Don’t wait for opportunity. Create it.

The Power of Hustle

A Playbook for Building Influence, Opportunity, and a Career You Actually Love

By Jackie Reau  |  Launching March 2, 2027

For students, emerging leaders, entrepreneurs and anyone ready to build what comes next.

The Power of Hustle by Jackie Reau, hardcover book

The Book

Your dream career doesn’t happen by accident. You build it.

In The Power of Hustle, entrepreneur, storyteller and connector Jackie Reau shares real stories and practical advice from 25+ years of creating opportunities, building relationships and making bold moves.

Forget waiting for permission. Learn to turn curiosity into connections, connections into opportunities and ambition into a career you love.

Hustle is not burnout

Hustle is belief.

Not perfection. Progress.
Not waiting. Beginning.

Inside the Book

Hustle is not burnout. Hustle is belief.

A modern career playbook built on curiosity, preparation, relationships, resilience and the courage to begin.

Inside: real-world stories, actionable principles and exercises on spotting opportunity, building trust, creating your network and designing a career you love.

It’s one part career memoir, pep talk and career workbook.

The 100 Hustle Challenge

100 Dreamers. 100 Conversations. Endless Possibilities.

What if 15 minutes could change your career?

To celebrate the launch of The Power of Hustle, Jackie is challenging 100 college students to dream big.

Tell us your dream job and the organization where you’d love to work. Jackie and her team will select 100 students and work to connect them with someone who currently has that job for a 15-minute informational interview.

One conversation. One connection. A whole new perspective.

ApplicationsNovember 15–December 31, 2026
Dream Job ConversationsJanuary 1–March 31, 2027

Companion Workbook

Big dreams need a game plan.

Get The Power of Hustle Workbook for $14.

Ready to turn inspiration into action? Get the companion workbook, an instant PDF download packed with exercises to help you discover your strengths, build connections and create your next opportunity.

Speaking

Bring a little hustle to your next stage.

Jackie brings candid stories, practical takeaways and the kind of energy that makes people actually follow up after an event.

You don’t need a perfect plan. You need motion.

For students, emerging leaders, entrepreneurs and anyone ready to build what comes next.

Social + Community

The conversation doesn’t end on the last page.

Facebook

Follow book updates, photos and events.

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LinkedIn Group

Meet other builders, connectors and dreamers.

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Substack

Get Jackie’s essays on careers, connections and creating opportunity.

Read on Substack

Plus: share a favorite hustle principle and invite a friend to The 100 Hustle Challenge.