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Jess Dewell: Speaker and Facilitator
Decision Making, Operational Excellence, and Dimensional Leadership™

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An accomplished business leader, proven at achieving results, and recognized facilitator, Jess brings tremendous insight, real-world implications, and unconventional ideas to her programs. She has worked with and presented to tens of thousands of business owners and leaders around the world.

The direction to gain answers begins with the acknowledgment we lead and decide without having all the information, and that can be overwhelming.

In business, the unknown can be stifling. Jess Dewell, is managing partner of Red Direction, and popular host of the BOLD Business Podcast, and she perceptively talks about leading with incomplete information. It is the power of anticipation and making decisions that last.

Highlighting concerns and problems through a thoughtful, realistic lens can, however, serve as the catalyst for beginning the change you want to see and make it last while achieving more.

Knowing the path allows you to lead others toward the same goal.

Custom experiences are welcomed, Jess gladly will design one for your company for half- to full-and multi-day program. Here are key concepts and takeaways to start the custom design process:

• Create self-sufficient, take-charge teams that want to attract more business.
• Use smart, creative planning that promotes near- and far-term development, and, in turn, stability.
• Develop people skills, business strategies that includes employees to step into more leadership.
• Rediscover and create shared meaning to meet growth goals.
• How to shift out of stagnation and to innovating for success.

Invite Jess to your upcoming event:

Here are some ready-to-deliver programs Jess offers:

Amplify Your Efforts

Your Competitive Advantage Is Your Ability to Prioritize

Audience: Leadership teams of 5 – 30 whose immediate goals include getting on the same page and moving in the same direction. Good for leaders and employees. 

This workshop will help you uncover what you value, understand how you work together as a team, and use that to choose priorities and make the best decisions for right now. You’ll learn how to embrace chaos and prioritize opportunities and projects so you can quickly adapt to market changes and achieve your goals. You’ll walk away with a new perspective that allows you to be more resilient and work with more than you ever imagined. 

Takeaways:

• Discover the 5 steps to prioritize and make the best decisions with multiple projects going on.
• Gain the knowledge required to sift through the chaos and understand where the business is going, find your competitive advantage, and lay the foundation of a result-driven culture that will help you get there.
• Uncover 3 skills that improve business (and life) to use time well amidst chaos.
• Learn 2 issues business owners have faced for over a decade, and what to do about them.
• Determine what reports and data provide the information you need to make informed decisions.
• Discover exactly how to prioritize opportunities and model prioritization for employees.

Key Points:

• The need to break convention and do business differently.
• Mission and vision tie into every level of the organization.
• How we use key information shapes roles and holds employees accountable.
• There is distinction between problem-solving and decision-making.
• It’s important to talk more about your company’s priorities.

Praise for Jess and her programs:

“She brings a vast amount of knowledge and enthusiasm, igniting the spirit within the team [to advance] our careers. With strong communication skills, Jessica’s training courses are filled with new information and hands-on exercises, and time for questions and individual assistance."

– Cheryl Bourg, Broker

“Jess is your go-to person for revving any online strategy into high gear. Social media? Video marketing (Google+ Hangouts, YouTube)? Websites? Email newsletters? The list goes on and on. Jess Dewell can help you figure out and shape the direction your business should take. I also speak from personal experience as a consulting client."

– Pam Barroway, Barroway Editing

“Jess is an outstanding combination of knowledge, ability and personality. She not only has a thorough understanding of her field but has an incredible ability to share that knowledge with others."

– Kathy Davis

“Jess is a wonderful speaker who provides clear information and a teaching style that she adapts to her audience and students. She always knows the material and can answer questions easily. Her enthusiasm is infectious and makes individuals want to listen to her talk on other subjects.”

– Austin McFeeley, Owner of Transparent Inspections

“She’s very easy to work with and very talented. Jess is on the cutting edge of developing a platform for business owners that will take their business into the stratosphere! If a person is a great plumber, it doesn’t mean they’ll be great at operating a plumbing business. She’s created a ‘mastermind’ platform that will encompass the six key elements of operating a successful business."

– Joel Dawson, Business Consultant