Bio
Jan Kaderly is the founder of Brave Bird Consulting that helps purpose-driven organizations develop strategies that stake a claim, galvanize people, and leave a mark on the world.
For 25 years, Jan has led major change in large and complex organizations. Whether it's leading an award-winning global campaign that led to a U.S. ivory ban, overhauling digital infrastructure and citizen engagement programs, or redefining the identity of an organization, Jan’s work has been transformational.
Organizations emerge prepared to lead of millions of people to action, use systems to develop better relationships, and understand themselves in new ways that inspire pride and growth.
This type of disruptive change has never been a victory march. It has always encountered resistance. Now, Jan is taking her knack for rigorous methodology and commitment to learning from the very best thinkers to help organizations understand and embrace resistance.
Jan regularly speaks at conferences and lectures at universities including New York University, Columbia, and the University of Connecticut.
Jan was raised on farms: soybeans in Ohio, cotton and sheep in the Texas panhandle. She was a lucky beneficiary of affordable higher education: bachelor's degrees from the University of Texas and a master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania (thanks to a fellowship). Jan’s life passions: understanding what makes collectives succeed and fail, elderly dogs, cooking dumplings, and singing wildly out of key.
