Leadership Coach
transformational Coach
author & speaker
Step into your true potential with our transformational leadership coaching programs, workshops and retreats. For three decades, I’ve helped executives and leaders build companies, create high-performing teams, navigate change, have collaborative workplaces, grow exponentially and achieve remarkable goals.
Together, we’ll create a roadmap to your highest vision, empowering you to lead with authenticity, confidence, and measurable impact.
Let's uplevel your leadership and achieve your vision together.
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Terry Terhark, CEO The NXThing RPO
Jen Todd was life and career changing for me. I was able to identify my purpose, a clear connected and meaningful vision, understand who I am, what I am destined to do and how to get there with clarity and focus I have never seen before.
Donna Basil - President of Inspiring Leaders (retired Principal and Teacher)
Jen helped me launch my coaching business and realize my UNTAPPED POTENTIAL! Not only did I get coaching structures, protocols, tools and role modeling, but Jen also guided me through a major transition to a whole new purpose-driven career and phase of life. She increased my confidence, trust in myself and showed me a hidden treasure buried inside of me. We established a beautiful bond. Jen understood me better than almost anyone in my life and saw what I could be! I feel so blessed and grateful for the coaching experience with her.
Micheal - Assistant Vice President, Fortune 100 Company
There is a distinct difference in my leaders that were trained and developed by breakthrough partners. The team has increased confidence and skills in coaching, influencing executives, and designing and facilitating impactful change with all levels in the organization. Their increase in effectiveness as change leaders has been an advantage and key success factor in achieving our organizational goals.
Jenny Friedle, Online Service Manager
I thank and credit Jen Todd for helping me get to the level of Zen I am in today….figuring out my career/life/health balance has really paid off in the years following our coaching sessions. It really shifted the course of my life.
Stephen - Senior Manager – Technology and Operation, Fortune 100 Financial Services Co
My experience with leadership transformation sessions with breakthrough partners was not only critical to our organization’s future success, but it was personally one of the only times in my career where I felt fully energized, engaged and able to bring my whole self to work. It was a life-changing experience.
Elizabeth Roll, Director
Jen Todd reminds me of Flavia Weedn’s words, “Some people come into our lives and leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never ever the same.” Coaching with Jen was the beginning of a transformational pivot in my life and work and she will always hold a special place in my journey. I more fully engage in my work, create a greater impact and found deeper fulfillment.
Jack Elsey - Chief Innovation and Incubation Officer, Chicago Public Schools
Jen has the unique ability to motivate significant professional growth through the right combination of insightful questions, just-in-time resources, and honest feedback. Her supportive-yet-accountable approach ensured that, even during the toughest weeks, I still carved out the necessary time and focus on my own professional growth. I highly endorse Jen for anyone seeking a coaching catalyst for improvement.
Liz - Director of Organization Effectiveness
Jen Todd is an outstanding facilitator of sustainable personal and group transformations. She has an acute sense of interpersonal/group dynamics and is able to intervene just the right moment to ensure that the right conversations are addressed and the organization, team or individuals live up to their highest potential. Jen is truly a “Breakthrough Partner” in every sense of the word- she not only helped our team and organization breakthrough, she helped me personally reach extraordinary results.
I founded Breakthrough Partners to bring together everything I’ve learned over the past 30 years—coaching, consulting, systems change, organization development, team effectiveness, leadership and personal growth—into one collaborative space.
Through this company, I partner with purpose-driven organizations, leaders, and teams to create real, sustainable transformation—from the inside out. Together with a trusted network of expert collaborators, we design experiences that shift culture, deepen leadership, and align personal growth with professional success.
Breakthrough Partners is one expression of my larger mission: to help people lead with more purpose, presence, and impact in every area of life and work.
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Executives and Leaders in Companies or Non-Profits that want more Achievement, Collaboration and Well-Being for their organization, teams, and themselves.
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People Leaders and Change Makers who want greater Impact, Influence and Well-Being for their clients, teams, stakeholders and themselves
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Professionals seeking a purpose-driven career change or launch as a new business owner or mission entrepreneur.
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It's been an incredible journey and honor to work with thousands of leaders and organizations around the world for the last 30 years. As an Executive and Leadership Coach, I help people transform their missions, teams, lives and achieve their highest visions and goals. I mix organization and leadership strategies with psychology and holistic personal change for people to experience more impact, success and well-being in their work lives. I'm also a published author and speaker.
My super power is shifting tricky dysfunctional patterns in people, groups and systems to have profound LIFE CHANGING IMPACT.
I have a Psychology degree from Michigan State University, a Masters in Organization Development from Pepperdine. My work is grounded in Gestalt coaching and consulting from the Institute of Cleveland and I’ve served as guest faculty there. I’m trained in coaching approaches with New Ventures West, Positive Intelligence, Best Year Yet and trauma-informed practices with Bessel van der Kolk. I’m certified in Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), the house model and as a Grief Coach Education.
Prior to starting my business, I held Senior Leadership, Consulting, HR and Operations roles at Allstate, Arthur Andersen, Deloitte and AON Consulting.
After dealing with loss of my parents, single parenting and pandemic stress, I dove into many mind-heart-body-soul wellness methods which are now embedded into my whole self approach to well-being.
I went on purpose journey to start a girls and women's empowerment mission in rural Africa, which led me to adopting my beautiful daughter and developing a purpose roadmap process that is now offered to clients (see my free roadmap below!) I’ve partnered with leaders from the United Nations Women, Word Vision, CARE, churches and non-profits to uplift women and people of color around the globe - my passion!
Frolicking on my boat or the beach with lots of sunshine.
Engrossed in personal and spiritual growth.
Hosting gatherings and retreats at my lakehouse.
Hanging with my beloved tween daughter Kenya.
This book is a daily guide of short inspirational wisdom, affirmative prayers, and mantras to get you centered and connect you to your soul. There are 30 days of readings that only take 2- 3 minutes each day to give you peace and an elevated perspective.
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Daily Nuggets of Truth
This sweet children's book is about the life of my dear Mom, Jude, a great mother, grandmother and friend to all. Through the actions of her life, we learn the ABC's of giving unconditional love. The book engages little readers in reflection questions to apply the virtues of loving others to their own life.
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For the Love of Jude
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If you work in an organization, you will be interested in my large scale change success story that transformed a 10,000 person division of a Fortune 100 Financial Services Company. >
Wisdom, insights and strategies for leaders and change makers who want growth, purpose, well-being and a positive people impact.
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