Jennifer Brown
Keynote Speaker: CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting, Author, Leading Diversity & Inclusion Expert
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Jennifer Brown Biography
Jennifer Brown (she/her) is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, author, and diversity and inclusion expert who is deeply passionate about building more inclusive workplaces where more of us can feel welcomed, valued, respected, and heard. As the Founder and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting (JBC), a certified woman- and LGBT-owned firm, Brown and her team design and execute inclusion strategies that have been implemented by some of the biggest companies and nonprofits in the world.
Brown is the bestselling author of four books, beginning with "Inclusion: Diversity, The New Workplace and The Will to Change" (2017) and the next, "How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive" (2019), a shortlist winner of the O.W.L. Award, and winner of the 2019 Nautilus Book Awards' Business & Leadership category. The Best-Selling Second Edition of this book, released October 4, 2022, addresses some of the most pressing challenges of our times and takes a deeper dive on complex topics including identity, privilege and equity. With more than 50% new content, it provides an effective roadmap to help individuals navigate through their journey to become an inclusive leader. Brown also co-authored a groundbreaking book on diversity, equity and inclusion in society with thought leader and fellow bestselling author, Rohit Bhargava. The book, Beyond Diversity: 12 Non-Obvious Ways To Build A More Inclusive World was announced as a Wall Street Journal bestseller and also listed in Inc.’s 22 Books to Read (or Reread) in 2022.
Brown is a sought-after keynote speaker and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) expert on topics that include Creating Cultures of Belonging, Inclusive Leadership, Impactful Allyship, Redefining Privilege, LGBTQ+ Inclusion, ERGs and Executive Sponsorship, and Intersectionality for organizations including Google, the Hartford, Hearst, IBM, Indeed, Intel, KFC Global (Yum! Brands), Liberty Mutual, LinkedIn, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Medtronic, NASA Space Flight Center, Prudential, PSEG, Sony, Toyota and more. She has also spoken at leading research institutions such as the Mayo Clinic, as well as multiple business schools, including William and Mary, Kellogg, Columbia Business School, the Owen GSB at Vanderbilt, and University of Wisconsin. She currently sits on the Influencer Advisory Board for cultural intelligence consultancy Sparks & Honey, as well as L’Oreal’s Global Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Board.
Brown’s podcast, The Will to Change, is downloaded by nearly 15,000 listeners per month and she lives in New York with her partner of 25 years, Michelle.
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Jennifer Brown Speaking Topics
The demand for equity is growing louder by the day. To build a more inclusive and equitable future, leaders in positions of power and influence must play an active role in disrupting the status quo and challenging inequitable systems and behaviors.
By having intentionality around creating equitable spaces, places, and corporate cultures, it also forces us to uncover our own prejudices and biases and take a hard look at ourselves and our participation in and perpetuation of inequitable systems. This is uncomfortable work, but chances are, if it’s not uncomfortable, you’re not leading. The greatest opportunity with inclusive leadership is the ability to interrogate ourselves about the role we play in the systems around us and how we can effect positive change in those systems.
When leaders demonstrate intentional and authentic commitment to DEI they instill trust in their organizations and can drive the follower-ship that is needed to create a culture of inclusion where employees of all identities, races and backgrounds thrive and belong.
Takeaways: ·
- How to identify your power and privilege based on the seats you sit in.
- What you can do to harness that power to help amplify the voices and narratives of those in marginalized communities.
- How should leaders be leading equitably in today's changing, hybrid and uncertain environment?
- What do equitable inclusion principles look like in practice?
- How do we build cultures where all employees are allies and upstanders for equity and inclusion?
The time for authentic, inclusive and intentional leadership has never been more urgent. The mindset and skills needed to be an inclusive leader will be top of mind in nearly every organization as we move deeper into the twenty-first century and respond to the emerging challenges we face as organizations and leaders. Becoming an inclusive leader requires learning and reflection, and the willingness to take risks and make mistakes, to do things differently. It means changing broken systems, behaviors, and mindsets - starting with our own.
If we want a more just world, we need to grasp the urgency of our responsibility to get personally involved as leaders because our role is necessary in the change equation.
In this leadership session, Jennifer Brown will discuss the personal traits inclusive leaders must develop and cultivate to authentically lead through periods of change and uncertainty. Jennifer uses the Inclusive Leader ContinuumTM as a framework that can help leaders locate themselves in their learning journey and identify where they need to focus action and attention to progress forward.
