About Jennifer Gervès-Keen

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 Jennifer Gervès-Keen is an award-winning executive coach, facilitator and speaker who is known for her direct, honest approach, her humour and her positive energy. Winner of three gold medals in the international Brandon Hall Excellence Awards in 2022 for coaching skills program design, Jennifer holds the Master Corporate Executive Coach designation, a designation measured on the ability of being an enterprise-wide business partner. In 2023, Jennifer became certified in Neurodiversity and Inclusion and is a passionate advocate for creating and maintaining more inclusive neurodiverse work environments. 

Her innate business acumen and her in-depth knowledge of organizational dynamics coupled with her international experience make her unique in the coaching profession. A published author, Jennifer has received rave reviews for her book, Show Up Like A Coach, which walks the reader through how to use coaching skills to become a better communicator, both at work and at home. A Certified Mentor Coach, Jen designs in-house coaching programs and related training for clients who wish to become better leaders and coaches through learning coaching skills.

 Jen’s sweet spot is working with executive teams, moving them forward through honest and effective coaching and group facilitation. She is particularly skilled at designing internal coaching programs and working with executives to enhance their leadership through powerful coaching. Her executive coaching style is as daring as her choice in shoes and her multifaceted organizational and international experiences offer clients unique perspectives and insights. Her workshops are rich with practical, real-life business knowledge and experience and are focused on applicable, useful learning.  She won the prestigious ICF Prism Award for excellence in organizational coaching in 2014 with one of her clients, a global professional services firm.

Jennifer is committed to lifelong learning and has been continually updating her skill set since receiving her Master’s Degree in Adult Learning & Development in 2004. In past years she has completed the Foundations in Neuroscience program with the NLI, Seth Godin’s altMBA program and received her CMC (Certified Mentor Coach) designation, which underpins the work she is doing with her clients in developing innovative and effective internal coaching and leadership development programs. At the end of 2019,  Jen received the Certified Change Management Practitioner designation from the Association of Project Managers Group International (APMG), and in 2023, the PPGCert in Neurodiversity and Inclusion. 

To create organizational learning experiences that make a real impact and ensure greater skill retention, Jennifer started exploring neuroscience and its’ connection to leadership behaviour in 2013 and has since made it a foundational pillar of all her program content and design. Jen is also fascinated by the concept of Followership and will be speaking at the International Conference for Followership in Glasgow in 2024. 

Regarded by her clients as being someone who brings instant value and understanding of their organizational culture, Jennifer has the ability to integrate all aspects of the business into her coaching, helping senior leaders connect the dots and better incorporate leadership and business together.  Jennifer's current clients include Deloitte Canada, CPA Canada and PHSA along with many smaller organizations particularly in the technology, law, engineering and finance sectors. She has extensive experience working with most areas of the private and non-profit sector and at all levels of government. 

Jennifer holds a Master’s Degree in Learning and Development from the UK, and a BA in History  from the University of Victoria. Jennifer spent 12 years living and working in France, and is fluent in French. She is a member of the Association of Corporate Executive Coaches (ACEC) and the International Coaching Federation (ICF).  Jennifer also offers her time to mentor and develop others in the field, as well as working with select non-profit organizations that are making a positive impact on their communities. 

Jennifer collaborates with some of the most talented learning & development professionals available in order to deliver exceptional experiences to her clients.