Today we’d like to introduce you to Jerry Clark.
Hi Jerry, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
Jerry Clark is an author and Licensed Professional Counselor with over 30 years of experience in management in telecommunications, and 27 years of guiding individuals, couples, and teams to uncover the blind spots that sabotage relationships and performance. As a systems therapist, Viet Jerry Clark is an author and Licensed Professional Counselor with over 30 years of experience in management in telecommunications, and 27 years of guiding individuals, couples, and teams to uncover the blind spots that sabotage relationships and performance.
As a systems therapist, Vietnam Marine combat veteran, and former telecom manager, Jerry brings a rare blend of battlefield grit, corporate insight, and clinical expertise. His hard-earned wisdom, shaped in the counseling room, the boardroom, and the challenges of real life, equips audiences to build emotional maturity, master self-control, and create authentic connections.
At 79, Jerry is proof that growth has no expiration date. His mission is simple yet profound: help people “Build a Better Me” so they can live, love, and lead with clarity, purpose, and have a better life.
Signature Topics for Your Audience
Blind Spots in Relationships – What you don’t know you don’t know about yourself, and why it matters for love, leadership, and life.
* Anxiety vs. Intellect – How to shift from emotional reactivity to intentional decision-making.
* Inversion Therapy – The surprising power of doing the opposite of your usual reactive pattern.
* From Marriage & Family Counseling to Corporate relationships
* Profits – How personal relationship skills transform teams, communication, and revenue.
* The Legacy Script – How to live the story others will one day tell about you.
Why Audiences Love Jerry
• Relatable Storytelling: Jerry draws from real life, as a combat veteran, families in conflict, and corporate leaders in crisis.
• Practical Tools: Listeners leave with simple, actionable steps, not just ideas to consider.
• Emotional Resonance: He connects deeply, inspiring audiences to pause, reflect, and make a lasting change.
Featured Work
Blind Spots in Relationships: What I Don’t Know I Don’t Know About Myself (Author)
Founder of Build a Better Me and Build a Better Team
classes and workshops
Founder, Transition Plus veteran support group (running weekly since 2012)
Contact & Booking
Email: jdclark2@verizon.net
Website: jerrydclark.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jerrydclark
My Struggles Along the Way
Vietnam and Returning Home
My struggles began as a young Marine serving a 13-month combat tour in Vietnam. The battles and losses left scars I didn’t fully understand at the time. When I returned, I wanted nothing more than to be the best husband and father I could be. But despite that deep desire, my marriage ended in divorce—a painful reminder that love alone wasn’t enough to overcome the turmoil inside me.
Relationships and Hard Truths
Remarriage brought new hope but also continued struggles with relationships. I had to face the brutal facts: something within me was working against my own success. Counseling forced me to see what I didn’t want to see—blind spots and patterns that kept sabotaging my best intentions.
Rebuilding Through Education and Work
Over time, I made the decision to return to school to pursue a degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. That path was not easy—it meant late nights of study, balancing work and personal life, and fighting self-doubt. Meanwhile, I was also closing out a 30-year career in telecommunications, retiring from a world that had once defined my identity.
Starting Over in Private Practice
Starting a private practice was both a struggle and a lifeline. Building it from the ground up required grit, faith, and more learning curves than I can count. Yet along the way, I met some of the nicest people—individuals and couples who were just as hungry for healing as I was. Equipping them with tools for better relationships gave meaning to my struggles.
Extending the Message
Still, I knew I couldn’t stop there. Writing a book stretched me in new ways. Appearing on podcasts pushed me out of my comfort zone. And now, offering classes like “Build a Better Me” and “Build a Better Team” continues the never-ending quest in the best sense—because growth always requires effort.
As a systems therapist, a Vietnam Marine combat veteran, and former telecom manager, Jerry brings a rare blend of battlefield grit, corporate insight, and clinical expertise. His hard-earned wisdom, shaped in the counseling room, the boardroom, and the challenges of real life, equips audiences to build emotional maturity, master self-control, and create authentic connections.
At 79, Jerry is proof that growth has no expiration date. His mission is simple yet profound: help people “Build a Better Me” so they can live, love, and lead with clarity, purpose, and have a better life.
Signature Topics for Your Audience
Blind Spots in Relationships – What you don’t know you don’t know about yourself, and why it matters for love, leadership, and life.
* Anxiety vs. Intellect – How to shift from emotional reactivity to intentional decision-making.
* Inversion Therapy – The surprising power of doing the opposite of your usual reactive pattern.
* From Marriage & Family Counseling to Corporate relationships
* Profits – How personal relationship skills transform teams, communication, and revenue.
* The Legacy Script – How to live the story others will one day tell about you.
Why Audiences Love Jerry
• Relatable Storytelling: Jerry draws from real life, as a combat veteran, families in conflict, and corporate leaders in crisis.
• Practical Tools: Listeners leave with simple, actionable steps, not just ideas to consider.
• Emotional Resonance: He connects deeply, inspiring audiences to pause, reflect, and make a lasting change.
Featured Work
Blind Spots in Relationships: What I Don’t Know I Don’t Know About Myself (Author)
Founder of Build a Better Me and Build a Better Team
classes and workshops
Founder, Transition Plus veteran support group (running weekly since 2012)
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
My Struggles Along the Way
Vietnam and Returning Home
My struggles began as a young Marine serving a 13-month combat tour in Vietnam. The battles and losses left scars I didn’t fully understand at the time. When I returned, I wanted nothing more than to be the best husband and father I could be. But despite that deep desire, my marriage ended in divorce—a painful reminder that love alone wasn’t enough to overcome the turmoil inside me.
Relationships and Hard Truths
Remarriage brought new hope but also continued struggles with relationships. I had to face the brutal facts: something within me was working against my own success. Counseling encouraged me to see what I didn’t want to see—blind spots and patterns that kept sabotaging my best intentions.
Rebuilding Through Education and Work
Over time, I made the decision to return to school to pursue a degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. That path was not easy—it meant late nights of study, balancing work and personal life, and fighting self-doubt. Meanwhile, I was also closing out a 30-year career in telecommunications, retiring from a world that had once defined my identity.
Starting Over in Private Practice
Starting a private practice was both a struggle and a lifeline. Building it from the ground up required grit, faith, and more learning curves than I can count. Yet along the way, I met some of the nicest people—individuals, employers, employees, families and couples who were just as hungry for healing as I was. Equipping them with tools for better relationships gave meaning to my struggles.
Extending the Message
Still, I knew I couldn’t stop there. Writing a book stretched me in new ways. Transitioning from one to one counseling to one to many has pushed me to new limits. And now, offering classes like “Build a Better Me” and “Build a Better Team” continues the never-ending quest, because growth always requires effort.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I consider myself a relationship specialist. I enjoy answering questions related to relationship issues.
Is there anyone you’d like to thank or give credit to?
To my family, who sacrificed alongside me while I pursued postgraduate studies and managed full-time work. During that time, I was not as present for them as I should have been, and I am deeply grateful for their patience and support.
To my professors at UHCL, who were extraordinary teachers and gave me the tools to build a successful practice.
And to my mentor, George Pulliam, who taught me countless lessons—including the gift of being gently curious.
Contact Info:
- Website: jerrydclark.com
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/jerrydclarklpc/
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/JerryDClarkMA
- Linkedin: www.linkedin/com/in/jerrydclark
- Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/
Image Credits
my personal photos
