What clients say…
I work with a broad range of clients, from nonprofits and government agencies to Fortune 100 companies. I also work with individuals who are exploring what’s next in their careers and lives.
At the heart of all my work is human development: helping people access and stretch into their most resilient and creative selves, especially during change and uncertainty. Scroll down to see what clients are saying about working with me.
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Over the past two years, we’ve all dealt with uncertainty, change, and unprecedented challenges. Jen was my sounding board throughout it all, helping me anchor myself, harness my energy, and develop a leadership style that was authentic to me. Our regular check-ins provided me with a much-needed pause in the whirl of my day-to-days, reminding me to reflect and be intentional about everything that I do, ultimately helping me turn discomfort into opportunity for growth.
Lauren Sozio | Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing, EQ Office
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What I appreciated the most was being able to name the changes we were going through and talk about how they were affecting us personally and as an organization. Jen really helped us think about the challenges and benefits of change, to really embrace what we were going through.
Courtney Nolen-Viducich | Chief Program Officer, BrightSpark Early Learning Services
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Jen is an exceptional facilitator and coach. She thinks strategically about goals and outcomes, understands both individual and group process, and fully engages participants in their learning. She is inclusive, incisive and generative and is one of the best consultants and trainers I have worked with. I highly recommend her.
Sue Bennett | Executive Director, Leadership Tomorrow
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Jennifer is a remarkable coach. She respected me with the truth and she challenged me with the truth. This built trust and the kind of safety needed to take risks. After our sessions, I feel empowered to tackle any new situation at work.
Rex Brown | Former Administrative Director, Governor’s Business Diversity Subcabinet, WA State
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The coaching I did with Jennifer was transformational. She helped me develop new ways of thinking through tough work situations so that I can stick to priorities, create time for the most important things in my life, and lead with more empathy and kindness. I have a completely new way of working as well as much higher job effectiveness and satisfaction.
Anne Miano | Principal Writer, Amazon
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I've worked with Jen individually and in groups, through leadership transitions and periods of growth, and I can point to positive outcomes from every single session. She is a highly talented and intuitive coach.
Patty Hernandez | Executive Director, Headwaters Economics
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Jen is an extremely skilled and insightful professional coach and facilitator. She helped me identify my leadership values and build behavior patterns that reflect them. My work with her has improved the way I integrate feedback and helps me identify my triggers for difficult emotions and respond in a positive way.
Keri Burchard-Juarez | Deputy Director, Project Delivery and Engineering Branch, Seattle Public Utilities
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Jennifer is one of the most gracious, thoughtful, strategic and organized facilitators and leaders I’ve met…she is consistently the highest rated facilitator and is most valued for her candor, intelligence and humor.
Kristen Arterburn | Change Management Lead, Google (formerly with PNW)
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Jen Martin helped our group of hard-charging consultants slow down and engage in a day of much needed team building, which ultimately enabled us to deliver better results for our client. Jen is an expert facilitator, and we all learned a lot about working more effectively as a team. Highly recommend!
Betsy Jones | Managing Principal, Health Management Associates
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Jen is a master facilitator – leading folks into tough discussions in a way that makes people feel safe and able to go deep. Her change framework clearly resonated with the group and provided a great structure for the kind of discussion we really needed.
Loel Solomon | Vice President, Kaiser Permanente
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Jennifer has provided me with significantly helpful, focused thought partnership and coaching during a time of growth and challenge. Her style is direct and thoughtful while always leading you back to the goals you set at the beginning of the coaching engagement. You leave a two-hour session with new clarity around current challenges you are facing as well as a clear, well thought out plan for the next steps you plan to take to address the challenge.
Deeann Puffert | CEO, Child Care Aware of Washington
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I believed that I had a unique path in life, but I didn’t have a way to articulate it and how to make it a reality. Jennifer helped me get clear on my inner ambitions and balance those with my work-life constraints. Her coaching helps you tap into your inner strengths, restructure your view of what’s possible and take action on things you didn’t dare before.
Vivian Sun | Program Manager, Salesforce
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Jen is an inspiration. She is such a skilled facilitator and thought partner. Her understanding of organizations as living organisms and the importance of interdependence in any system is unparalleled.
Natalie Lente | Executive Director, The Mockingbird Society
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I worked with Jen to create a leadership program focused on change management. Jen was wonderful to work with. Her expertise in change management, organizational development and coaching was an asset we tapped into again and again. She served as a facilitator and coach and was excellent at both. Jen was a true thought partner, attentive listener and creative problem solver. I can’t wait to work with her again!
Heather Peeler | President & CEO, ACT for Alexandria (formerly with GEO)
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Our team participated in Jen’s Navigating Change workshop. It was great to learn how we manage the stages of change, and tips to be successful through the process. We all walked away with a better understanding of how to manage the change in our environments both personally and professionally. Thank you!
Heather Yates | Vice President, HR Services Practices Lead, Newfront
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I’ve had the privilege of being Jen’s client in her executive coaching practice. I truly looked forward to all of our sessions and left each one feeling inspired and thoughtful. I’m certain I’ll be experiencing the benefit of her guidance for many years to come as my career progresses.
Amy Hirotaka | Executive Director, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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We’ve had nothing but great feedback from staff on the retreat, and it’s fostered a lot of great conversations and reflection already. Thank you for helping us put together something so tailored for our team!
Hilary Aten | Associate Director, Washington Farmland Trust
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Jen Martin has been integral to our success as a family foundation since our inception. We have spent over a decade working with her to set and evolve our strategy, work through board and leadership transitions, and measure and increase our impact. Her structured approach and inclusive facilitation allow everyone to stay on task and bring their best ideas to the table. We are deeply grateful to have her.
Lisa Ziemba, President, JEFF Foundation
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Jen’s skillful facilitation helped forge new bonds and bring a strong sense of community among the members of our newly formed work team…Jen did an outstanding job organizing, focusing, educating and inspiring us. It was an amazing day!
Beth McCaw | Former President, Washington Women's Foundation
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Jen is one of the most insightful, thoughtful, compassionate, and smart consultants I’ve ever worked with, and she is a very lovely human being too!
Melanie Matthews | Executive Director, Cedarmere Foundation
