226: Jennifer Kahnweiler: A Lady Who Leads The Quiet Majority Of The World

Published: Dec. 10, 2014, 5:01 a.m.

b"Todays guest\\xa0 is a professional speaker and author who helps introverts lead with quiet confidence.\\xa0 She shows the no shouter, quiet types that they can hold their own in the business world and lead by example\\nHer bestselling books, The Introverted Leader: Building on Your Quiet Strength, Quiet Influence and the Introvert\\u2019s Guide to Making a Difference have sold over 60,000 copies and been translated into eleven languages.\\nHer 35-year journey to become an expert on introverts included jobs as an elementary school counselor, university administrator, federal government program director, and career coach.\\nShe has deepened her knowledge and appreciation for introverts through her work as a learning and development professional working inside leading organizations such as GE, AT&T, NASA , the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam, and the CDC, where she became committed to championing quieter people, by helping organizations recognize and value them, and by helping them step confidently into leadership roles.\\nShe is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), granted to only 8% of the National Speaker\\u2019s Association even though she attended her first National Speakers Association convention in San Diego just seven years ago.\\nShe has been hooked on NSA ever since.\\nBut that isn't all as also being a wife, and mother of two daughters she will have al the same issues and time restraints that family places on us all.\\nSo how does she manage to deliver such high quality work, for such varied organisations?\\nAnd if she had to choose what element of her work gives her most satisfaction and enjoyment, speaking, writing, or seeing an introvert blossom into a leader of note which would she go for?\\nWell lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots, with the one and only Jennifer Kahnweiler."