Jen Stevie
Leadership Coach and Facilitator

I help frontline and senior leaders build confidence that lasts, through coaching, facilitation and practical learning.

Based in Auckland, New Zealand
Available from January 2027.

Email me: Jen@JenStevie.com

Recent results

At Rio Tinto, I am the main facilitator and coach for the Frontline Leadership Development Programme in New Zealand.

  • 100 managers developed across nine cohorts

  • 84 full days of in-person training

  • About 380 one-to-one coaching sessions

  • Confidence in leadership rose from 36% to 99%

  • Understanding of leadership skills rose from 28% to 96%

  • Participants gave a recommendation score (NPS) of +78

Participants rated my coaching and facilitation 4.88 out of 5.

What I love teaching

  • Self-awareness, communication and feedback

  • Psychological safety and difficult conversations

  • Coaching with the GROW model, delegation, prioritisation and change

  • Personality styles with DiSC

Credentials

  • Diploma in Professional Coaching, Southern Institute of Technology

  • CliftonStrengths Top 5: Individualisation, Strategic, Maximiser, Activator and Self-Assurance

  • Certified yoga teacher, bringing body-aware coaching tools

  • Yale, The Science of Wellbeing

  • MIT, ULab: Leading from the Emerging Future

My background

  • 25 years across law, government, recruitment, project delivery and leadership development

  • 13 years of leadership coaching, facilitation and training

  • Led team offsites in France (2018) and Italy (2019) for international technology company iwantmyname

  • Former Branch President of the International Coaching Federation

  • Author of Courage: Tales and Tools to Master Your Mind, an Amazon #7 bestseller

  • Fluent in German and English, with work rights across the EU and Australia

I am open to

  • In-house Leadership Coach

  • Leadership Development Lead

  • Organisational Development or Learning and Development partner

Let’s talk

From 2027 onwards, I am looking for an in-house leadership coaching or executive training and development role in Auckland. If your team needs an experienced coach or facilitator who builds confidence that lasts, I would love to talk.

Jen@JenStevie.com
[Call → calendly.com/jenstevie/30]

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“You create an environment where people are encouraged to question, think for themselves and take ownership of their learning.”
Senior leadership team, Rio Tinto

“You have a great ability to get people relaxed, which is not easy for us bankers, I can tell you. You gave our team fantastic tools on how to get our brain working for us.”
Stephen Broad-Paul, Managing Partner, BNZ

Projects

Courage: Tales and Tools to Master Your Mind (2024)
A book of true stories and practical tools for understanding fear, changing your thinking and taking action. It reached Amazon #7 at launch.

Cash poor? Student life? Jobless?
I got you, get the free dyslexia-friendly workbook here. [Link: Get the book]

The Human CV: Beyond Titles and Labels (2025)
19 video interviews with leaders and makers about the human skills behind their achievements.
[Link: Watch on YouTube]

Clarity Day (2026)
A decision-making day using a coaching toolkit built over a decade leadership and self-development work. Founders & stakeholders come together and make progress they could have not done by themselves.

“I have been blown away by her ability to connect personally with each participant and deliver learning in a way that is unique, practical, relatable and conversation based.”
Hayley N., Leadership Development Specialist, Australia

“We did staff surveys. You boosted our team engagement from 40% to 80% in only 3 days.”
Lenz, CEO, Portugal

How I work

I read the room, notice the patterns and say what others are thinking.

I teach with whiteboards, live demonstrations, role-play and real practice.

In one-to-one coaching, I am strong at reframing, finding fresh solutions and building accountability between leaders, stakeholders and their teams.

My materials are dyslexia-friendly, so every person in the room can follow and join in.

Despite being born in Germany, my clients constantly mention that they love my sense of humour and how I can ease even the most stressful situations 😂!