Jennifer Spear

Jennifer Spear

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Toronto, Ontario

Change, Uncertainty, Resilience, Creativity, Innovation, Improv, Problem Solving Expert

Jennifer Spear is a dynamic speaker, facilitator, and trainer who works with business leaders & teams with unscripted designs to address issues with change. Jennifer Spear also works with organizations to help them think creatively, solve problems, Plan strategically and make creativity & innovation a reality in their workplaces. Jennifer Speaker helps leaders and employees break their scripted environments to embrace the challenge of change and to thrive in uncertainty. .

JENNIFER SPEAR BIOGRAPHY

Jennifer is a recovering corporate executive who works with leaders, teams and organizations to help them solve problems, plan strategically and make innovation and creativity a reality in their workplace. Her “UnScriptedphilosophy and approach, which includes being able to challenge assumptions and the status quo, being able to let go of the scripts of the past in order to take advantage of change, allows her to work successfully in organizations currently experiencing change to, not only learn to adapt to change but to drive change in order to innovate and grow.

Prior to starting “clean slate”, Jennifer Spear was Vice President of both Human Resources and Marketing for a national retailer and understands the importance of both employee and customer engagement.  As a graduate of both Ivey’s Executive MBA program and Second City, Jennifer operates where the business and creative worlds collide.  Jennifer Spear is a certified facilitator and trainer in creative problem solving and is certified in the Basadur Creative Problem Solving Profile and is a certified professional innovation advisor.  Jennifer has worked with diverse groups including the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, BMO and NASA.

Jennifer Spear  is a guest lecturer at the Ted Rogers School of Management and is a member of the International Association of Facilitators, the Global Speakers Federation, the Canadian Society for Association Executives, the Human Resources Professional Association, and the Applied Improvisation Network. Jennifer sits on the Board of Directors for Meetings Mean Business Canada and on the National Board of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers.

Jennifer is a Recovering Corporate Executive, Keynote Speaker, Facilitator, Emcee, Moderator and Trainer who loves a challenge and partnering with her clients to Work & Lead UnScripted. Regardless of the constraints, Jennifer delivers customized experiential, engaging and practical solutions for each unique situation whether in-person or online.

Prior to starting her company, Clean Slate, Jennifer was Vice President of both Human Resources and Marketing for a national retailer and understands the importance of employee, member and customer engagement. As a graduate of both Ivey’s Executive MBA program and Second City, Jennifer operates where the business and creative worlds collide. Jennifer has worked with diverse groups including the BMO, IKEA and NASA. Jennifer sits on the Board of Directors of Meetings Mean Business Canada representing the Canadian Association for Professional Speakers.

Jennifer is a contributor to Forbes and is the Author of the upcoming book “UnScripted”. She is excited about her new adventure “Chaos Lab” and its original ground-breaking research study, Chaos2Clarity to understand the impact of COVID on the Human Condition and how being UnScripted can help us all learn to Thrive.

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Jennifer Spear Topic Presentations

unscripted - take advantage of change

  • Virtual PresentationKeynote PresentationWorkshop SessionHalf Day TrainingFull Day Training
  • This changes everything. In fact, everything has changed for everyone everywhere and all at the same time. And the only thing we know for sure… is that things are going to continue to change so… we might as well get good at it. But don’t worry: you got this! You will be introduced to The UnScripted Mindset™ that will allow you to create opportunity in the face of uncertainty. Based on the principles of improv and problem solving, The UnScripted Mindset™ will allow you to react swiftly and effectively to change, arm you to manage in the moment and spur you to innovate without fear in order to take advantage of change.

Testimonials

We partnered with Jennifer to be our keynote speaker for our Technology Transformation Event series – 11 events taking place across 7 cities in North America. Our goal was to engage the hearts and minds of our technology team, to help them understand their role and be prepared for our transformation journey. As our keynote, Jennifer was outstanding in connecting with our employees and inspiring them to embrace change and be ready for the unexpected. She tailored her message to resonate with her audience and helped them connect the dots to see the path forward. While some keynote speakers deliver their speeches and go – that’s definitely not the way Jennifer rolls. She has been a...

Joanne Lafreniere

Director, Employee Technology Experience & Communications, Enterprise Technology Employee Experience, Technology & Operations
BMO Financial Group

What do you do when you have a very serious ‘venue’ challenge and need a speaker who can strategically curate content that is relevant and delivered on a plane? Easy – you call Jennifer Spear! Jennifer is brilliant. She immediately understood the unique opportunity and provided truly innovative solutions. One of the things I respect most about her is the preparation time she invests to ensure success. Jennifer is a complete professional who is a joy to work with. I now have her on speed dial.

Bettyanne Sherrer

Jennifer spends time working with event organizers to truly understand her audience, and the purpose of the keynote within the broader event context and builds authentic and meaningful rapport with her clients. She delivers not only a keynote presentation but an experience for participants with tools they can use in their work environment. Our attendees rated her presentation as excellent, in both the content and presentation style. The audience liked how her closing keynote presentation brought the entire event full circle and left the delegates with a very solid message. Having Jennifer as part of our team gave us fresh insights into our members’ experiences and helped us achieve a...

Irene Martin-Lindsay

Executive Director
Alberta Seniors Communities and Housing Association

Jennifer Spear is a gifted speaker who knows how to engage an audience, shake participants out of their comfort zones and help them start implementing strategies immediately. A frequent speaker at CSTD events including the national conference and the national symposium, she always receives the highest acclaim from participants. Not only does she provide memorable, informative sessions, but she has audiences laughing, standing, and participating at an unprecedented level. Regardless of the space or time constrictions, we may have placed upon her, Jennifer was able to adapt her content to our audience and our event while still managing to deliver superior results. As a conference planner, I...

Danielle Lamothe

(Formerly) Director, Professional Services
Institute for Performance and Learning (formerly CSTD)

Working with Jennifer Spear has been an amazing experience. She continuously goes above and beyond to ensure the successful delivery of her programs and is always willing to try something new. Jennifer is not just an engaging speaker, she is also an innovator. We have worked together to create unique programming at conferences while connecting back to our brand, she has delivered cutting-edge content while speaking at 38,000 feet in the air, and she is my collaborator for ideas that need a little flare. Jennifer is a true industry leader and an absolute pro at what she does. I feel very fortunate to work with her.

Candace Schierling

Director of National Conventions
Tourism Saskatoon

It was an absolute pleasure working with Jennifer. She was our keynote speaker and facilitator for our first ‘Unconference’ for the MPI Ottawa chapter and this educational session wouldn’t have come together without her. She was very hands-on in developing the design of the sessions as soon as she came on board with us. Not only did all members of the planning team rave about working with her but also on our survey we had nothing but positive feedback about her from attendees. Here is an example of a comment ‘Jennifer Spear was excellent, she set the stage to ensure the success of the breakout groups, challenged us and brought a lot of value.’ I would highly recommend Jennifer and...

Ashley Craven

Education Programming Committee Event Lead
MPI Ottawa

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