Jasmine Y. Lafayette

Meet Dr. Jasmine

Dr. Jasmine Lafayette is a leadership practitioner, strategist, and founder of JYL Leadership Group. An aligner, builder, mobilizer, and stabilizer, she comes alongside leaders and teams to establish alignment, define pathways, and move ideas and vision into action with greater clarity and intention.

As a Mississippi native turned Tennessee resident, Dr. Lafayette brings more than 13 years of professional experience across public safety and law enforcement, including service with the Department of Homeland Security, nonprofit leadership, ministry leadership, coaching, and organizational development. Her multidisciplinary experience informs a strategic and practical approach to helping leaders and teams identify and unclog bottlenecks, navigate competing priorities, develop actionable plans, and create intentional strategies to reach and serve people well.

Dr. Lafayette earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Alcorn State University, a Master of Science in Social Justice and Criminology from Delta State University, a Master of Public Administration from Belhaven University, and a Ph.D. in Christian Leadership from Liberty University. She is also a Certified Master Life Coach and holds advanced graduate credentials in Leadership and Human Resources.

My Leadership Philosophy

I teach and lead at the intersection of theory, praxis, spiritual formation, and development.

I believe leadership is shaped by more than what we know. It is also shaped by who we are becoming and how we apply what we know to the way we lead, serve, make decisions, and engage others. My approach creates space for learning, reflection, application, and formation so that development is not simply understood, but lived out with intention.

My Core Values

Hope
The belief that something better is possible, coupled with the ability to identify and use what is available to create a pathway toward it.

Joy
An inward reservoir of passion, purpose, commitment, and calling that remains independent of external circumstances.

Solution-Precision
The intentional pursuit of solutions that are appropriately aligned with the people, needs, and situation at hand.

Other Awareness
The ability to see beyond oneself and consider how leadership, decisions, and actions impact others.

Integrity
The alignment of who we are, what we value, and how we lead, reflected through honesty, accountability, and consistency.

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Testimonials

Hear from visionaries, founders, leaders, and teams as they share, in their own words, how the pathways, practices, and tools they received helped them lead and live with hope, joy, and intention

A large glass wall in a modern office space is covered with neatly arranged pastel sticky notes, color-coded into clear clusters that form a structured pathway of ideas. Below, a smooth white table holds three closed notebooks in navy, mustard, and teal, stacked beside a set of fine-tipped pens aligned in a row. Diffused afternoon daylight filters through sheer curtains, giving the scene a soft, even illumination with gentle reflections on the glass. Captured from a slightly elevated angle, the focus highlights the clarity of the notes while the rest of the room recedes softly. The atmosphere is organized, hopeful, and strategic, embodying thoughtful planning and intentional growth in a photographic, contemporary style.

Hope D.

Jasmine helped our senior team slow down, listen deeply, and make courageous decisions without sacrificing our health or hope.

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Hope D.

Coaching with Jasmine brought clarity to a chaotic season and reconnected me with the joy that first drew me to leadership.

A serene, uncluttered home office corner features a pale ash-wood desk with rounded edges, holding a slim, silver monitor that displays a softly blurred abstract gradient in uplifting blues and golds. Beside it, a small, sand-colored hourglass and a smooth river stone engraved with the word “intention” rest on the desktop. A tall bookshelf in the background holds a carefully spaced collection of neutral-toned books and a few plants. Warm golden-hour light pours in from a side window, creating soft highlights on the wood grain and subtle shadows. Shot from a three-quarter angle, the composition follows the rule of thirds, conveying balance, calm, and purposeful living in a clean, photographic realism style.

Hope D.

Jasmine created a brave, grounded space where our nonprofit staff could name burnout, grieve losses, and imagine sustainable ways forward.

A large glass wall in a modern office space is covered with neatly arranged pastel sticky notes, color-coded into clear clusters that form a structured pathway of ideas. Below, a smooth white table holds three closed notebooks in navy, mustard, and teal, stacked beside a set of fine-tipped pens aligned in a row. Diffused afternoon daylight filters through sheer curtains, giving the scene a soft, even illumination with gentle reflections on the glass. Captured from a slightly elevated angle, the focus highlights the clarity of the notes while the rest of the room recedes softly. The atmosphere is organized, hopeful, and strategic, embodying thoughtful planning and intentional growth in a photographic, contemporary style.

Hope D.

Her gentle questions and practical tools have reshaped how I lead one-on-one, in meetings, and across our whole organization.