"Have you ever wondered what would happen it you lived out loud? Simply chose to be your true self in all circumstances? For that matter, have you ever wondered who is the true you? Jeanie offers a process for navigating your life journey and emerging on the other side, closer to living the life you most want to live."
~Denise Turner Roth, Founder, Neighborhood Nexus Development / Former GSA Administrator, Obama Administration
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“Jeanie facilitated the Women’s Leadership Experience where I was a participant. This program was transformational for me, helping me address and move beyond the grip of key challenges I was dealing with, namely the Imposter Syndrome. Jeanie was beautifully vulnerable with us about her own experiences, and it gave me permission to live and speak more authentically about who I am and what I bring. It’s had a profound impact on my life and on the people around me. To see a smart, accomplished, engaging, confident woman like her be so honest and open helped me address limiting thoughts and beliefs of how I had been treating myself – out of fear of owning who I really am.”
~Bobbi Capps, Regional Vice President, Aramark
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"Jeanie was a featured speaker at our virtual North America Women’s Leadership Summit, where she delivered an impactful talk titled 'Understanding the Experiences of Women Who Identify as LGBTQIA+.' With an audience of approximately 1,500 attendees, Jeanie exhibited an exceptional command of the material, seamlessly blending rich storytelling, thorough research, and compelling content.

Her ability to get to the core of inclusion and belonging was truly remarkable. Jeanie emphasized that inclusion is fundamentally about recognizing our shared humanity—'my humanity sees your humanity.' This profound message resonated deeply with everyone present, highlighting the essence of what true inclusion and belonging are all about."
~ Teresa Hairston, Sr. Talent Manager, Delta Dental
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"I've worked together for many years co-facilitating leadership development experiences for global executives. Jeanie's facilitation and presentation style strikes the perfect balance between structured and emergent learning that drives transformative learning. When you work with her, rest assured that your program and leaders will be in the hands of a compassionate expert."
~Abigail Dunne-Moses, Former Director of Global Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Center for Creative Leadership

MAIN POINT: In order to prioritize ourselves, choose ourselves, and live fully, we need to be thinking about, “Who Am I…really?”

KEY AUDIENCE: Mid-to-Upper level female leaders ages 40–60

FORMATS:
- Keynote: 45min – 1hr
- Workshop: Half day – 2.5 day
- Facilitated Group Conversation: Custom designed interactive format of blended coaching and facilitation

OVERVIEW:
Knowing and living your most true self in the world requires radical honesty, starting with yourself. It's a place most people never venture. It's like opening Pandora's Box—once you crack it open, there's no going back.

This talk invites the audience members to see, r-e-a-l-l-y see who they are...not some fabricated version of themselves of who they're "supposed to be" or "required to be" in order to be enough, or to be right and proper, or to be whole. Individuals can take this leap to claiming and unleashing who they are and the world won't end. It may fall apart a bit...or even a lot...but it will restore to a new beauty, and the person to a new aliveness.

MY METHODOLOGY:
Over the course of navigating my own life and coaching hundreds of executive female leaders, I've refined a process that supports well-being and wholeness when an individual attunes to their true self.

What prompts us to our truth often begins with noticing an internal stirring that won't go away, like a deep unsettledness or dissonance. This is the queue...our body talking to us. Consciously tuning in starts the journey that then flows through five parts, ending with fully embracing one's aliveness. I'll share this process through storytelling and practical wisdom that's intended to help the audience in their own journey.

INTERACTIVE FACILITATION:
The audience is engaged in a three-part experience: it begins with an individual reflection, then flows into a small group conversation, and concludes with a full group facilitated sharing of highlights and themes.

* This talk / program is especially effective when accompanied with my bestselling book, "Choosing Me: The Journey Home to My True Self." https://jeanieduncan.com/my-book/

CONCLUSION AND TAKEAWAYS—Participants will walk away with:
- Recognition that moving forward requires slowing down
- Increased awareness of the value and importance of reflection
- Acknowledgement that fear isn't something to be avoided, but rather to be embraced and used as a path to courage
- Understanding that vision without action is merely a dream
- Realization that we're always changing and that one's truth journey is a forever journey

MAIN POINT: Recognize your own humanity and the humanity in others to overcome barriers that divide and build greater empathy, compassion, and connection.

AUDIENCE:
Those who are open to cultivating stronger interpersonal relationships and harnessing the power that comes as a result (applies to life relationships as well as professional co-working relationships).

FORMATS:
- Keynote: 45min – 1hr
- Workshop: Half day – Full day (especially effective for intact teams)
- Facilitated Team Coaching: Custom designed team coaching that occurs over time

OVERVIEW:
In a world that is more about recognizing difference than common ground, it's easy to forget that we are first and foremost a human with great capacity to express empathy, compassion, and kindness. The things that make us unique often become barriers to connection. This talk invites participants into a re-remembering of a human's basic needs for respect, dignity, and understanding and invites self-reflection, cultivating awareness of others and the environment, and taking resonant action.

