Jared Kelner, M.Ed., is a public speaking coach known for integrating a Master’s in Mental Health Counseling, 40+ years of acting craft expertise, and a decades-long career in enterprise technology services sales to help leaders communicate with exceptional clarity, confidence, and authenticity. His coaching blends therapeutic insight, elite‑level acting technique, and real‑world executive communication strategy, giving clients a uniquely powerful path for overcoming public speaking anxiety, imposter syndrome, and high‑stakes performance pressure.

Jared is the creator of The Mindful & Intentional Presentation Approach and the 7‑Step P.R.E.S.E.N.T. Approach, two groundbreaking frameworks used by executives, sales teams, and high‑performing professionals to regulate emotion, command presence, and speak with impact under pressure.

A respected acting coach, director, producer, and founder of The Actor’s Approach Acting Academy, Jared spent more than four decades studying and teaching the methods of Stanislavski, Chekhov, Meisner, Strasberg, Adler, Hagen, and Eric Morris. He is the creator of the globally used Actor’s Approach Craft Technique Toolbox, a comprehensive professional‑grade training resource containing 375+ on‑demand videos and more than 45 hours of technique instruction, designed to guide actors step-by-step through the full spectrum of master‑level craft. The Toolbox is recognized for making complex acting methodology accessible, structured, and actionable for actors at all stages of their career.

As an author and award‑nominated playwright, Jared has produced an extensive and influential body of written work. His titles include:

~ Ask Like a Therapist, Sell Like a Pro, a pioneering integration of therapeutic inquiry into sales communication.

~ The Cube Approach, a Six-Dimensional Framework for Perspective, Insight, and Grounded Clarity

~ The Chamberlain Negotiation Principles, a business fable that distills essential negotiation insights used in professional development programs.

~ LINE? The Creative Way for Actors to Quickly Memorize Monologues and Dialogues, a highly regarded text that revolutionized how actors approach memorization.

His dramatic works - Call Me Isaiah, Thanks, Brother, Cocktail Hour Confessions, A Promise to Your Mother, Silver Dollar, and What Do They Become? - have been praised for their emotional depth and exploration of complex human themes, further cementing his reputation as a writer with both craft and compassion.

Across his career, Jared has trained executives, sales professionals, and actors around the world in the arts of memory, focus, emotional regulation, communication, and performance. His work consistently helps individuals and teams move from uncertainty to clarity, from anxiety to grounded presence, and from hesitation to powerful, purposeful expression.