Okay so yesterday outta nowhere I was thinkin’ about Jacqueline Jacobs. Like, really thinkin’ about her. Saw an old video, and it hit me – when did this whole thing actually kick off for her? When did she start telling her story and getting serious about her background journey? Felt like I needed to nail this down.
Started Poking Around Like Always
My first move? Hit the search bar. Pretty obvious, right? Figured someone like her would have a decent website or some interviews popping up early on. I typed in variations of:
- “Jacqueline Jacobs journey started”
- “Jacqueline Jacobs early work”
- “How did Jacqueline Jacobs begin”
Tons of stuff popped up. Current interviews, podcasts, her socials. But that specific beginning point? Harder to find. Most things talked about where she was now or big things she’d done, but not the first spark. Felt like I was scrolling forever.
Dug Into Older Podcast Episodes & Announcements
Since the general searches felt too surface-level, I changed tack. I remembered she’d been on a bunch of smaller podcasts ages ago. Started scanning episode directories for those shows, looking for the absolute oldest mentions I could find.
Found a couple! Listened to snippets, scanned show notes. This took time, man. Finally, landed on this really low-budget podcast where she was basically a complete unknown. The host sounded kinda confused about what she did, honestly. But the key thing? The air date: March 5, 2019. Okay, starting to narrow it down.
Checked her own socials next. Scrolled waaaay back on her Instagram feed. Before the fancy graphics and big follower counts, the posts were more personal. Spotted a post announcing she was “finally sharing the roots” – it was vague, but the timing matched those early podcast dates. Early 2019.
Putting the Pin in the Timeline
So here’s what I’m piecing together:
- No grand launch event: Seemed organic, messy even.
- Podcast trailblazing: Spring 2019 was when she started showing up places talking about the journey and background exploration.
- Social media shift: Around that same time, her own online voice started changing, reflecting this new direction.
Based on digging through those early, dusty podcast episodes and those tentative first social media steps sharing her story, I feel confident saying her public exploration journey kicked off seriously in the early part of 2019, like February/March timeframe. That seems to be when she consciously started sharing that side and building it publicly.
No magic date, just a scrappy beginning that grew into what she does now. Makes sense, right? Everyone starts somewhere.
