Jennifer (Jen) Todd, founder and CEO of breakthrough partners, inc., is an experienced coach and consultant. She supports leaders in developing the attitudes and behaviors needed for high performance and achievement of tangible business results. Her background in business strategy and organization development, coupled with her deep expertise in human behavior and change, allow her a unique talent to facilitate and coach in a way that transforms leaders, teams and organizations. She is gifted at uncovering the truth and creating powerful interventions that shift mindsets and behaviors. She recently completed two large scale change (Whole System Transformation) projects in a Fortune 100 corporation that significantly shifted leadership, customer satisfaction, employee engagement, millions of dollars off the bottom line, and resulted in a shift in inclusive behaviors across the culture of the organization.

Jen’s clients over the years include CEOs, C-level Executives, Vice Presidents, Directors, Partners and leaders at all levels in large and small organizations, from large corporations and consulting groups to non-profits and small law firms. Prior to establishing the business, she held various roles leading, managing and advising on sustaining organizational change. Her most recent position was at Allstate Insurance as a Senior Manager of organization effectiveness. Her other previous roles include HR, business operations roles as well as external consulting positions with Andersen and AON Consulting.

Jen holds a Masters of Science in Organization Development from Pepperdine University, an Executive Business Program. During the program, Jennifer led multiple international consulting projects and wrote a thesis on the Effectiveness of Competency Models. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Michigan State University. She is certified in the House model, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). She is trained in Gestalt methods of intervention which is embedded in all her work and has taught classes at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland.

She published a Whole System Transformation client case study in the 3^rd edition of “Practicing Organization Development” book and her new book coming out soon is called “Daily Nuggets of Truth: Wisdom for Centering Your Soul in Unsettling Times.”

Jen had a whisper in her soul for many years to discover her deeper purpose and go to Africa. She embarked on a personal and spiritual journey to fulfill a life dream and founded a women’s mission in rural Africa that has empowered and educated thousands of women and girls in Pokot, Kenya (www.womenofpokot.com). Jen has worked with leaders from around the world to empower women and delivered workshops to female leaders from 16 underdeveloped countries at the 55th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.

She now offers clients experiences to uncover their own purpose and tap into their whole self – mind, body, heart and spirit- to unleash their true passion and power. She is passionate about personal and spiritual growth, and yoga, and is active in her community. Jen lives in the Detroit area on a small lake in Lake Orion, Michigan with her beloved daughter Kenya.