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Jen Coken is an internationally recognized Executive Leadership Coach, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of Make Imposter Syndrome Your Superpower. Featured on ABC, MSNBC, and TEDx, she specializes in helping women leaders—especially in male-dominated industries—strengthen executive presence, claim their authority, and lead with confidence under pressure, so they are seen, heard, and taken seriously when it matters most.
With more than 25 years of experience coaching nearly 10,000 leaders worldwide, Jen brings a rare combination of insight and edge to the stage. A former political operative and recovering stand-up comedian, she understands power, perception, and presence from the inside out—and uses humor and candor to make complex leadership dynamics both accessible and actionable. Known for her dynamic, interactive keynotes, Jen equips audiences with practical, science-backed tools they can use immediately to lead with clarity, credibility, and impact.
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How to Live an Empowered Life, with Jen Coken
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Discover opportunities to build trust through communication and use those conversations to increase productivity. Jen helps you identify ways to make better decisions as a team that result in increased employee engagement, satisfaction, and retention. You will see measurable results from engaging in creative conflict and collective decision-making.
Jen reviews the five types of imposter syndrome, a critical step in helping the audience understand how it manifests in life and business. She helps the audience identify their own limiting beliefs and provides tools to overcome them. She offers strategies for building the exceptional life they are meant to live.
Using humor and humility, Jen helps audience members identify and eliminate their barriers to success. Jen guides the audience to implement strategies to take a calculated risk and make the quantum leap into the life they have only dreamed of. Jen leaves the audience charged and challenged to take action after learning to see the opportunity in what they once considered a failure.
Leave it to a comedian to make leadership entertaining – but Jen has done it. Her seminars, keynotes, and workshops are designed for leaders and their teams who crave actionable lessons from the heart and the opportunity to laugh at life's absurdity. With thousands of speakers vying for your attention, you must make a winning selection. Jen Coken's smooth delivery and soulful wit will leave your group inspired and talking about their experience long after it's over.
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