Award-winning author and leadership expert Jen Martin helps teams embrace change and design the future with clarity, creativity, and courage.
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Great session on navigating change in a mindful way and good insights for how to step back into a positive and constructive perspective even when we are knocked on our heels by unexpected or significant changes.
Workshop participant | Microsoft
Award-winning author and leadership expert, Jen Martin empowers organizations to move from reacting to reinventing. With proven and practical tools, she equips leaders to navigate uncertainty with creativity, confidence, and purpose, turning disruption into innovation and inspiring teams to design what’s next with clarity and momentum.
Keynote Speaker Jen Martin is an award-winning author, leadership coach, and change expert who helps organizations move from reacting to change to creating what’s next. Known for her dynamic energy, authenticity, and actionable insights, Jen empowers leaders and teams to thrive through uncertainty, fostering creativity, resilience, and innovation in times of transformation.
With over two decades of leadership experience across sectors, Jen has coached and trained leaders from global companies such as Microsoft and Amazon, as well as large government agencies and nonprofits. Her acclaimed book, The Creative Way Forward, praised by leadership icon Dr. Marshall Goldsmith as “essential reading,” offers a powerful roadmap for navigating transitions with purpose and clarity.
Jen’s keynotes blend research-backed frameworks with real-world experience, equipping audiences with the tools to lead confidently through disruption and inspire creative problem-solving at every level. Whether addressing leadership retreats, professional development programs, or corporate conferences, she delivers thought-provoking sessions that spark engagement and long-term impact.
When you book Jen Martin for your event, you invite a speaker who transforms uncertainty into opportunity. Her message resonates with organizations seeking to strengthen leadership, foster innovation, and embrace change as a strategic advantage. Jen doesn’t just inspire, she equips teams to take meaningful action and design the future with confidence.
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Great session on navigating change in a mindful way and good insights for how to step back into a positive and constructive perspective even when we are knocked on our heels by unexpected or significant changes.
Workshop participant | Microsoft
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“Jen’s down-to-earth approach of connecting and explaining the complexities of change in a tangible way has led to a deeper understanding of how we can negotiate change. We have already implemented strategies to embrace change and find the new possibilities as outcomes. If your organization is facing changes in the future, I would highly recommend…!”
Laurie Saling Assistant Director, Opportunity Council
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“Jen is a master facilitator…her change framework clearly resonated with the group and provided a great structure for the kind of discussion we really needed.”
Loel Solomon Vice President, Kaiser Permanente
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“Jen has been a trusted facilitator of our leadership retreats for many years, and her impact is consistently outstanding. She brings a vibrant, positive energy that sets the tone for open, productive dialogue. I value her ability to keep us on track while remaining responsive to the moment—adapting seamlessly as conversations evolve. Her presence makes every retreat more engaging, thoughtful, and effective.”
Amber Rudell Vice President, Strategic Planning, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
Keynote by Jen Martin:
This keynote explores how leaders can cultivate environments where experimentation, adaptability, and emotional resilience thrive. Rather than defaulting to rigid playbooks or top-down solutions, Jen Martin invites audiences to reimagine leadership as a creative act—one that unlocks possibility even in constraint.
Based on more than a decade of research, Jen shares practical strategies for building your team’s capacity to respond creatively to disruption. Attendees will leave with tools to foster trust, spark innovation, and lead with clarity in the face of ambiguity.
Keynote by Jen Martin:
In today’s fast-paced world, goal setting is hailed as the cornerstone of productivity and success. But what if our obsession with outcomes is quietly sabotaging progress, creativity, and resilience?
In this provocative keynote, award-winning author Jen Martin unpacks the paradox at the heart of modern planning: while planning is essential for direction and coordination, rigid goal fixation can lead to tunnel vision, burnout, and missed opportunities. Drawing on insights from behavioral science, change management, and real-world leadership stories, Jen will help you rethink your relationship with goals and embrace a different kind of planning necessary for navigating the uncertainty ahead.
Keynote by Jen Martin:
When change feels chaotic, perspective becomes a leader’s most powerful tool. In this thought-provoking keynote, Jen Martin reframes disruption as a creative invitation, one that challenges us to shift from control to curiosity. Through compelling stories and evidence-based insights, she shows how leaders can train themselves and their teams to spot patterns, reframe setbacks, and surface unexpected opportunities. No matter what changes your audience is navigating, this keynote delivers the mindset shift needed to turn chaos into momentum.
