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About Jean Marie DiGiovanna

Jean Marie is a global keynote speaker, bestselling author, and certified executive coach with more than 25 years of experience. She helps corporate leaders ask bold questions, uncover hidden brilliance, and unlock extraordinary team performance...

…Creator of Renaissance Leadership™

Jean Marie is the creator of Renaissance Leadership™, a suite of leadership programs designed to infuse curiosity, authenticity, and innovation into corporate cultures. These programs don’t just drive performance—they also make work more human, engaging, and fun.

Corporate Leadership Experience

Before launching her speaking and coaching career, Jean Marie co-founded Cambridge Technology Partners. She played a pivotal role in scaling the company from just 90 employees to more than 4,000 worldwide. During this time, she:

  • Pioneered onboarding programs
  • Developed leadership principles that became the backbone of the company
  • Documented her journey and insights in her bestselling book, Stop Talking Start Asking: 27 Questions to Shift the Culture of Your Organization

Keynote Speaking and Coaching

As a keynote speaker and executive coach, Jean Marie brings:

  • Engaging stories backed by proven leadership strategies
  • A focus on building cultures of curiosity and collaboration
  • Tools that help leaders spark innovation and elevate team performance

Her keynotes and coaching sessions inspire leaders to move from command-and-control to curiosity-and-collaboration, creating lasting cultural change.

Beyond the Stage

When she’s not on stage or coaching executives, Jean Marie embraces her Renaissance spirit by:

  • Collecting passport stamps through global travel
  • Dancing to lively Latin beats
  • Skiing with passion and adventure (as if her next meeting isn’t tomorrow)

Her Mission

Jean Marie’s mission is clear:
To make leadership not just effective, but deeply human, wildly creative, and undeniably fun.

More info at https://www.jeanmariespeaks.com.

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