Jen Hunter

For over sixteen years my professional contribution has been to foster leadership in others as well as demonstrate it as a leader myself.  I deeply believe that leadership resides in every person and is the most valuable and least explored resource on our planet.  I have worked with and applied a variety of leadership development tools, methods and approaches throughout my career all of which are based on leading by example. In addition to applying the approaches of others I have learned to adapt workshops and materials to best fit each unique situation.  The ability to tailor an approach to work with the existing needs is a distinct and valuable skill set I bring to the customers I serve.  I have focused my passion and my work on ensuring solid process is combined with organizational strategy to produce real and sustainable results that harness the power of our collective wisdom.  I have worked with a variety of public and private sector organizations all over the world.  I speak at conferences in my field, leading provocative and engaging sessions.  Early in my career, I was told that my uniquely warm and approachable manner is central to my success with leaders and organizations including my own.

I am a graduate of Queen’s University, where I received an honours degree in political studies. My passion for pioneering and leadership are reflected in my involvement as an executive member of Equal Voice (www.equalvoice.ca) National Capital Chapter,  being the first international Board Member for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.

I am the founder and president of The Learning Catalyst, an organization that helps organizations learn to prosper financially, socially and environmentally! In addition to running a business, I also run for office as the Green Party of Canada candidate in Ottawa Centre where my voice is a vote for a more sustainable future,  I teach Green Business Practices and Global Sustainable Business Practices as part of Algonquin College’s Green Business Management Post-Graduate Program. I have also had the joy of being deeply involved in the creation of the first annual Leadership Ottawa 3i Summit – we hope you have an extraordinary experience!

“My work awakens and taps into our collective wisdom in a focused and purposeful way!  I remain passionately clear and committed to the abundance of energy available to us through human ingenuity.  Human beings are the largest form of renewable and untapped energy available to us and it’s time to us it.”