Janicek Performance Group Named to the 2026 Inc. 5000

Chicago-based executive communications coaching firm - trusted by Fortune 500 leadership teams - earns its first spot on Inc. magazine's list of America's fastest-growing private companies

CHICAGO, IL / ACCESS Newswire / September 21, 2026 / Janicek Performance Group (JPG), an Emmy Award-winning executive coaching firm trusted by Fortune 500 leadership teams, has been named to the 2026 Inc. 5000, Inc. magazine's annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the country. JPG reported a 141% three-year revenue growth - its first time making the list. The Inc. 5000 is based on three-year revenue growth and is considered one of the most competitive and closely watched measures of private-sector growth in the U.S.

JPG works with Fortune 500 executives, physicians, and organizational leaders on communication, executive presence, and public visibility, using its proprietary MVP Method™ - Message, Voice, Poise - to prepare leadership teams for high-stakes moments, from boardroom presentations to national keynote stages. JPG's uses a multidisciplinary approach and video feedback to surface blind spots most executives aren't aware of.

The focused physical presence work: identifying and correcting distracting mannerisms, posture, eye contact, and stillness under pressure, has helped the firm stand out as more and more communications and marketing departments are looking to help their leaders show up with both authority and warmth.

"What I love most about this work is watching someone walk into a room as the smartest person on the topic and walk out as the most magnetic one in it. That's the transformation we chase every day: turning brilliant experts into leaders people actually want to follow," said Kathryn Janicek, Founder and CEO of Janicek Performance Group. "Making the Inc. 5000 this year, after our first appearance on the fastest-growing list in 2025, tells us that more organizations see the value in that shift - and I'm grateful to the JPG team that helps make it happen for every leader we coach."

Janicek credits the milestone to her team, whose work across executive coaching on body language and verbal delivery, executive presence, presentation training, media coaching, client communications, thought leadership content strategy to stand out on LinkedIn, mindset coaching for leaders, and day-to-day operations has kept pace with the agency's growth.

Over the past decade, JPG has expanded its work with Fortune 100 companies - as well as leading medical associations, preparing executives and physicians for high-stakes moments ranging from boardroom presentations to keynote addresses at national conferences.

About Janicek Performance Group

Based in Chicago and serving leaders worldwide, Janicek Performance Group is an Emmy Award-winning executive training firm specializing in leadership communication, development, public speaking coaching, executive presence training, mindset coaching, media training, sales executive coaching, and body language and vocal delivery training. JPG has helped Fortune 500 executives, medical association leaders, top physicians, and C-suite communicators develop the presence and leadership communication skills that define influential leadership.

JPG provides customized executive coaching that delivers measurable improvements in presentation skills, leadership communication, and executive presence.

More information is available at janicekperformancegroup.com.

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SOURCE: Janicek Performance Group