Leadership & Organizational Coach

Empowering Leaders with EQ That Creates Intentional Change

I’m an evolution champion, helping leaders and teams uncover their greatest strengths and opportunities to empower growth with clarity and confidence.

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THE LANDSCAPE

Leaders

Do you feel as though you’ve done all the things you’re supposed to do to be successful, but you’re still feeling stuck, misunderstood, unhappy, or burned out? Or maybe you want to lead a more fulfilling, authentic life and career, but you feel like you’re coming up short. 

Leaders don’t always realize how differently they see the world than others do. Often, how we see ourselves versus how others see us can feel miles apart, even with all the personality assessments, self-awareness work, and research we’ve done. Or maybe you can’t seem to get out of the grind, feeling like you’re running on empty and don’t have the energy or direction to make a change. 

I help leaders uncover how they operate in the world and how others experience them so they can grow with clarity and confidence. Instead of giving vague advice that leads nowhere, I provide the education, tools, and guidance to help you show up the way you want to while also bridging the gap between the life you have and the life you want.

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THE LANDSCAPE

Organizations & Teams

It’s no secret that organizational culture has a massive and measurable impact on employee engagement. There’s no shortage of advice out there for how to foster an engaging culture or drive retention, but putting it into action isn’t as straightforward. 

Fostering a positive organizational culture isn’t a quick, one-and-done fix. It’s an ongoing effort to create psychological safety, improve communication, nurture growth opportunities, and much more. At the heart of this challenge is effective internal communications backed by intentional, strategic action. 

Maybe you’re already working on this or have put things in place. But unless there is a steady feedback stream and a way to measure impact, it’s likely not creating the results you want it to. 

I work with teams to uncover working dynamics and communication styles so they can communicate more effectively and have productive conflict that strengthens collaboration.

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THE STRATEGY

Bridging the Gap Between Knowledge, Change, & Impact

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Chances are, you’ve already done a lot of work on yourself or with your team. You’ve read books, hired consultants, done everything you can to learn more. What you’re missing is a clear blueprint for turning that knowledge into intentional change and impact. 

To change, we must first understand how we view the world and how the world around us views us, both individually and on a team. But to create impact, we need to understand how to use that knowledge.

How We Do This

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Internal World

First, we explore your internal world. We uncover how you see the world and how you operate in it, as well as your why or core motivation.

External Perception

Next, we examine how the world sees you. We identify how you fascinate and resonate with others. We amplify your strengths. 

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Bridge the Gap

Then, we blend both to bridge the gap between who you are and how you show up—in your career, in your life, and everywhere in between.

When properly applied and leveraged, this knowledge empowers you to lead the career and life you want—authentic, fulfilling, and balanced.

The Foundation

My work pulls from two foundational research-backed frameworks that give us a clear understanding of your internal world and external perception.

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Your Internal Wiring

The Enneagram

Thousands of years old, the Enneagram is a powerful personality framework that helps build self-awareness through understanding our core motivation and how we see the world. By better understanding our why, we can better learn how to tap into the best version of ourselves, both personally and professionally. We can also gain a better understanding of others, creating more opportunity for successful team dynamics. 

We explore:

  • Your why/core motivation
  • Your primary center of intelligence
  • Your primary stance 
  • Your instinct stack

How You’re Perceived

How to Fascinate®

Discovered by Sally Hogshead, the How to Fascinate® system is the first personality assessment that reveals what makes you uniquely fascinating, providing a clear roadmap for leveraging that knowledge to improve communication, lead more effectively, and develop more balanced teams. The Fascinate® system is based on a decade of proprietary research and the groundbreaking analysis of over one million professionals and their patterns of success.

We explore:

  • Your primary and secondary fascination advantages
  • Your dormant advantage and what to do about it
  • Your sweet spots and quicksand

By working with me, you’ll know how to leverage this knowledge to not only create the change you want, but make it stick.

