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Jenny Wood
Former Google Executive, NYT Bestselling Author, Expert in Driving Transformational Business Change
- New York Times bestselling author who shares nine unexpected traits that drive high performance, resilience, and bold leadership
- Former Google executive and Harvard Business School researcher who rose from entry-level to Operations leadership roles as Google scaled from 6,000 to 180,000 employees
- Custom keynotes consistently rated 4.8/5—by F500 companies like SalesForce, CVS, CapitalOne, & Target—for their compelling storytelling, practical strategies, and lasting inspiration
- Founder of Own Your Career, one of Google’s largest career programs, reaching 56,000+ employees across nearly 100 countries
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About Jenny Wood
Download ProfileJenny Wood is the New York Times bestselling author of WILD COURAGE: Go After What You Want and Get It. In her book—and sought-after keynotes—she reveals nine unconventional traits that power the world’s most resilient and high-performing people.
A former Google executive and Harvard Business School researcher, Jenny spent 18 years rising from entry-level to COO roles across global divisions as the company scaled from 6,000 to 180,000 employees.
She led hybrid, multi-generational teams across the Americas, Asia, and Europe, helping drive billions in annual revenue while navigating hypergrowth, layoffs, and reinvention.
Despite never holding a formal People Operations role, Jenny founded Own Your Career, one of the largest internal career programs in Google’s history. The program reached 56,000 employees in nearly 100 countries—and redefined how Googlers build influence and grow their careers from day one.
Jenny has coached thousands of professionals and executives on leadership, resilience, teamwork, and influence. Her 375+ pieces on those topics, with features in Harvard Business Review, CNBC, Forbes, Business Insider, Entrepreneur, and Inc.
Her dynamic keynotes blend bold storytelling, practical strategy, and real-world tools to help teams break the mold and lead with courage, and impact—especially under pressure. That’s why F500 companies like SalesForce, Oracle, Target, Capital One, Royal Caribbean, State Farm, CVS, and Johnson & Johnson invite her back to speak again and again.
Jenny’s a motivator, unstoppable confidence booster, and fierce advocate for unrealized potential. When she’s not on stage, she’s hiking, flying airplanes, singing in the kitchen, or chasing the perfect zucchini bread recipe.
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Jenny Wood: Unlocking Leadership Potential and Career Fulfillment
Jenny Wood: Truth vs. Tales
Jenny Wood: Go After What you Want
Jenny Wood: Unlocking Leadership Potential and Career Fulfillment
Jenny Wood: Truth vs. Tales
Jenny Wood: Go After What you Want
Speech Topics
Download TopicsIn a high-speed, high-stakes world, courageous leadership isn’t optional—it’s your edge. New York Times bestselling author of Wild Courage, Jenny Wood led large Ops teams as Google scaled from 6,000 to 180,000 employees. Now, she’s revealing the bold, no-BS strategies behind her rise from entry-level to executive over 18 years.
This keynote delivers a practical, high-impact framework to inspire your team, elevate customer experience, and unlock peak performance.
Jenny’s teams helped drive billions in revenue while navigating hypergrowth, layoffs, and reinvention—and now she’s handing you the playbook.
You’ll learn:
- The ONE leadership tweak you can make today to boost your influence.
- Why courage beats charisma every time—and how to own it as your secret weapon.
- A proven playbook to ignite innovation, build unshakable trust, and drive business results.
Most team problems aren’t about skills—they’re about courage. And in today’s fast, hybrid, AI-fueled world, tired teamwork tactics won’t cut it.
Jenny Wood—New York Times bestselling author of Wild Courage and former Google exec who led global, multi-generational, hybrid teams as Google grew from 6,000 to 180,000—shares a bold new blueprint for building trust, breaking silos, and getting results across any organization.
With nine gutsy traits most people are told to dial down, this high-energy keynote shows how to unlock speed, spark innovation, and fuel team chemistry.
You’ll learn how to:
- Accelerate trust fast with the IKEA Strategy—perfect for any hybrid, global, or multi-gen team.
- Stop drowning in emails—use the “Pullit and Bullet” technique to collaborate like a pro today.
- Influence in every meeting with the “Tame the Octopus” method.
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Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It
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