TESTIMONIALS
“By working with Jeanne I've developed into a calm, thoughtful leader. She taught me to lead, to listen and to hold people accountable.”
CEO
Health Care Company
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“I loved working with Jeanne Blake. She is an outstanding executive coach and professional, who is full of insights and conversant with the world of medicine and science. She is enthusiastic, energetic, and thoughtful, and has an uncanny ability to push you to do your very best in a positive and encouraging manner. This helped me hone skills and develop new ones where lacking, while respecting my autonomy and refining my own style.”
Jose Florez, MD, PhD
Diabetes Unit, Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Associate Member, Broad Institute
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“As an executive coach, Jeanne brings extraordinary insight, skills and organizational savvy to her work. She is not afraid to push her clients out of their comfort zones, which has resulted in visible professional growth among our leaders. Jeanne is results oriented and her work with our organization is highly regarded.”
Vice President of Human Resources
Leading Healthcare Company
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“Jeanne’s deep understanding of how to present complex scientific information to diverse audiences was eye-opening and very helpful. She worked diligently with our leadership team to help us improve our skills and execute a highly successful global event.”
Jim Burns, PhD
Head of the Sanofi-Genzyme R&D Center
Head of Sanofi’s Boston R&D Hub
“Jeanne Blake brought unique insights to how I communicate with an audience. Her contributions ranged broadly from visual presentation of content to strategies on how to best engage an audience. Jeanne’s experience and skills will help anyone committed to improving their presentation skills meet their goals!”
Anthony Johnson, MD, President and CEO
Goldfinch Bio
“Jeanne worked with our leadership team to help craft a compelling story and deliver it in a way that would resonate with our key audiences. She worked effectively with different personalities and communication styles, tailoring the training to meet their specific needs. Thanks to her expertise, her thoughtful approach, and the artful way she delivered feedback, our team emerged from her training sessions with vastly improved presentation skills, telling a crisper and more memorable story with confidence and credibility!”
Naomi Aoki, Vice President, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
Syros Pharmaceuticals
“Jeanne has a unique gift for helping people organize and communicate complex information. Her extraordinary ability to distill key points from a sea of data enables me to fine-tune my message and create clear, focused presentations that truly engage the audience. By working with Jeanne, I now find presenting a relaxed, enjoyable, and fulfilling experience.”
John Bernard, MD, Clinical Study Director
Sanofi Oncology
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“Jeanne’s decades of media experience, and her deep knowledge of science and medicine, sets her apart from other coaches. She skillfully helps our faculty connect with their audiences with confidence through clear and compelling presentations.”
Paula A. Johnson, MD, MPH, Former Chief, Division of Women’s Health
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
“Jeanne is a highly effective presentation coach. She taught me to connect with and engage audiences of all sizes by communicating sometimes complex information clearly and concisely. She helps me find my own voice and my own style. As a result of our coaching, I am significantly more at ease when speaking - both internally and externally, which has helped create greater visibility for the firm.”
Paul Ayoub, Partner, Executive Committee
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
“We organized [Partners in Health’s] story, conveying it clearly, concisely, and powerfully. Jeanne helped to bring the visual aspect of the presentation to life with elegantly simple slides. She is a smart, artful professional.”
Giuseppe Raviola, MD, MPH, Director, Mental Health
Programs, Partners in Health
Department of Psychiatry, Boston Children’s Hospital
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“I love to watch Jeanne Blake work her magic whether as an individual (which I have personally experienced), or with a group. It’s one thing to have mastery over the text and how we verbally convey our science. It’s quite another to understand – as Jeanne does – the power of non-verbal communication. Jeanne is a unique coach who has developed tools to empower the presenter to convey meaning, words and in action. Those of us in academics are not usually offered this incredible level of expertise. I learned so much, and from someone who is such a pleasure with whom to work.
Jill Goldstein, PhD, Director of Research
Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine, Harvard Medical School
“Jeanne offered Mastering the Art of High-Impact Presentations to a team of scientists and physicians at Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The feedback was resoundingly positive. Scientists often dive into the details of a story, forgetting the gestalt. Jeanne taught us how to transmit knowledge clearly and succinctly how to keep the audience interested. In a series of hands-on videotaped exercises, Jeanne also demonstrated how to use body language to our advantage.”
Emily Jacobs, PhD
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
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"Jeanne Blake delivered a fascinating presentation, Connecting to Influence, to our national sales team. She offered thoughtful insights about how to connect and build trust - based on her deep experience in leadership communication. We learned many proven strategies that will help us be more effective in supporting our customers and partners."
Rima Alameddine, VP, Enterprise Sales
Nvidia
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“Jeanne facilitated our annual leadership meeting with exceptional skill. Her command of complex information, and her interviewing expertise, helped to make it a very valuable day for our 120+ participants.”
Thomas Croswell, President and Chief Operating Officer
Tufts Health Plan
“Jeanne Blake is a gifted and talented communicator. She expertly facilitated a series of challenging panel discussions on concussions. Jeanne moderated the discussion with poise and intelligence enabling all viewpoints to be heard and respected.”