Takeaways:
- How do we need to redefine leadership going forward?
- What are the key attributes of being an inclusive leader and how do those attributes vary from the traditional model of leadership?
- How can and should leaders activate to engage in the work of inclusion? What are tangible ways to make progress…even imperfectly?
Employees are demanding a kind of leadership we’ve never seen, with inclusiveness at its core. What this looks like in practice is getting comfortable being uncomfortable, leaning into the discomfort and inviting the new, the unfamiliar, and the challenging so that we can evolve and build healthy workplaces of inclusion and belonging.
People managers, teams and leaders at all levels must engage in the work of inclusion, and identify actions they can take to address unconscious bias, shift mindsets, expand learning, engage in hard conversations, actively seek out and listen to diverse experiences and perspectives, and take a hard look at systems that were not built by or for so many of us.
Jennifer challenges the audience to examine and expand their inner and outer circles by intentionally including new faces and different perspectives, and taking specific steps to become allies and advocates in their organization. What are practical ways to move from awareness of the lived experiences and the microaggressions faced by marginalized identities, to activate and build a stronger community of mutual understanding and support for all colleagues?
Takeaways:
- What are the ingredients of successful allied partnerships in the work of inclusion and how do we start building these?
- What does it look like to hold space for each others' journeys of understanding as we forge critical 1x1 bonds across difference?
- What does building trust look like?
- What is the role of executive teams in driving cultures of belonging and can we hold each other accountable for progress?
Building equitable, diverse and inclusive cultures within organizations is a process that requires all of us. Allies, advocates and leaders at all levels must understand how to support inclusion within their organization. Everyone has a stake in this conversation, and a role to play.
Jennifer uses her four-stage Inclusive Leader Continuum as a guide and an effective roadmap to highlight actionable and tangible steps we can all take in our journey as aspiring allies. She will share tips, learnings, and best practices from her vantage point of why the work of building inclusive cultures starts with each of us, and what we can do on a day-to-day basis to lower our waterlines, practice upstander behaviors, and activate around our privileges, to further an inclusive organization.
Takeaways:
- Understand the distinction between allyship as a journey, not a destination, and also between ‘Ask’ versus ‘guess’ culture and why it is critical to get it right as allies.
- Discover some of the most common misconceptions about privilege and how we can use our privilege to help others.
- Find out more about Jennifer’s Rubik’s cube example around identity and intersectionality and how this lays the groundwork for expanded allyship
- Strategies and tips, detailing what individuals can do now to help drive positive change in their organizations
To give their fullest contribution, employees must feel they can bring their full selves to work; however research shows many do not feel comfortable doing so. This means that they are spending valuable energy every day minimizing or managing aspects of their own diversity—of identity, background, experience—in order to succeed.
This takes a particular toll on diverse talent—women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities—at a time when organizations are struggling to recruit, retain, and develop those same individuals. But all of us, and the business, pay the price.
How can we build more inclusive workplace environments where all kinds of talent feel welcome?
When we activate as aspiring allies and inclusive leaders, our commitment deepens, we begin to get more comfortable being uncomfortable, and we stretch ourselves by being more proactive and public with our voice and actions. Finding and activating your authentic voice and telling your story in a way that empowers and generates buy-in, also inspires people around and beneath you and is a powerful way to role model being an authentic inclusive leader and ally.
We need all voices and identities to participate in building a more equitable and inclusive future, and sharing your own diversity story makes it safer for others to do the same.
Takeaways:
- Consider the shifting definitions of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace today
- Revisit the “Iceberg Model” as a conceptual framework to understand where we set our waterline, and what we can do to lower it in the spirit of actionable allyship
- Discover the importance of excavating your own authentic story, how to begin, and why it matters
- Identify the roles, responsibilities, and ongoing learning journey for allies, and specific actions you can take next
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How to book Jennifer Brown?
Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Jennifer Brown for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers. Fill out a booking request form for Jennifer Brown, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Jennifer Brown or any other celebrity of your choice.
How much does it cost to book Jennifer Brown?
Booking fees for Jennifer Brown, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies according to the circumstances, including the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. Speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Jennifer Brown, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.
Who is the agent for Jennifer Brown?
