Transform Career and Leadership Goals into Real Momentum

Career coaching, leadership training, and speaking for professionals and organizations navigating growth, change, and what’s next.

I bring more than two decades of experience across hiring, coaching, training, and leadership development, shaped by work in Fortune 500 organizations, startups, nonprofits, and higher education. I build trusted relationships and use that experience to help professionals and organizations move forward with intention and confidence.

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A Perspective Shaped From Every Side of the Table

I bring insight shaped by hands-on experience across the full talent and leadership lifecycle, including:

  • Talent leader driving hiring and retention strategies for large organizations

  • Hiring manager making real-time decisions about people, roles, and readiness

  • Career coach guiding professionals through transition and growth

  • Trainer and speaker engaging teams and leaders with practical, relevant learning

  • Talent strategist and lead recruiter building pipelines and assessing potential

  • Published author and content creator translating experience into insight others can use

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As a coach, I have dedicated my career to assisting others with theirs. I find it highly rewarding to journey alongside people as they grow in their career and make key decisions whether landing a new role, preparing for a promotion, or a career transition.

As a trainer and speaker, I am known for authentically connecting with and engaging  audiences. I am dedicated to customizing content and ensuring it translates into real world value. I put my diversified background and experience to work for my clients and create accountability and ownership.

Experience That Matters

  • 20+ years in HR and organizational leadership

  • Former Fortune 500 HR leader

  • Instructor, Professional and Continuing Education, Madison College

Recognized Voice and Reach

  • LinkedIn Top Voice, North America

  • Authored articles for Career Alley, Forage, UpJourney.

  • Quoted, interviewed, or featured in Fast Company, Brava Magazine, Yahoo Finance, MSN, GoBankingRates, Resume Genius, Executive Diary Magazine, and college and university publications nationwide, including Yale University.

Hands-on LinkedIn and recruiting expertise

  • Ranked in the top 25% globally for LinkedIn Recruiter utilization and top 1–6% for building candidate pipelines – 3 consecutive years.

Why Professionals and Organizations Trust Me to Support Careers and Develop Leaders

Guiding Careers Through Change

  • Guided 190+ professionals and hundreds more through career transitions during a historic economic downturn at a global consulting firm, now supporting leaders and professionals through career change with clarity and confidence.

Training, and Speaking Impact

  • Leadership training and speaking for organizations across energy, manufacturing, and other industries, supporting HR teams, leaders, and customer-focused teams with specialized expertise.

Clear guidance. Practical tools. Honest conversations.

  • Support that helps people move forward with confidence.

Coaching

Individual session or cost saving package - tailored to your needs

Navigate the Hidden Job Market + Planning and organizing your search + Career Transition + Uplevel your Resume + Network with Impact + Leverage your LinkedIn Profile + Interview Effectively & Strategically + Negotiate Confidently + Onboard with a Plan + Define your Work/life balance + Select & Prepare your References + Build a Career Aligned with Your Values

Services

My Approach

  • Deep listening that gets to the real issue, not the symptom

  • Clear strategy and practical tools that create forward momentum

  • Customized guidance and feedback tied to real-world outcomes

  • Direct, honest communication that cuts through noise

  • Support that builds confidence, clarity, and action

  • A safe, confidential space for growth, accountability, and results

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Is This Where You Are Right Now?

  • You are successful, capable, and quietly reassessing what you want next.

  • Your experience is strong, but your current role or trajectory no longer fits.

  • You are navigating change, by choice or circumstance, and want to move forward with intention.

  • You are ready to be more selective, more aligned, and more strategic in your career decisions.

  • You want clarity, confidence, and a plan that reflects who you are now, not who you were five years ago.

This is not about starting over. It’s about moving forward with clarity.

Let me assist you with a strategic approach that looks for clues, zeros in on unproductive patterns and helps you identify the changes and action needed to obtain your goals. 

Learn more/Free 15-Minute Consultation
60-Minute coaching session
30-Minute Check-in for current clients
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Training and Speaking

Heart-centered leadership and practical skills for today’s workplaces.

