Jenny Wood Keynote Speaker
- Founder. Own Your Career
- Author, "Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It"
- Former executive at Google
Jenny Wood's Biography
Jenny Wood is the author of the upcoming book, WILD COURAGE: Go After What You Want and Get It. In her 18 years at Google, she grew from entry-level to executive, and she most recently led a large operations team that helped drive billions of revenue per year. In 2021, she started a passion project within Google called Own Your Career, which became one of the company’s largest career programs in history with tens of thousands of people benefiting worldwide.
Jenny’s writing has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur, Inc., and Forbes. She is an FAA-licensed private pilot, a daily hiker, an improv student, a tap dancer, and a zucchini bread connoisseur. She lives in Boulder, Colorado with her two young children and her husband, Jon. She met Jon by chasing him off the NYC Subway, and the New York Times featured their story.
Jenny Wood's Speaking Topics
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Leadership: The WILD COURAGE to Steer Others to Success
Two of the most powerful statements a leader can make are: “I don’t know” and “I was wrong.” Great leadership does not mean always being right; it means always being real. Having high emotional intelligence and a willingness to help, effective leaders know how to hold themselves accountable. From setting the stage so employees feel comfortable to ask questions to encouraging teams to contribute ideas at any level, good leaders double down on the generosity that got them where they are. They are also Weird, Selfish, Shameless, Obsessed, Nosy, Manipulative, Brutal, Reckless and Bossy. And that takes courage. Wild amounts of it.
In this high-energy and interactive keynote, you will learn:
You will leave with practical strategies (no fluff here) to influence stakeholders, land mentors and sponsors, and treat failure as data.
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Resilience: The WILD COURAGE to Thrive in Change
AI, a hybrid workforce, and the hangover of a global pandemic have changed the way we work. As connection wanes, anxiety thrives. You start to feel uncertain about your future. But a success mindset comes before success itself. With the right thought patterns and a set of practical tools, Wood explains that success is found in tiny decisions: emails that can be more poignant, conversations that can be more purposeful, and moments that can be more impactful. You need to have Wild Courage in the throes of uncertainty. To be resilient, you need to be Weird, Selfish, Shameless, Obsessed, Nosy, Manipulative, Brutal, Reckless, and Bossy. And that takes courage. Wild amounts of it.
In this high-energy and interactive keynote, you will learn:
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Sustainable Success: The WILD COURAGE to Protect Your Time and Energy
Do you own your calendar or does your calendar own you? Do you say “maybe” when you wish you had the courage to say “no”? People-pleasing pleases no one and keeps you small. Brutality is cleaner, more effective, and far kinder. Cut through the bull and spare everyone’s time, energy, and attention. And tap into your Wild Courage as you do it. After all, to be successful, you need to be Weird, Selfish, Shameless, Nosy, Obsessed, Manipulative, Brutal, Reckless, and Bossy. And that takes courage. Wild amounts of it.
In this high-energy and interactive keynote, you will learn:
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WILD COURAGE for Women: A Rebellion Against Conventional Career Wisdom
For centuries, brilliant women have stayed stuck following outdated advice like, “Don't rock the boat,” “Your work will speak for itself,” and “Wait your turn.” Wood used to believe those things too. But what if the traits you need to get ahead are the exact opposite of what you've always been told? To be successful, you need to be Weird, Selfish, Shameless, Obsessed, Nosy, Manipulative, Brutal, Reckless, and Bossy. And that takes courage. Wild amounts of it.
As you aspire to get seen, get heard, and get ahead, this talk teaches you how to:
You will leave with practical strategies (no fluff here) to influence stakeholders, land mentors and sponsors, and treat failure as data.
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Aspire Higher: Chase the Career You Want With WILD COURAGE
Wood tells a generation tired of corporate platitudes the truth about what it takes to get what you want because the world is full of rules serving no function beyond deterring the deterrable. The more you wait for permission, the more you are almost ensuring it’ll never come. You get what you want by chasing it.
This keynote with Jenny Wood is a rebellion against conventional career wisdom. To be successful, you need to be Weird, Selfish, Shameless, Obsessed, Nosy, Manipulative, Brutal, Reckless, and Bossy. And that takes courage. Wild amounts of it.
As you aspire to get seen, get heard, and get ahead, this talk teaches you how to:
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