Get to know Jenn

I’m a leadership advisor and the founder of At The Core, and I spent nearly 20 years leading teams inside high-growth companies before I ever advised one.

what i do

Companies usually call me about the problem they can see, like turnover, a team that’s stuck, or a new leader who isn’t assimilating. My job is to find the leadership issue underneath it and work with the managers, Directors, and VPs who can change it.

 

My clients are high-growth companies going through rapid growth, M&A integration, or a major leadership or ownership transition, across healthcare, tech, biotech, packaged goods, and professional services. I do my best work when I can work with a leader inside their team and one-on-one at the same time, because seeing how someone shows up with their team, and then working on it with them privately, is how the pattern underneath comes into view.

 

Here’s what I bring to every engagement:

  • Nearly 20 years inside high-growth companies, including three roles at Mars Petcare where I led national media investment, ran eCom teams for Chewy and Amazon, and built a direct-to-consumer team, before I worked with a single advisory client. I know what these roles feel like from the inside.
  • ICF-credentialed coaching methodology combined with Hogan personality science, so the work centers on both the right questions and the data that predicts how leaders perform under pressure.
  • A non-directive approach that keeps the answers with the leader, which is what makes the change last after the engagement ends.

Why I do This Work

When I was 25, I got handed a team with no training and no instructions, and I figured it out the hard way. In my early 30s, through a leadership program at Mars, I got access to real coaching for the first time, and it changed how I saw myself as a leader almost overnight.

That gap between the two versions of me is the reason At The Core exists. The managers, Directors, and VPs doing the hardest work in their organizations deserve that kind of support when it matters, instead of years after they needed it.

Background & Credentials

Career

At The Core Consulting & Coaching

Founder & Lead Advisor

Mars Petcare

US New Business Development Director

eCom Activation Lead, Chewy & Amazon

Head of National Media Investment & Strategy

PlaceIQ

Director of Strategic Development

Starcom Worldwide/Publicis Groupe

Media Director, Strategy & Investment

Promoted from Media Associate to Media Director, managing a large investment portfolio and directing the US launch strategy for Spotify

Credentials

  • ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC)
  • Certified Hogan Assessments Practitioner
  • Mental Health Literacy in Coaching, Institute of Coaching
  • Co-Active Training Institute
  • BS Business Administration - Marketing, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Advisory Board Member, First in Family Jackson Hole
  • Member, BrainTrust
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MY LIFE & MY MISSION

Outside of my work, I split my time between Nashville, Tennessee and Jackson Hole, Wyoming with my husband, Andrew, and our dog, Gus. I sit on the Advisory Board for First in Family JH, which provides essential advising and financial support to students in Teton County, Wyoming who do not have a family history of higher education. I also volunteer with Second Harvest, Inspiritus, and Hole Food Rescue, and when I’m not doing that, you’ll find me traveling, cooking, and listening to live music.

 

My purpose is simple. I want to help people see how much is open to them once they recognize the choices they have and get curious about who they are. The answers are already within you. Let’s work together to bring them out.

I want to thank my own coach, the amazing Nan Watts, for always challenging my perspective and the limits of my potential. I truly don't think I would have found this path without her guidance.

A massive thank you to my web developer and all around digital guru, Jeric Griffin, for building this site and patiently teaching me along the way.

All credit for my beautiful logo and branding work goes to the talented designer, Holly Welch.