Strategy for leaders building lasting impact.
We help nonprofits, higher education teams, campaigns, and mission-driven organizations strengthen their strategy, grow their capacity, and move bold ideas into measurable action.
Vision is only powerful when it has somewhere to go.
JSO helps leaders move from big ideas to organized direction, public credibility, and measurable execution. Our work is not just about consulting; it is about helping organizations become clear, trusted, and ready for the next level.
Strategy, structure, and support for mission-driven growth.
The JSO Consulting Group helps nonprofits, institutions, campaigns, and community-centered leaders turn vision into organized, measurable, and sustainable action.
Built from lived experience.
Our work is rooted in service, leadership, and real community experience. We have helped strengthen boards, develop programs, build strategic plans, fundraise for scholarships, and support organizations working directly with the people they serve.
We believe strong ideas need more than inspiration. They need structure, messaging, systems, and execution. That is where JSO helps leaders move from concept to clarity.
I believe that true happiness lies beneath helping people in need and doing good to others.
Julien Serrano-O'Neil, MNM, MPA, ACNPChoose the support that fits the season you are in.
Whether you are building internal capacity, preparing for public engagement, launching a program, or strengthening your brand, we help organize the next move.
Excellence
Clear standards, thoughtful execution, and strong deliverables.
Equity
Strategies that recognize access, community context, and inclusion.
Innovation
Tailored solutions shaped around each organizationβs goals.
Community
Work grounded in service, lived experience, and measurable impact.
Ready to clarify your next move?
Start with a consultation and we can identify the right pathway, scope, and strategy for your project.
Julien Serrano-O'Neil, ACNP
Founder, President & CEO
Leadership shaped by service.
Julien Serrano-O'Neil, ACNP, is a nonprofit executive, strategist, and community advocate whose work bridges organizational leadership, civic engagement, higher education, and public impact.
As Founder, President, and CEO of The JSO Consulting Group, Julien supports organizations through strategic consulting, HR and management guidance, political advising, higher education strategy, event management, and public relations.
His leadership has been recognized by the Orlando Business Journal, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award, reflecting a career grounded in service, innovation, and community transformation.
Partnering With Organizations Building Real Impact
The JSO Consulting Group proudly supports nonprofits, civic organizations, businesses, and community partners working to strengthen systems, expand visibility, and move bold ideas forward.
Civic Impact Partner
Supporting strategy, visibility, civic engagement, and community-centered organizational growth.
JSO helped bring structure, direction, and strategy to our organization during a critical season of growth.
The work was thoughtful, organized, and deeply connected to the needs of the people we serve.
The Empowerment Bulletin
Insights, Strategy & Resources
Explore the latest articles, leadership insights, nonprofit strategies, and community-centered resources from The JSO Consulting Group.
Bold ideas. Strategic solutions.
A limited series by The JSO Consulting Group exploring ideas shaping the nonprofit, higher education, civic, and public sectors.
A practical guide for nonprofit excellence.
Empowering Nonprofits for Lasting Impact is a six-volume publication series by Julien Serrano-O'Neil, ACNP, and contributing authors. The series equips nonprofit leaders with practical tools, strategy, and insight to strengthen leadership, programs, partnerships, and sustainability.
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