Busy Is Bullshit
Jen's most-requested talk. Audiences leave with the language, permission, and practical tools to stop treating exhaustion like proof of progress and start asking better questions about how work actually gets done.
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Jen DeWare is a speaker, strategist, facilitator, and consultant who helps leaders, teams, and organizations cut through busywork, build resilience, find waste, and improve how work gets done. Direct talks on leadership, productivity, and operational clarity, backed by two decades of experience inside the rooms.
20+
Years on stage & in the room
400+
Audiences shifted
100%
No-fluff guarantee
Rooms Jen has been trusted in
Jen is booked by association conferences, private industry events, and corporate offsites where people want a session they can actually use the next day.
Why book Jen
Substance, humour, and operating credibility, built for the stage and the strategy room.
Two decades inside boards, healthcare leadership groups, public sector executive teams, and conference main stages. Jen reads the room quickly and gives it what it needs.
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Process Mastery certified through Hammer & Co. The frameworks are real, and so are the takeaways audiences leave with.
Bold, funny, frank. Jen tells the truth in the room and people thank her for it. No corporate beige. No empty inspiration.
Your industry, your audience, your event arc. Jen tailors the talk to the people in front of her, with examples and language they recognize.
Signature topics
Jen's most-requested talk. Audiences leave with the language, permission, and practical tools to stop treating exhaustion like proof of progress and start asking better questions about how work actually gets done.
See talk detailsWhat it actually takes to keep leading, deciding, and showing up when the ground keeps shifting. Built for audiences carrying real pressure, not theoretical resilience.
See talk detailsHow to see the friction hiding in plain sight, name it, and stop dragging dead weight through every quarter.
See talk detailsModern leadership without the buzzwords. What actually works with the humans in front of you, and which old-school habits are worth keeping.
See talk detailsWhy audiences connect
"Jen is the kind of speaker who doesn't just deliver a presentation. She delivers an experience. You leave her session feeling energized, empowered, and equipped with practical tools."
Charlane Hatt, Director of Economic Development, Southwest New Brunswick
Ways to bring Jen in
Whether you need a 50-minute main-stage talk or a full-day workshop that leaves your team aligned and unstuck, Jen scales the work to the moment.

Beyond the stage
Jen also consults. She helps organizations find the friction, name the waste, and build clearer ways to work through process mapping, facilitation, and practical strategy.
Let's talk dates
Tell Jen about your audience, the outcome you need, and the date. She'll tell you exactly how she'd shape the room.
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