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WHO NEEDS IT

Leaders

Growth-minded leaders who are ready to make a change for the better with the help of a trusted advisor so they can lead the life and career they dream of. 

Teams

Culture-focused teams who want to better support their people, improve communication and collaboration, and strengthen their retention and engagement.

Sweet Spots:

  • C-suite leaders and business owners wanting a trusted advisor and accountability partner
  • Mid-level leaders looking to advance 
  • Contributors looking to be heard, understood, and recognized for their impactful work
  • Fast-paced, culture-focused teams who are hitting roadblocks in communication and collaboration as they grow and evolve

The Work

Offerings

Leaders & Teams

Customized 1:1 Coaching Packages

Real change requires dedication and intention. Customized for each individual, my foundational coaching package is a 6-month engagement perfect for those who are ready to get a roadmap for change and put in the work to lead the life and career you want. 

Coaching engagements include:

  • Accountability partnership and trusted, confidential advisement
  • Clear understanding of your goals, strengths, and challenge areas
  • Enneagram typing + Fascinate®assessment to understand who you are
  • Ongoing, dedicated sessions focused on your priorities and growth areas
  • Education that creates actionable insights for your growth plan
  • Meaningful homework that supports your change transformation
  • On-call support where needed
Executive Interview Preparation

Wanting to bring your best foot forward during an interview process? I help you identify and clearly communicate your strengths while creating a strategy for multi-step interview processes so you can confidently show up the way you want to and get one step closer to landing the opportunity you want. 

Please note: It’s best to start at least 2 weeks before an interview process starts.

Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Training & Professional Development

Dedicated and customized training and professional development that will help your team better understand how to communicate and collaborate with those they work with most.

Offered as monthly trainings, quarterly check-ins, or half- and full-day sessions.

Internal Communications Audit

Are you concerned that your internal communication isn’t preparing your team for change or supplying information at the right time with the right message? Work with me to conduct an internal communications audit, which focuses on five pillars: Culture, Change, Process, Communication, & Collaboration. By the end of the audit, you’ll have a score in each category and customized recommendations (by priority) for communication changes and strategies.

Training & Speaking

Topic Areas
What Makes You Uniquely Fascinating

Powered by the How to Fascinate®system discovered by Sally Hogshead, this half- or full-day session focuses on how to leverage your fascination advantages to improve communication, lead more effectively, and develop more balanced teams. Great for both individuals and team environments.

The Enneagram: Leveraging Your Core Motivation for Growth

The Enneagram is a personality framework that helps you understand how you operate within the world and our “why”. By better understanding our why, we develop self-awareness that allows us to improve our strengths, work on our growth areas, and ultimately change in a positive, impactful way.

In this session, you’ll learn more about who you are, your center of intelligence, your stance, and your instinct stack so that you can walk through living having a better understanding of why you do the things you. 

Bridging the Gap Between Intent and Impact

Have you ever felt like your words or actions didn’t land the way you intended? This session focuses on helping leaders and teams better understand how to calibrate the difference between intent and impact more successfully.

How to Customize Communication

Everyone communicates and receives information differently. We each have a different filter based on our perception of the world. This session focuses specifically on how to communicate with all the different Enneagram types and Fascinate®advantages so that your message will resonate and land how you want it to.

How to Cultivate Productive Conflict

Everyone feels differently about conflict, but it is a natural part of life and the workplace. This training focuses specifically on what conflict is, what the ground rules are, and specific guidelines for how to have more productive conflict in a personal and professional environment.

The 9 Leadership Styles

Everyone has the capacity to be a great leader with the right tools and knowledge. But everyone tends to lead a little bit differently. This training helps leaders and teams understand the differences and also how to better communicate for more successful collaboration. 

