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Jen Buck in the Media

Award-Winning Keynote Speaker  •  Leadership Expert  •  Bestselling Author

For nearly three decades, Jen Buck’s work has reached audiences through keynote stages, books, podcasts, interviews, and conversations about leadership, human behavior, workplace culture, and women’s leadership.

Featured Media & Conversations

Podcast promotional image featuring keynote speaker Jen Buck on Talk To Me with Michael Angelo Caruso discussing her speaking career and supporting women in the speaking industry.

"Talk To Me" With Michael Angelo Caruso

Jen Buck joins Michael Angelo Caruso to talk about building a lasting speaking career, what it takes to thrive in the industry, and her commitment to supporting women in professional speaking.

Podcast promotional image featuring Jen Buck on Engage Presents discussing leadership and her experience leading teams across corporate, nonprofit, social, and political sectors.

Engage Presents

Jen Buck joins Engage President and co-founder Jake Olson for a conversation about leadership, building teams across dramatically different environments, and the experiences that shaped her approach to leading people.

Podcast promotional image featuring leadership keynote speaker Jen Buck on Relationships At Work discussing the future of leadership development.

Relationships At Work

Jen Buck joins host Russel Lolacher to explore the future of leadership development and how organizations can better prepare leaders for the evolving needs of people and the workplace.

Podcast promotional image featuring leadership keynote speaker Jen Buck on The Digital Executive discussing how leaders build world-class teams through trust, vulnerability, and human-centered leadership.

The Digital Executive

Jen Buck joins host Brian Thomas to discuss building world-class teams and creating cultures of trust and vulnerability—even in high-stakes environments.

Podcast promotional image featuring keynote speaker Jen Buck on SPEAKPact with Antoniette Roze discussing the power of speaking, authenticity, preparation, and creating positive impact.

SpeakPact with Antoniette Roze

Jen Buck joins Antoniette Roze for a conversation about the transformative power of speaking, the importance of preparation and authenticity, and using your voice to create meaningful impact.

Podcast promotional image featuring leadership keynote speaker Jen Buck on The Dental Economist Show discussing how great leaders are developed, generational differences, assertive communication, and leadership development.

The Dental Economist Show

Jen Buck joins host Mike Huffaker to explore how great leaders are developed, bridging generational differences, communicating assertively, and why professional development remains essential to effective leadership.

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Books

In The News

Jen Buck has been interviewed, featured, and covered by national, regional, and industry media throughout her career—from conversations about leadership, business, and the workplace to coverage of her humanitarian and community work.

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Awards & Recognition

2026
Smart Meetings Best of Stage  
Energizing Agent 

2025
Top 100 Speakers to Watch
Motivator Music 

2024
Top 100 Speakers to Watch
Motivator Music 

2001 
Speaker of the Year
National Seminars

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Media Assets

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Professional Headshots

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On Stage

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Official Bio

Jen Buck is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and creator of Leadership for Modern Humans, a leadership philosophy built around one defining reality: people have changed faster than leadership has.

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For more than 28 years, Jen has delivered over 10,000 presentations to more than one million people worldwide, combining neuroscience, human behavior, storytelling, humor, music, and audience participation to create leadership experiences people don't simply hear—they feel.

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Before taking the keynote stage, Jen spent a decade helping launch Discover Card during its high-growth years as a Leadership Development Trainer. She later served as a Chief Operating Officer, Chief Communications Officer, Chief of Staff, and nonprofit founder, giving her firsthand experience leading people through growth, uncertainty, reinvention, and change.

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Recognized with the 2026 Smart Meetings Smart Speaker Award, named one of the Top 100 Speakers to Watch in 2024 and 2025, and the author or contributing author of 10 books, including five bestsellers and an award-winning title, Jen helps leaders create trust, strengthen culture, inspire ownership, and build the kind of leadership modern humans actually want to follow.

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Let's start a conversation

Looking for a keynote speaker, media guest, podcast interview, or leadership expert? Connect with Jen Buck and her team to start the conversation.

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