Hi! I’m Jenn
I Provide Coaching for Compassionate Humans and Organizations Who Care
Wellbeing at Work is Possible.
Executive Coaching & Organizational Consulting
You can be authentic, kind, equitable, AND excel in business.
I bring psychoeducation into the workforce to create greater emotional intelligence and psychological safety for wellbeing and optimal performance.
My practice is built on the ongoing science of human development and neurobiology with a focused lens of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
The core mission is to tangibly cultivate compassion and skillful communication in teams and orgs so they can have the hard conversations necessary to innovate forward together toward greater wellbeing.
My work is done individually and in groups and can be built to scale.
I also offer consulting for best practices on facilitation and company communication.
You have people issues, questions or dreams? I’ve got evidenced based wisdom and experience, with a great sense of humor and a lot of heart.
Facilitation & Training
You can have fun while working hard and produce great results.
I have been running workshops, groups and facilitating mediations for over 20 years. I bring structure, a felt sense of safety, enthusiasm, joy, and focus to any room remote or in person.
I love to create customized agendas that meet your cultural needs. I design interactive activities to reach desired outcomes and goals while engaging all learning styles.
I help you get shit done while supporting excellence and cohesion in teams.
Some examples of work I have done:
- Strategic Workshops
- OKR Training
- DEIAB Training and Groups
- Leadership and Management Training for Emotional Intelligence and Conflict Resolution
- Mediation between individuals, teams and lines of business.
- Ongoing leadership and strategic meetings to support orgs and teams to reach their goals.
- Support with companywide communication and announcements on important change management topics like strategy and re-org.
Executive Coaching & Organizational Consulting Testimonials
“Jenn’s coaching propelled our team’s performance and fostered a psychologically safe environment. Jenn’s empathetic approach and tailored strategies empowered us to communicate openly, leading to a more collaborative and thriving workplace culture. Our staff, customers and company continue to benefit from working with Jenn.” Shirley Smith, President, Buckland Customs/Buckland Global
“Through Jenn’s coaching, we’ve gained essential tools that enable us to better handle the demanding nature of our work. Her strategic vision and fostering of team unity have markedly enhanced the way we operate as an organization. Her insights have been invaluable as we continue to grow, becoming better versions of ourselves so we can better serve our communities.” Renee Hopkins, Executive Director, Alliance for Gun Responsibility
Facilitation & Training Testimonials
“I’ve known Jenn personally and professionally for nearly 20 years and in that time have found her insight, advice, and reflections to be indispensable. In growing my career from individual technical contributor to engineering manager and now in organizational development, she’s been my sounding board at every stage of challenge. In particular, when my role expanded to include DEI strategy, I turned to Jenn for coaching in the language of science to use in convincing engineering leaders and making a case for inclusion and belonging every day. In my work of growing great engineering leaders and building a thriving engineering culture, I am so glad to have Jenn as my coach-of-coaches and thought partner.” GK Wagner, Technical Program Manager for Platform Architecture, Service Now
Leadership & Wellbeing Coaching Testimonials
“As a coach, Jenn provides me with invaluable perspectives & resources as I navigate my late-life switch to a career in tech. Being an older woman in tech can get lonely. Jenn helps normalize my experiences & strategize ways to prioritize my health, values & goals in a balanced way. Her guidance and support has been absolutely critical to my success.“ Terri Lovins, Sr. UX Researcher, Ceridian
“As a mission driven entrepreneur, my life and my career are deeply intertwined. Working with Jenn has helped me develop a plethora of tools to find calm in chaos; stability in uncertainty. She has consistently, compassionately, and skillfully supported me through both peaks and valleys – everything from raising venture capital and leading a technology start up, to facing imposter syndrome and dealing with deep loss and trauma. Through our work together, I have realized my own resilience and strengthened my ability to adapt to anything that comes my way.” Jess Shorland, Entrepreneur in residence, Public Interest Tech Lab at Harvard Kennedy School
Coming soon: Remote Community Groups & Self Paced Learning for Introverts
What is The Process Like?
First of all, it is fun. If we aren’t smiling and laughing together while we work, even if and when we cry together, then what’s the point? Sharing our mutual humanity is core to my work. My hope is you feel safe, engaged, curious, and supported in each interaction you have with me.
1. Relationship Building
Fit is everything. The first step is to see if we vibe. You don’t have to be BFF with your coach, but it is important that there is a friendly and trusting working relationship.
2. Assess Needs
The next step is to start to assess your needs. Because my work is so custom, I take time to listen to you and discover what is most helpful and how to priortize and scaffold our approach. I also have assessments we can run if you are data driven.
3. Exploratory sessions
The next step is to meet with you and your people 1:1 to create relationship and buy in to the work while supporting each person’s unique path. I will also listen for themes in your community or organization to support creating our custom groups and workshops.
4. Groups and Workshops
This is where it gets messy and fun. We will create custom community work to have the conversations needed to move your group forward. I infuse psychoeducation on emotinal intelligence, psychological safety, and tangible community care into the trainings so our discussions are healthy and productive. We are creating and practicing group norms in this process and building accountability and conflict resolution into the change.
5. Maitenance
This is a journey and process. I never know how long this work will go on. That is based on our collaboration for you and your needs. I do know that the most successful people and teams continue with maitenance work through less frequent sessions and groups to keep the new norms alive and evolve with new issues. I am very particular with who I work with as I am not a short term package. I’m in it for the long haul to ensure success with the foundational change and sustainable lifestyle over time.