfieldStBaldricks2018/gallery#content|title=Plainfield St. Baldrick's|publisher=St. Baldrick's Foundation|date=March 11, 2018}}
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