* Depending on the format, this talk / program makes use of one or more self-assessment instruments that can be administered in advance or in the moment. Results are utilized to deepen the conversation and learning.

CONCLUSION AND TAKEAWAYS—Participants will walk away with:
- Learning to attune more acutely to one's innermost true self and to develop empathy for others (their reality, lived experience, and inherent gifts)
- Growing awareness around the biases and barriers that are typically faced in workplaces and our greater society by those who identify as LGBTQIA+
- Cultivating increased compassion, empathy, and appreciation toward others who are different than you
- Understanding the difference between neutral, ally, and advocate and how to align with resonant action

MAIN POINT:
Explore defining moments over the course of your life to discover deep insights that cultivate greater self-awareness. This process helps participants see how events and catalysts both shape and reveal who they are

KEY AUDIENCE:
Mid-Career female leaders

FORMAT:
Workshop: 2–4 hours

OVERVIEW:
We often travel through our one wild and adventurous life without ever stopping to notice and reflect on how our key life events and catalysts have shaped and revealed who we are. This workshop will change that!

Participants are invited to into a journey that includes solo reflection and small group sharing to give attention to their life and how their lived experience informs their current state and aspirational future. The experience simultaneously cultivates greater self- and others-awareness that fosters courage, empathy, compassion, and appreciation.

Depending on the group and its needs, this program can take the initial exploration and evolve into content around mental models, mindset, leadership brand. Essentially, it’s a mini self-retreat with rich reflection, unfolding, and action planning!

CONCLUSION AND TAKEAWAYS—Participants will walk away with:
- Understanding the value of slowing down and noticing one’s lived experiences and what they reveal
- The ability to translate the self-discoveries into greater understanding of “Who Am I?” and leveraging these insights to show up as their most whole and true self
- Cultivating greater compassion, love, and appreciation of self and others

MAIN POINT: Through organization change and transition, there's the change event itself (i.e. merger & acquisition, leadership turnover, funding loss) which captures the bulk of attention. But few give enough focus and care to the complex human elements of transition. When organizations realize the importance of this step, there are great gifts and opportunity to leverage.

KEY AUDIENCE: Nonprofit organizations and leaders facing significant change.

FORMATS:
- Keynote: 45min – 1hr
- Workshop: Half day – 2.5 day
- Facilitated Team Coaching: Custom designed interactive format of blended coaching and facilitation that occurs over time

OVERVIEW:
Leading organizational change is an exceedingly broad topic. And while there are countless books, strategy consultants, and executive development workshops dedicated to this subject, few address the critical work of how leaders in real settings, with real people, navigate through the very complex and difficult times of transition.

Many organizations address the structure and mechanics of change, yet they often overlook the human elements of transition – grieving, letting go, building hope, and learning. In this program, participants will experience the “people” side of navigating significant organization change and gain understanding of a framework of the issues and competencies that contribute to effective leadership during times of transition.

*Depending on format, this talk / program makes use of the Change Style Indicator self-assessment instrument that can be administered in advance or in the moment. Results are utilized to deepen the conversation and learning.

CONCLUSION AND TAKEAWAYS—Participants will walk away with:
- Increased awareness of the range with which individuals approach and process change
- Acknowledgement and appreciation of differences
- Understanding the importance of honoring and processing endings and beginnings
- Practical tips and practices to execute when facing change and transition in their own organization and life

MAIN POINT: Prepare your nonprofit organization and its people for inevitable executive leadership transitions. Being strategic in creating a plan enables your organization to face this significant change with greater ease, intentionality, and likelihood for success.

KEY AUDIENCE: Nonprofit C-suite leaders and boards of directors

FORMATS:
- Keynote: 45min – 1hr
- Workshop: Half day – 1 day
- Facilitated Consultation and Team Coaching: Custom designed interactive format of blended coaching and facilitation that occurs over time

OVERVIEW:
Change—sometimes surprisingly fast change—remains the one constant we can count on. Despite this, many organizations fail to prepare for the most predictable change of all: the departure of their chief executive or other key leaders.

While succession planning may sound like a daunting task, there's good news: you can complete the basics, an emergency backup plan and succession policy, in one to three months. This program provides participants with a blueprint to get started and gives an overview of systems and strategy to create a more leaderful culture in your organization...one focused on developing and maximizing your most valuable asset: your people!

CONCLUSION AND TAKEAWAYS—Participants will walk away with:
- Greater awareness of succession planning, both the risks when it's avoided and the rewards when it's embraced
- A deepened understanding of emergency backup planning and succession policy
- Proven process for conducting succession planning for both staff and board leadership
- Practical tips and resources to support their own planning