Jorge Valenzuela, PhD, is a respected performance and education coach, author, and speaker at Lifelong Learning Defined. His mission is to empower educators to lead confidently and teach effectively. He specializes in instructional innovation and action research, providing expert training in team building, core instruction, project-based learning (PBL), STEM pathways, entrepreneurship, emotional intelligence integration, and purposeful use of artificial intelligence (AI). Early in his career, he led innovation across 50 Richmond Public Schools, contributing to full state accreditation by 2010. A doctoral graduate of Old Dominion University, he also hosts the Lifelong Learning Defined podcast for educators.