Jackie Pelland has over 25 years of leadership development experience inside Fortune 500 companies. Throughout her career, Jackie has studied the art and science of leadership. Her studies have brought her to the conclusion that the basic premise of leadership hasn’t changed in about 200,000 years. She believes our desire to contribute our talents, to be valued and feel connected to others is roughly the same now as when we lived in caves. It’s these beliefs that drive her irreverent, fun, and welcoming approach to leadership development. People rarely forget having attended a session with Jackie.

Jackie has a degree in Psychology from the University of Northern Iowa and is a graduate of Seth Godin’s altMBA program. She is a certified instructor for several leadership development programs and a master practitioner of Energy Leadership coaching. Jackie is a frequent speaker at conferences and leadership learning events and is the designer of unique and effective leadership programs that focus on the essential and often-forgotten truth of leading people.