Strategy for leaders building lasting impact.
We help nonprofits, higher education teams, campaigns, and mission-driven organizations turn bold ideas into organized strategy, credible messaging, and measurable action.
Built from lived experience. Designed for real responsibility.
JSO was created for leaders carrying vision, pressure, and possibility at the same time. We bring structure to the work, clarity to the message, and strategy to the next move.
Strategy, structure, and support for mission-driven growth.
The JSO Consulting Group helps nonprofits, institutions, campaigns, businesses, and community-centered leaders turn vision into organized, measurable, and sustainable action through seven interconnected service areas.
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, raise resources, engage communities, strengthen institutions, and support organizations working directly with the people they serve.
Strong ideas need more than inspiration. They need strategy, structure, messaging, systems, execution, and clear communication. JSO helps leaders move from concept to clarity and from planning to measurable action.
I believe that true happiness lies beneath helping people in need and doing good to others.
Julien Serrano-O'Neil, MNM, MPA, ACNPSupport built around what you need next.
Each service area can stand alone or work alongside others to create a more integrated engagement.
Excellence
Clear standards, thoughtful execution, and strong deliverables.
Equity
Strategies that recognize access, community context, and inclusion.
Innovation
Tailored solutions shaped around each organization’s goals.
Community
Work grounded in service, lived experience, and measurable impact.
Julien Serrano-O'Neil, MNM, MPA, ACNP
Founder, President & CEO
Leadership shaped by service.
Julien Serrano-O'Neil is a nonprofit executive, strategist, civic leader, and community advocate whose work spans organizational leadership, higher education, public administration, communications, and community impact.
As Founder, President, and CEO of The JSO Consulting Group, Julien brings more than a decade of leadership experience to organizations navigating strategy, governance, people, communications, civic engagement, programs, and growth.
His work has earned recognition including the Orlando Business Journal 40 Under 40, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 40 Under 40, and the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award.
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.
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.
