Brent Cole, Founder + Lead Coach
Brent Cole is the co-founder of Jeanius and serves as its Lead Essay Coach. A 12-time New York Times bestselling ghostwriter, Brent founded Jeanius to bring the same level of clarity, craft, and discernment he has applied to executives and public figures into the college admissions process. Brent personally coaches many Jeanius students and oversees all essay work, training and guiding a small team of professional writers and English professors who share his approach to shaping authentic, compelling essays. Every Jeanius essay is built under Brent’s leadership, ensuring a consistent standard of excellence and care.
Brent’s ghostwritten works have sold an estimated 25 million copies and been featured at events hosted by the Vatican and the World Economic Forum. Brent’s proprietary discovery process known as Distill® is praised by colleagues and clients for its remarkable knack for clarifying the most potent messages in an individual’s story.
On a personal note, Brent is the son of an educator and a father of three teenage girls…one beginning college, one in the midst of applying, and one who will soon join the conversation. He, his wife, and their girls reside in Georgia.