I deliver engaging, customized training and speaking that helps leaders, teams, and customer-facing professionals connect more effectively, communicate clearly, and lead with both empathy and accountability. Sessions are grounded in real-world challenges and designed so people feel seen, heard, and valued, while still driving results.

Focus areas include:

  • Leadership essentials and emotional intelligence

  • Customer service excellence and trust-building

  • Communication, conflict management, and de-escalation

  • Navigating change, accountability, and decision-making

How I Design and Deliver Training & Speaking

  • I start by understanding your audience, your goals, and the realities they are navigating.

  • Every session is customized, designed for your organization, industry, and moment, not a generic curriculum.

  • I connect quickly and authentically, creating trust and engagement in the room.

  • Content is practical and immediately usable, grounded in real workplace challenges.

  • Sessions are interactive and energizing, encouraging participation, reflection, and dialogue.

  • I translate insight into action, so learning carries forward after the session ends.

  • The focus is on real-world impact, not just a great experience in the room

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Sound Familiar?

Your organization is dedicated to training and developing employees, however there has been a trend - everyone is motivated in class but then they leave and go back to work, there’s little evidence training took place. Let’s change that!

Let’s discuss how I can customize content to engage your audience, ensure it translates to real world value + designed to include accountability and actionable change.

New Client / 15-Minute Training Consultation
60-Minute meeting to discuss training or speaking engagement needs

  • “It has been an absolute privilege working with Jen! She has partnered with the WPPI Business Solutions team to deliver customized content that has enhanced our member service delivery and strengthened team communication. At our Technology Suite User Conference, Jen provided thoughtful insights to WPPI and Member Utility staff, offering practical, actionable guidance that left a lasting impression. Her ability to connect with the audience and inspire growth is truly commendable. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Jen and highly recommend her to any organization seeking impactful coaching and development.”

    - Kim, Director of Business Solutions & Training - WPPI Energy

  • “I really appreciate working with Jen as a career coach. I chose to work with her even after having outplacement career coaching services after my layoff. She is a seasoned HR professional with a wealth of experience in recruiting and talent acquisition. Jen shared a lot of wisdom, guidance and insights on moving forward in my career. I learned a lot from her about how to focus my job search approach, overcome obstacles, reframe challenges, adopt a growth mindset, set goals, plan and explore opportunities in the hidden job market. Her direct, yet kind approach worked well for me. She's very organized and wants to ensure you maximize value from every session. I would highly recommend working with Jen as a career coach.”

    -Christina, Marketing Professional

  • “Jen facilitated train the trainer for several classes of our manufacturing technicians. Jen was professional, easy to partner with and willing to be flexible when needed. She received fantastic feedback from the course participants, and we saw improvement in our training program. She is very personable and relates well to different audiences. I would recommend Jen for your training needs.”

    - Rachel, Head of HR, RenewAire  

  • Thank you for all the great work you have done as a part-time instructor for Madison College. The professionalism and knowledge you display in creating engaging, informative, and relative content is appreciated. It's always a good sign when clients provide positive feedback and ask for you to lead additional programs.

    Dennis Wessel
    Director Professional Development & Corporate Training, Madison College

Jen has authored content with numerous publications including: Fast company, GoBankingsRates.com, Upjourney.com, dozens of college websites— from YALE to the University of Oregon— MSN, Career Alley, Forage, Yahoo Finance! and dozens of others.  

Authored Articles

Landing Your Dream Job is More Than Just Luck→ 

Career Alley

How to Be a Good Mentor at Work→

Upjourney.com

Quoted, Featured, and Interviewed

These insights reflect the same clarity, practicality, and heart I bring to coaching, training, and speaking engagements.

Clarity, Courage and the Work that Matters→

Executive Diary Magazine

How to Combat Age Discrimination at Work→

Fast Company


How to Find and Reach Out to Recruiters on LinkedIn→

Yale School of Management

Featured Videos

Get Noticed by Recruiters on LinkedIn→

Resume Genius on YouTube

InResume Red Flags→

Resume Genius on YouTube

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