Cheryl “Action”
Jackson is an author, motivational
speaker, television show host and
philanthropist with a true story of
triumph to tell. Just as her famous
nickname suggests, Cheryl Jackson is a
woman of action! She boldly overcomes
barriers and has become known as one who
creates her own opportunities for
success.
Jackson began her career working in a
car dealership where her salary was
close to minimum wage. However, after
being inspired by a trainer who
challenged her ability because she
lacked formal college training , the
always-determined Jackson was promoted
and quickly rose through the ranks,
traveling all across the country and
making a high six-figure income!
Jackson later became a radio show host
on one of the top Gospel stations in the
Dallas market by pitching her concept to
the general manager and she landed a
role where she wrote and produced her
own segment on the Texas daily talk
show, Good Morning Texas, after
successfully pitching herself for an
extreme couponing segment on the show!
The list of Cheryl Jackson’s self-made
successes goes on, but this success was
not earned without challenges.
Jackson experienced a brief period of
homelessness and having no food to feed
her family. The challenges she faced
inspired her to help others in similar
situations. In 2008, Jackson put action
with her intentions and founded Minnie’s
Food Pantry. Minnie’s Food Pantry is the
largest food pantry in Collin County and
has distributed almost two million
pounds of food since its inception. At
Minnie’s Food Pantry, Jackson and her
staff literally roll out the red carpet
for citizens who come in to receive food
and have fed more than 100,000 people to
date.
Jackson has won numerous national awards
and recognitions for her community work
through Minnie’s Food Pantry. She
recently won the “Fall Lady Godiva”
award and was featured on The Steve
Harvey Show as a “Harvey’s Hero,” where
she received $25,000 from Hillshire
Farms. America fell in love with Cheryl
Jackson when she became the first winner
on the new television game show, The
American Bible Challenge, winning
$25,000 for Minnie’s Food Pantry. She
was also awarded $30,000 by the BET
Network to continue her mission of
feeding the hungry.
In addition to her work with Minnie’s
Food Pantry, Cheryl Jackson is a highly
sought after motivational speaker, media
personality and author. Jackson has been
featured on numerous national television
shows including, ABC World News with
Diane Sawyer, The Talk, Deal or No Deal,
The Marriage Ref and The Oprah Winfrey
Lifeclass Show. For more than two years,
she penned a column in the Dallas
Morning News called “Take Action,” and
she produced her own television show
called Living On Purpose where she
interviewed countless celebrities
including Magic Johnson, Will Smith,
Deion Sanders, Emmitt Smith and many
others.
Jackson is the author of a book called,
“What in The World Are You Doing?” and
has recently been announced as the host
and producer of a show called Take
Action on the new Alright TV network
owned by Robert Johnson and Tracey
Edmonds. Jackson has been the keynote
speaker for numerous organizations,
including The Zig Ziglar Corporation and
the God’s Leading Ladies Life Enrichment
Program at The Potter’s House of Dallas,
under the leadership of T.D. Jakes.
Cheryl “Action” Jackson has been hailed
as a Renaissance woman who delivers
dynamic messages of how faith,
determination and action all work
together to create success! Jackson
resides in Plano, Texas with her
husband, Artis. They are the parents of
two adult sons, Artis, Jr. and Robert
and they have one granddaughter, Camille
Ann Jackson.
CONNECT WITH ACTION:
Follow Action on Twitter @CherylAction
Like Action on Facebook:
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Websites: www.cherylactionjackson.com;
www.minniesfoodpantry.org