All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Jennifer Brown for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Jennifer Brown for your next private or corporate function.
What is a full-service talent booking agency?
All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Jennifer Brown or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Jennifer Brown or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.
Jennifer Brown is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Business Growth, Consulting and Business Leadership. The estimated speaking fee range to book Jennifer Brown for live events is $30,000 - $50,000, and for virtual events $20,000 - $30,000. Jennifer Brown generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jenn Lim, Katrina Jones and Cassandra Worthy. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jennifer Brown for an upcoming event.
SPEAKING TOPICS
Jennifer Brown Speaking Topics
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Ensuring Equity and Belonging in the Future World of Work
The demand for equity is growing louder by the day. To build a more inclusive and equitable future, leaders in positions of power and influence must play an active role in disrupting the status quo and challenging inequitable systems and behaviors.
By having intentionality around creating equitable spaces, places, and corporate cultures, it also forces us to uncover our own prejudices and biases and take a hard look at ourselves and our participation in and perpetuation of inequitable systems. This is uncomfortable work, but chances are, if it’s not uncomfortable, you’re not leading. The greatest opportunity with inclusive leadership is the ability to interrogate ourselves about the role we play in the systems around us and how we can effect positive change in those systems.
When leaders demonstrate intentional and authentic commitment to DEI they instill trust in their organizations and can drive the follower-ship that is needed to create a culture of inclusion where employees of all identities, races and backgrounds thrive and belong.
Takeaways: ·
- How to identify your power and privilege based on the seats you sit in.
- What you can do to harness that power to help amplify the voices and narratives of those in marginalized communities.
- How should leaders be leading equitably in today's changing, hybrid and uncertain environment?
- What do equitable inclusion principles look like in practice?
- How do we build cultures where all employees are allies and upstanders for equity and inclusion?
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Inclusive Leadership: Evolving Courageously, Imperfectly and Failing Forward How to Be An Inclusive Leader
The time for authentic, inclusive and intentional leadership has never been more urgent. The mindset and skills needed to be an inclusive leader will be top of mind in nearly every organization as we move deeper into the twenty-first century and respond to the emerging challenges we face as organizations and leaders. Becoming an inclusive leader requires learning and reflection, and the willingness to take risks and make mistakes, to do things differently. It means changing broken systems, behaviors, and mindsets - starting with our own.
If we want a more just world, we need to grasp the urgency of our responsibility to get personally involved as leaders because our role is necessary in the change equation.
In this leadership session, Jennifer Brown will discuss the personal traits inclusive leaders must develop and cultivate to authentically lead through periods of change and uncertainty. Jennifer uses the Inclusive Leader ContinuumTM as a framework that can help leaders locate themselves in their learning journey and identify where they need to focus action and attention to progress forward.
Takeaways:
- How do we need to redefine leadership going forward?
- What are the key attributes of being an inclusive leader and how do those attributes vary from the traditional model of leadership?
- How can and should leaders activate to engage in the work of inclusion? What are tangible ways to make progress…even imperfectly?
-
Powerful Partnerships for Change: How Inclusion and Belonging Drive Healthy Workplaces
Employees are demanding a kind of leadership we’ve never seen, with inclusiveness at its core. What this looks like in practice is getting comfortable being uncomfortable, leaning into the discomfort and inviting the new, the unfamiliar, and the challenging so that we can evolve and build healthy workplaces of inclusion and belonging.
People managers, teams and leaders at all levels must engage in the work of inclusion, and identify actions they can take to address unconscious bias, shift mindsets, expand learning, engage in hard conversations, actively seek out and listen to diverse experiences and perspectives, and take a hard look at systems that were not built by or for so many of us.
Jennifer challenges the audience to examine and expand their inner and outer circles by intentionally including new faces and different perspectives, and taking specific steps to become allies and advocates in their organization. What are practical ways to move from awareness of the lived experiences and the microaggressions faced by marginalized identities, to activate and build a stronger community of mutual understanding and support for all colleagues?
Takeaways:
- What are the ingredients of successful allied partnerships in the work of inclusion and how do we start building these?
- What does it look like to hold space for each others' journeys of understanding as we forge critical 1x1 bonds across difference?
- What does building trust look like?
- What is the role of executive teams in driving cultures of belonging and can we hold each other accountable for progress?
