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Jennifer Vessels

Today is a tipping point – economically, geopolitically, environmentally and technologically. The future of work is changing rapidly.

From her experience leading transformation for Adobe, Google+, Jennifer Vessesls brings Silicon Valley insights on future of work and careers. Students leave her sessions prepared for success with PEACE (her proven roadmap for future-readiness).

Jennifer delivers proven tools, guidelines and inspiration for people to:

• Embrace change and take action to innovate daily
• Explore and responsibly use AI and other technologies to accelerate success
• Adapt a future-ready mindset
• Collaborate with others globally to explore, empower and grow
• Succeed today into the future

Her bold insights and real-world lessons learned from Silicon Valley deliver actionable takeaways such as her PEACE methodology which fast-tracks future success.

Upon earning an MBA from San Jose State University (Silicon Valley), Jennifer led international growth for UB Networks (Avaya) and Tandberg (Cisco). After launching Tandberg USA (from Norway) and completing her MS in Occupational Psychology in London, Jennifer returned to Silicon Valley and founded Next Step. Since 2006, Jennifer and her team of 40 professionals have delivered 100 – 5000% return on investment for hundreds of clients across all industries in Americas, EMEA, Asia.

Jennifer’s Silicon Valley insider insights, global business experience and optimistic views of the future empower people to embrace the future with AI, emerging technology and transformative leadership approaches using her PEACE methodology and actionable takeaways as a road map.

Testimonials from Teachers

"Jennifer's experience, energy and vision for future-ready success gave all in the cohort inspiration and a roadmap for life success ”

– Steve Goodman, CEO, Sonics and Exec Professor at San Jose State University

"We engaged Jennifer for a talk on 'future-readiness' to prepare our students for success in a world of AI, technology, rapid change and disruption. The results were AMAZING.. students' mindsets shifted from fear to excitement, uncertainty to action. Her PEACE framework gave them a clear, practical roadmap for life. Months later they are still referring to and USING it."

– Kirsten Niederhaus, Professor, NTNU (Norway)

"The sessions with Jennifer Vessels for our 5th and 6th grade classes gave me and my classmates, the knowledge, examples, mindset and confidence to succeed through high school, university and careers. Her talks literally changed our lives."

– Thao Tran, previous student KR Smith Elementary (CA) now Operations Manager, Lyra Health

"Jennifer’s session went well. Plenty of good information."

– Patrick Mahoney, Teacher IB English, Buckswood School