Mr Positive combines positive psychology (science of happiness) and personal narrative to promote a positive work community, equipping audiences with tools of belonging, resilience, fulfillment, equity, and more.

Frank Jackson

"Beauty can exist alongside suffering, at the center of that is community!” — Frank Jackson

Frank Jackson, also known as Mr Positive, is a speaker, researcher, educator and writer. Frank combines positive psychology (science of happiness) and personal narrative to promote a positive work community, equipping audiences with tools for thriving. So much of life is focused on the negative, to address that, why not focus on what makes us thrive?

His primary work currently revolves around The Pearl Effect, a theory that examines well-being in the Black community both historically and in today's context in spite of continuous oppression. He speaks about the beauty alongside suffering. He discusses topics such as belonging, resilience, meaning, community, equity, and positive spaces/institutions through interactive keynotes and workshops. He’s spoken for businesses and universities around the country including GSK, Comcast, RTI International, Colgate University , The University of Pennsylvania,  and more. Audiences leave inspired and equipped with takeaways that immediately impact their lives in a positive direction. Frank studied under Dr. Martin Seligman (founder of Positive Psychology) at the University of Pennsylvania, where he now works as a coordinator, teaching assistant, and Assistant Instructor for undergraduate and graduate students. He hopes to continue his work formally in a PhD program next fall as well as through his writing.

As one of less than 40 Black positive psychologists in the world, he is uniquely qualified to equip audiences with tools to ensure well-being in various contexts. Along with his work, Frank can be found on a local basketball court in Philadelphia, traveling to see one of his four beautiful sisters, or losing track of time reading a book.

  • Personal Development • Social Awareness • Inspiration • Science of well-being • Human flourishing • Building community • Belonging • DEI • Resilience

  • Keynote Workshop Interview Breakout Panel

  • • THE PEARL EFFECT Keynote - Mr Positive discusses his theory, The Pearl Effect, and how it can impact life at all ages and stages of your leadership journey.

    • THE PEARL EFFECT Workshop - Mr Positive uses interactive tools to illustrate the limitations of resilience alone. With The Pearl Effect, he outlines tools to create spaces of well-being to recharge as a community.

TESTIMONALS

“I witnessed an exceptional level of wisdom in Frank’s message and an impressive depth of knowledge around the human experience.  ‘The Pearl Effect’ message demonstrates a rare level of understanding and appears to be a manifestation of unique life experiences enabling a gift.  The layers and guidance supplied to me provided a paradigm shift in my way of thinking about life experiences to regain my piece of mind.  I owe a great debt of gratitude to Frank for unlocking a fresh way of my management of life’s challenges.  Exceptional insight and I would encourage everyone to seek out Frank’s ‘The Pearl Effect’ to get a piece of that knowledge for themselves” - GSK Employee

“Yesterday I had the great pleasure of attending the TRUE Emerging Equity Scholars Program-sponsored presentation by Frank Jackson on Building Community Through Connection.   It aligned wonderfully well with the work we’ve been doing on belonging.  He drew on the science of well-being and talked about how strong, positive relationships have protective properties – by building vitality, awareness, resilience, and joy, they help us to thrive.The timing was excellent. Across RTI…” - RTI Executive 
“Very impactful. This was the first DEI lecture I’ve been to. I’ve always understood the importance but never have gotten further context. Thank you!” - Comcast Employee

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