Professional Services
When you have practical problems that need a touch of wisdom, empathy or creativity, think of me: I’m your guy.
How I Work
Custom engagements, tailored to you.
Clients hire me to lead a creative process that helps you solve today’s most complex business-human challenges. That puts exploration, experimentation and self-discovery at the heart of this work: that’s what makes it human.
As your partner, I introduce tools, methodologies and frameworks, while also creating a space that allows you to think in unfamiliar ways. Sometimes your answers come from me, sometimes they come from you, sometimes they come from both of us together.
I recognize that this approach can sound very “un-business-y” to people used to clear problems and straightforward solutions. But that’s no longer our world. More than anything else, my work challenges you to step beyond the past and move courageously into the creative future.
Typical Challenges I Help Solve
AI & Tech Adoption
Leadership & Strategy Transitions
Culture Upgrades
Human Skill & Capacity Development
Vision & Narrative Discovery
Overcoming Stuckness
Typical Offerings for Business Teams
Skill-Building Workshops
Working with businesses and functional teams to develop critical human capacities of the future: storytelling, creative thinking, facilitation skills and more.
Sprints & Think Tanks
Guiding transformation teams to make progress with an approach rooted in experimentation, collaboration, risk-taking and creative thinking.
Off-Sites & Retreat Design
Shaping the goals, arc, themes and rhythm of leadership summits and learning journeys, balancing strategic business goals with the human element.
Immersive Formats
Unique signature experiences like hosted dinners and curated salons that create the intimate space to catalyze meaningful and human discussions.
Coaching for Individual Leaders
Build leadership storytelling skills so you set inspiring visions and move others to change.
With 15+ years experience teaching leadership storytelling, I am a trusted and creative coach for both established and up-and-coming leaders.
Whether you are an executive trying to guide your team to buy into your vision or a younger leader trying to help your stakeholders understand your insight and value, I can help you level up how you communicate.
My holistic approach considers narrative structure, understanding your audience and technique, as well as the nuanced, emotional side of communicating with authenticity and confidence.
“Effective leadership storytelling begins with the stories we tell ourselves.”
Speaking for Conferences, SKOs and Offsites
Keynotes that build courage for change, with practical, inspiring takeaways.
Signature Talk
Fostering a Change-Seeking Culture in the Age of AI
Rapid change has disrupted traditional ideas about how businesses are managed. Today, leaders must “choose” a future to create, using creativity to set a bold vision and dynamic systems to make it reality—a significant shift from analytical, risk-mitigating management.
Though many are hurrying to rewire workflows and processes, Jordan Bower argues convincingly that they are jumping over the essential first step: mindset change. Without guiding people to address and overcome their natural change resistance, visionary innovation is never going to stick.
Delivered with heart, depth and exceptional good humor, Jordan’s timely message helps audiences move forward with practical, human takeaways.
A Dynamic Audience Experience
Jordan’s facilitative presentation style is inseparable from his message. He engages the audience in dialogue, rather than from pre-prepared remarks, as a practical demonstration of the human capacities he discusses.
Every Talk is Different
Before every keynote or event, Jordan works with organizers to conduct research on the audience, tailoring his ideas, message and examples not only to their needs, but also to their perspective and operating context.
Bridges Business With Human
Jordan’s relatable, funny style touches business leaders at the level of their practical strategy at the same time that it nourishes their heart and soul. A perfect balance of insight, perspective shifting and human motivation.
Select Clients
Autodesk
CIBC
Electronic Arts
King’s Hawaiian
Pleo
Big Panda
Culture Amp
Federal Reserve Bank
Mölyncke Health Care
Rakuten
Cisco
Dynacare
Johnson & Johnson
Pearson Education
Volvo Cars
Canadian Tire
DHI
Government of Canada
Mozilla
Signal49
Keynotes (In-person or virtual) • Fireside chats & onstage conversations • Interactive workshops & breakouts • Custom talks based around your theme
Formats