I help professionals master leadership communication + executive presence
Work with Janet
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Coaching
Janet offers both one-on-one coaching (leaders and rising leaders) and group coaching (mid-career women professionals) to improve leadership communication, executive presence, and influence for professional success.
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Speaking & Workshops
Janet delivers highly interactive workshops and keynotes on a variety of leadership communication topics, including Elevate Your Executive Presence, Transformational Public Speaking, and Personal Branding for Professional Success.
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Resources
Transform your communication with Janet’s curated list of recommended resources. Whether you are an established leader or a young professional, you will find videos, books, and other tools to supercharge your communication.
Meet Janet
Executive Coach, Professor, and Speaker
As a Management – Communication faculty member and department director at Rice University’s business school, Janet teaches strategic communication to MBA students and oversees the program. Students praise her ability to uplevel their communication — and improve their confidence.
As an executive coach and speaker, Janet has helped thousands of professionals — both established and rising leaders — transform their communication skills. Clients praise her practical, actionable strategies for executive presence, impromptu speaking, personal branding, presenting, networking, interpersonal communication, and persuasion. Clients have ranged from large organizations like Accenture, Conoco Phillips, Goldman Sachs, and KPMG, to mid-sized organizations and startups.
StyleScience™
Professional “presence” drives career success. Janet teaches a uniquely practical, three-part system called StyleScience™ to help professionals develop more presence: Style (communication style) + Science (research-based best practices) + Strategies (customized to the client) = Success. Through the StyleScience™ system, clients identify missing qualities in their “presence” and learn specific, practical, research-based strategies to improve them.
Global Experience
Janet spent her first 15 professional years practicing international business law. Those years taught her how to communicate across cultures, building on early cross-cultural skills developed thanks to her father’s career managing symphony orchestras. Growing up in the classical music world taught Janet how to build relationships with people from around the globe.
Expertise + Warmth.
Janet is friendly—and makes learning safe and fun. Countless clients mention her warmth, energy, and enthusiasm She creates an ideal learning environment that’s challenging yet comfortable.
Supporting Leaders and Rising Leaders Across Industries
