Book IWD Speaker: Jen Buck

Award-winning keynote speaker and creator of Leadership for Modern Humans, helping women become leaders people trust, follow, and remember.

Jen Buck is an award-winning keynote speaker and creator of Leadership for Modern Humans, helping organizations develop leaders who create meaningful impact in a world where people have changed faster than leadership has.

Today's leaders face unprecedented distraction, burnout, rapid technological change, rising expectations, and constant uncertainty. Traditional leadership approaches were never designed for modern humans. Through neuroscience, human behavior, and nearly three decades of executive and leadership experience, Jen shows audiences how to earn attention, build trust, strengthen connection, and inspire action in today's workplace.

Beginning her career in a startup helping to launch a billion-dollar, award-winning global brand, Jen later served as Chief Operating Officer, Chief of Staff, and Chief Communications Officer before founding her own successful nonprofit. Her leadership experience spans corporate, nonprofit, humanitarian, and political sectors, including work throughout North and Central America, and Africa that shaped her belief that leadership is ultimately about creating lasting impact in the lives of others.

More than a million people have experienced Jen's high-energy keynotes, known for combining compelling storytelling, audience interaction, practical strategies, and the science of behavior change into experiences people don't simply hear—they remember, feel, and immediately apply.

Recognized as one of the Top 100 Speakers to Watch in both 2024 and 2025, Jen is also an award-winning author whose work has reached audiences around the world. Organizations including Google, NASA, Coca-Cola, Mercedes-Benz, McDonald's, Yale, Boeing, and countless of associations and corporations have trusted her to help leaders strengthen culture, elevate performance, and create meaningful impact that lasts long after the event ends.

Whether speaking on leadership, culture, engagement, or women's leadership, audiences leave with practical tools to lead with greater influence, deeper connection, and measurable impact in today's rapidly changing world.


To see Jen in action, click here for demo reel:  https://youtu.be/SYojqdWcGFA?si=QWpDOpZ7JKW9rinW

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