JACOB S. KNABB, MFA is a versatile leader with strong teaching, writing, editorial, course-writing, communications, event planning, marketing, and executive leadership abilities. His work blends creativity with an ability to manage multiple projects while clearly articulating goals and examining outcomes to adapt and evolve. He can thrive in a classroom, behind a laptop, in front of a microphone, at the head of a committee, in the nosebleed seats, and in the middle of a trade show floor.

● Taught empowering classes on Creative Writing, Literature, Music Writing, and Publishing for renowned academic institutions such as Lake Forest College and University of Illinois Chicago..

● Edited and published dozens of best-selling and award-winning authors while serving as Editor-in-Chief of Curbside Splendor Publishing and "Another Chicago Magazine."

● Curated and hosted standing-room-only events at venues as diverse as Empty Bottle Chicago, Hideout Chicago, AWP, ALA, ICSC RECon, The Harold Washington Library, Poetry Foundation, REALTORS(R) Annual Convention, and Chicago's famous Merchandise Mart.