The Producers Gleaux and Tell Series: Jason Teeters - Rest as Resistance: Redesigning Leadership, Reclaiming Balance, and Reimagining the Systems that Shape Us.

Giving Black Family,

Thank you for listening to this episode of The Giving Black Podcast with Queen Jade, your Host of The Producers Series: Gleaux & Tell. 

Queen Jade speaks with an inspiring Black social entrepreneur,  Jason Teeters. He's a visionary innovator, emergent strategist, and founder of Jet Set State (JSS) — a people-centered design company reimagining leadership for the modern world.

Through his work, Jason helps organizations break silos, nurture creativity, and drive systemic change rooted in empathy and intention. His approach draws on principles of human-centered design, challenging leaders to decenter ego, honor interdependence, and build systems where rest and reflection are as vital as action.

From boardrooms to grassroots initiatives, Jason’s work reminds us that innovation is born from stillness, and true leadership begins with self-restoration. Jason’s reminder is both simple and profound — that rest is design. It’s how we restore balance, resist systems that demand constant motion, and reclaim our right to breathe, build, and belong.

The world will always ask for more. But we have the power to redefine what “enough” looks like — to lead from fullness, not fatigue.

Queen Jade reminds us, Rest is Resistance. Stillness is strength. And in your quietest moments — you gleaux!