-
Inclusion through Change: Working Together to Build Cultures of Belonging
Building equitable, diverse and inclusive cultures within organizations is a process that requires all of us. Allies, advocates and leaders at all levels must understand how to support inclusion within their organization. Everyone has a stake in this conversation, and a role to play.
Jennifer uses her four-stage Inclusive Leader Continuum as a guide and an effective roadmap to highlight actionable and tangible steps we can all take in our journey as aspiring allies. She will share tips, learnings, and best practices from her vantage point of why the work of building inclusive cultures starts with each of us, and what we can do on a day-to-day basis to lower our waterlines, practice upstander behaviors, and activate around our privileges, to further an inclusive organization.
Takeaways:
- Understand the distinction between allyship as a journey, not a destination, and also between ‘Ask’ versus ‘guess’ culture and why it is critical to get it right as allies.
- Discover some of the most common misconceptions about privilege and how we can use our privilege to help others.
- Find out more about Jennifer’s Rubik’s cube example around identity and intersectionality and how this lays the groundwork for expanded allyship
- Strategies and tips, detailing what individuals can do now to help drive positive change in their organizations
-
Everyone Has a Diversity Story: Finding Your Voice in the Workplace
To give their fullest contribution, employees must feel they can bring their full selves to work; however research shows many do not feel comfortable doing so. This means that they are spending valuable energy every day minimizing or managing aspects of their own diversity—of identity, background, experience—in order to succeed.
This takes a particular toll on diverse talent—women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities—at a time when organizations are struggling to recruit, retain, and develop those same individuals. But all of us, and the business, pay the price.
How can we build more inclusive workplace environments where all kinds of talent feel welcome?
When we activate as aspiring allies and inclusive leaders, our commitment deepens, we begin to get more comfortable being uncomfortable, and we stretch ourselves by being more proactive and public with our voice and actions. Finding and activating your authentic voice and telling your story in a way that empowers and generates buy-in, also inspires people around and beneath you and is a powerful way to role model being an authentic inclusive leader and ally.
We need all voices and identities to participate in building a more equitable and inclusive future, and sharing your own diversity story makes it safer for others to do the same.
Takeaways:
- Consider the shifting definitions of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace today
- Revisit the “Iceberg Model” as a conceptual framework to understand where we set our waterline, and what we can do to lower it in the spirit of actionable allyship
- Discover the importance of excavating your own authentic story, how to begin, and why it matters
- Identify the roles, responsibilities, and ongoing learning journey for allies, and specific actions you can take next
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REVIEWS
Jennifer Brown Reviews
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Indeed, Inc. - Nov 16 2018
NEWS
Jennifer Brown News
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How To Become An Inclusive Leader And Why You Must
Ora Shtull and I recently interviewed Jennifer Brown, an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, and consultant and the author of Inclusion: Diversity, The New ...
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How to Lead Inclusively Through Times of Crisis
Jennifer Brown is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, diversity and inclusion consultant, and author. As the successful founder and CEO of Jennifer Brown ...
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Diversity leaders to Corporate America: Black employees' lives ...
Diversity leaders to Corporate America: Black employees' lives depend on your ... Jeffery Wallace, Jennifer Brown, Mary Frances Winters, Margaret Regan, ...
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The Big Business of Unconscious Bias - The New York Times
Recently, a story circulated within the diversity, equity and inclusion industry ... said Jennifer Brown, the founder and C.E.O. of Jennifer Brown Consulting and the ...
FAQ
How to book Jennifer Brown?
Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Jennifer Brown for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers. Fill out a booking request form for Jennifer Brown, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Jennifer Brown or any other celebrity of your choice.
How much does it cost to book Jennifer Brown?
Booking fees for Jennifer Brown, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies according to the circumstances, including the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. Speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Jennifer Brown, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.
Who is the agent for Jennifer Brown?
All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Jennifer Brown for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Jennifer Brown for your next private or corporate function.
What is a full-service talent booking agency?
All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Jennifer Brown or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Jennifer Brown or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.
Jennifer Brown is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Business Growth, Consulting and Business Leadership. The estimated speaking fee range to book Jennifer Brown for live events is $30,000 - $50,000, and for virtual events $20,000 - $30,000. Jennifer Brown generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jenn Lim, Katrina Jones and Cassandra Worthy. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jennifer Brown for an upcoming event.
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