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Jackie is an accomplished singer, actor, podcast host, producer, author, and two-time Emmy Award winner.

She is a trained singer and actor in TV, film, and musical theater. Her training came early in life in musicals and TV appearances. She is currently studying acting at Nancy Banks Studio, and voice with Broadway and West End voice coach Cameron Richardson-Eames. Her heart is in creating memorable characters that jump off the screen and stage. You can find her singing jazz and the Great American Songbook at clubs in Los Angeles and New York City.

In her past, Jackie was signed to a publisher as a singer-songwriter-producer writing music for film and TV while she played popular clubs in Los Angeles, like Hotel Cafe. She released two albums "Home" and "Jackie Brubaker and The Ex-Boyfriends" during that time. She continues to work with music publisher Kobalt as a writer and artist. Click here and here to listen to her albums or watch her sing on her YouTube channel.

She has a natural ability to get people to open up and tell their stories in a way that inspires others. That is apparent on her popular podcast, Love You Even More with Jackie Brubaker which launched in 2021. The Love You Even More podcast with Jackie Brubaker has had rapid success in the last three years with over 300k downloads, a loyal audience, and inspirational guests such as Sharon Price John (CEO of Build a Bear Workshop), Renee Bauer (She Who Wins), Terri Cole (The Terri Cole Show, Boundary Boss) and countless other experts in their field.

Jackie brings inspiring people on the show to have informative and inspiring conversations on self-development, relationships, business, and spirituality. Love You Even More with Jackie Brubaker can be found everywhere you get your podcasts or click here.

In her past, Jackie was fortunate enough to have a successful background as a writer-producer for television and has worked for broadcast media companies such as NBCUniversal and Conde Nast. Her work includes shows like The Voice, The Good Place, Hollywood Game Night, Shades of Blue, The Carmichaels, The Player, and Food Fighters. Jackie has written for several magazines such as Glamour, Flaunt, Made Man, and The Frisky and was an editor at All Women Stalk.

A list of some of the people Jackie has interviewed includes Jennifer Lopez, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, Jane Lynch, Jameela Jamil, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Giada De Laurentiis, Jane Krakowski, Zachary Quinto, Mena Suvari, Curtis Stone, Matthew Morrison, Martha Stewart, Wesley Snipes, Scott Wolf, Zachary Levi, Tom Arnold, Gina Rodriguez, Yvette Nicole Brown, D'arcy Carden and Rex Lee.

In November 2020, she released her first novel, That Girl: A Novel. It is a semi-autobiographical romantic comedy about working in the music industry and coming of age in LA. The novel launched a podcast called That Girl: A Novel where she reads each chapter of the novel. Find it everywhere you get your podcasts. Click here to listen.

She is currently completing her master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. She has a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Southern New Hampshire University. She has been coaching clients for the past four years and is excited to begin her career as a licensed therapist soon. She focuses on individuals and couples struggling with mental health, job transitions, healing wounds, and trauma. With her background in the arts, she is a perfect fit for artists. Having worked in the entertainment field for nearly twenty years she understands the inner workings of the TV and film industry and an artist's journey through it.

As Jackie approaches becoming a licensed therapist she is wrapping up her career as an accomplished makeup artist in film and TV. Her long career has awarded her three nominations and two Emmy Awards for the show The Bold and The Beautiful. She has worked on shows such as The Voice, America's Got Talent, Seal Team, Real Time with Bill Maher, American Crime Story, and celebrities such as Olivia Wilde, Tina Fey, Matt Bomer, Betty White, and Edward James Olmos amongst others in her long career.

In the past, her popular home improvement and cooking YouTube series Reluctant Housewife ran weekly with over 400k views. It was inspired by her successful alcoholic bakery Brubakery which helped Jackie to win Food Network's Cupcake Wars. You can find it at www.youtube.com/yourreluctanthousewife

She loves her two twin tabby kittens, lazy Sundays, and '65 Mustangs.