The Foundations of Internal Communications

Internal communication is the heart of your organization, shaping culture, change, processes, and bottom-line outcomes. Companies that prioritize effective internal communication see 4x higher retention rates and 23% higher profits, reporting that informed employees are happier, more engaged, and productive. This session focuses on the framework for internal communications and how to leverage it within your organization to ensure your team is informed and ready for change.

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The Results

As your accountability partner and trusted advisor, I’m here to help you create the blueprint and put it into action to drive measurable outcomes.

Leaders:

  • Gaining actionable self-awareness 
  • Improved communication and impact
  • More confidence in showing up authentically
  • Strengthened relationships (personal and professional)
  • Living the career and life you actually want

TEams:

  • Cultivating clarity across the team
  • Improved communication and culture
  • Shared language for productive collaboration and conflict
  • Strengthened team dynamics
  • Stronger buy-in and increased employee engagement
  • Positive bottom-line impact and retention

What My Clients Have to Say

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There are plenty of ways to explore the Enneagram online, but working with Jenn face-to-face was so much more valuable than simply getting a result.

She brought a level of attention, nuance, and care that no automated assessment could have offered. She listened for patterns, motivations, and the things I might not have been able to see clearly on my own.

I never felt like I was being forced into a type. I felt like I was being guided toward a deeper understanding of myself.

The assessment gave me helpful language, but the conversation gave it meaning. Jenn makes the Enneagram feel practical, grounded, and genuinely useful, especially for anyone who might be a little skeptical of it or wary of being reduced to a “number.”

You can take a test anywhere, but working with someone who knows how to ask the right questions, listen closely, and help you connect the dots is a completely different experience. I’d highly recommend working with Jenn.

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Chad Richards
Owner
Sidework Social
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The decision to leverage the Enneagram for my team was an opportunity that arose from my experience with Enneagram in a small group Christian setting where it really helped a group of very different people understand the way the others thought. I realized that applying that strong personal experience to my professional life could have a really big, positive impact. It was a great decision!

First benefit – team building! As a fully remote team, it can be hard to find ways to connect. Our Enneagram education and typing brought the team together and demonstrated an investment – both financially and, much more significantly, emotionally – in a team that often struggled with disconnect in a decentralized work environment. Second, it has been incredibly helpful to understand what drives and motivates each other. We are all very driven, hard-working, and passionate…but our motivations are very different. Enneagram coaching has helped us appreciate each other and the gifts we bring, especially when we come at issues and opportunities from our own distinct type. 

Jenn’s approach was so warm, collaborative, and authentic, and also very well-informed and experienced. We trusted her because she earned our trust, and we felt like you were part of the team as we journeyed through some challenging and vulnerable moments. I would highly recommend Jenn for any team wanting to work better together, honoring our diversity and lifting each other up… This was an excellent way for us to live into our core values!

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Beth Boeh
President & CEO
Boeh Agency
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Behind the Scenes

About Me

Ever since I was young, I’ve wanted to learn more about why people think, feel, and do what they do. I’ve yearned to better understand myself and others to improve collaboration, communication, and relationships. 

As I progressed in my professional career, owning a successful marketing agency, emotional intelligence (EQ) became an even greater passion as I worked to successfully lead teams and collaborate with different clients. I decided to become a practitioner, obtaining both corporate and personal certifications to help others. As a result, Uncovered Gems Coaching & Consulting was born. 

I’m a leadership coach focused on helping leaders and teams harness emotional intelligence to improve self-awareness, communication, and relationships. My extensive internal communications expertise helps teams communicate effectively to drive team buy-in. I help you learn more about yourself and your team in an intentional, constructive way that leads to more fulfillment, clarity, and communication.

We are all multi-faceted, unique individuals who bring different gifts and perspectives to the world. Let’s uncover your hidden gems together.

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    Certified Enneagram Practitioner
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    Fascinate® Certified Advisor
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    Multi-Business Entrepreneur

Ready to Make a Change?

It’s time to take the leap to have the life and career you want. Book a free intro call with me to get the process started.