Meet Jenn Rowe
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Professional Background
I worked in the public and private sector for over 20 years in large and small organizations and led teams ranging in size from three to 25 people. My early career was as
an attorney before shifting away from private practice to support institutions committed to community impact, education, and health care.
In leadership positions at Stanford University, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, I coached high net-worth individuals to design and execute financial and philanthropic strategies.
I am a certified Co-Active Professional Coach (CPCC) through the Co-Active Training Institute (CTI®) and have my Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential through the International Coaching Federation. I have more than 500 training hours as a coach and facilitator through CTI, the largest and oldest in-person coach training school in the world. I have additional training in Positive Intelligence, Conscious Leadership, Design Your Life, and Impact Parents (for parents of neurodiverse kids).
I know the importance of values-driven decision-making and the impact it has on individual leadership and team effectiveness as well as personal fulfillment. My clients include high potential and senior leaders as well as teams at small businesses, start-ups, and large corporations, such as Google, Amazon, Netflix, and SAP, as well as community-based nonprofits including the San Francisco Foundation and Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health.
There's More to the Story...
What my professional profile won't tell you is I am ambitious, people and relationship-focused, and passionate about social justice. I chose a career path focused on the greater good and a commitment to finding the ever-elusive balance between a career, personal interests, and having a family.
Around the time I planned to return to work after the birth of my youngest son, my oldest son was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. The blur of early parenthood quickly came into sharp focus.
My son is literally one-in-a-million with no diagnosis and no certain path to treatment. Though the tumor has remained unchanged and his condition is manageable, having a child with complex medical issues keeps me focused on what's important. The biggest lesson of all being the importance of compassion and understanding we rarely know the struggles of others.
After returning to work, I found less and less fulfillment in what I was doing. I grew tired of working for organizations that touted work/life balance but rarely followed through on the promise. I became discouraged by bosses who knew how to complete a project but did it at the expense of the mental health of their team.
Like many mid-life and mid-career people, I felt disconnected from the career I had spent years developing.
I felt stuck.
I was playing by rules made up by someone else, for someone else. I decided to shift my focus and use my skills as an attorney and advisor to help people and teams avoid their own stagnation. I bring curiosity, strategic thinking, and a keen ability to connect the big picture with pragmatic action.
I am a coach because when people have clarity and understand their impact, collaboration and meaningful change are possible.
What I Value
Courage in service of Disruption
Creativity in service of Possibilities
Equity in service of Inclusion
Failure in service of Learning
Adventure in service of Freedom
Playfulness in service of Happiness
Empathy in service of Connection
Stillness in service of Awareness
Action in service of Transformation