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April 16, 2025 52 mins

 ABOUT OUR GUEST:  

Jenny Mitchell is an executive coach, a podcaster, and a published author who is on a mission to help people have more meaningful conversations. She is a lifelong learner who holds an executive coaching degree from Royal Roads University, a CFRE fundraising designation, and a Doctor of Musical Arts from SUNY Stony Brook in piano performance. 

Jenny is the Founder & CEO of Chavender, a sought-after partner for companies in Canada and the U.S. in the areas of executive coaching, mentorship, talent development, succession planning and group coaching in both non-profit and corporate settings. Jenny’s engaging style makes her a sought-after keynote speaker, having presented at major Fundraising Leadership Conferences (AFP, CAGP, AHP, Planet Philanthropy, bbcon) across North America as well as for the Government of Canada and corporate America. She fulfills her mission to help #2s become #1’s in work and life through both one-on-one and group coaching experiences for women leaders. 

CONNECT WITH JENNY 

Website: https://chavender.com/ 

Personal Social Media: LinkedIn  Twitter(X) 

Business Social Media:  Facebook   YouTube 

Watch Jenny's Interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQSf21jq5NE

 

EPISODE AND EMPOWERING WOMEN IN INDUSTRY LINKS 

Book:  Embracing Ambition – Empowering Women to Step Out, Be Seen, and Lead 

Embrace Ambition Conference 

Book: The Big Leap 

Empowering Women in Industry Membership 

Empowering Women in Industry Magazine 

Empowering Women in Industry Website 

Empowering Women in Industry Virtual Events 

 

QUOTES AND KEY TAKEAWAYS 

“I have never gone wrong on betting on myself.” 

“Confidence is having the trust and knowing in your abilities that even when you’re in a situation that you don’t understand that you can trust yourself to figure it out.” 

“Helping Number 2s become Number 1s in work and life. They get some competent as a Number 2 they never get to access their place of genius.  They get stuck or pigeonholed.” 

“As soon as you identify something as a problem, it’s attached to a threat. Versus calling it ‘solution strategy’ which immediately puts it in their prefrontal cortex. Immediately has it as ‘What options do I have?’ “ 

Glass Cliff Assignment: “Brought in as a last chance candidate to a position because no one else in their right mind would take it.” 

Visionary: “Successful women tend to be able to see something with potential before others see it and be able to bring others along.” 

“We need to find a way to use and leverage our social capital (our political capital) for our own uses because we are really good at doing it for others.” 

“How can you change your relationship to self doubt? If you accepted from

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