About Jennifer
Jen Ellis brings over 25 years of leadership experience from her work with a global non-profit...
Speaker Testimonials
"Jen Ellis is a dynamic speaker who brings real-life examples of leadership..."
My Mission
Are you the type of leader you would want to follow?
Great leadership isn’t complicated, but it must be authentic, because people follow people, not titles.
After 25 years in a global non-profit—and her own journey through chronic PTSD and moral injury caused by poor leadership—Jen discovered that pain can be transformed into wholeness, and weakness into strength.
She equips those in military, law enforcement, and healthcare roles to lead from wholeness, respond wisely to brokenness, and restore what’s been lost. Her presentations give leaders practical tools to rebuild trust, repair relationships, and create a lasting influence.
"Jen Ellis is a dynamic speaker who brings real-life examples of leadership, showing both authentic and positive leadership and the consequences when leadership lacks character."
Jim Molenaar | Farm Succession Coordinator, MN Dept. of Ag
About Jennifer
Jen Ellis brings over 25 years of leadership experience from her work with a global non-profit based in Australia. Her leadership roles spanned anti-trafficking work, communication, hospitality and events, and various training programs.
Her work took her to more than 20 countries and included helping guide the organization through a season of exponential growth—expanding from 60 to over 500 staff across multiple nations—before witnessing its later rapid decline.
These experiences gave Jen a front-row seat to both the impact of healthy leadership and the damage caused when authority is misused. Her insights are shaped not only by what she has observed but also by what she has lived—having both contributed and received leadership that was constructive and, at other times, damaging. With authenticity and practicality, she helps leaders discover how to lead from a whole soul and repair brokenness when it occurs.
In 2024, Jen and her Australian husband returned to the family farm in Minnesota to begin a new chapter. When not working, she enjoys gardening, painting, writing, wrangling their puppy, catching up with friends over coffee and good food, and connecting with her four adult children and two grandchildren.
Jennifer's Talks
Nobody Follows a Title
Why Being the Leader You’d Want to Follow Matters
In demanding environments such as law enforcement, the military, and healthcare, true leadership is built on influence—not rank. This 45-minute keynote unpacks three truths that elevate leadership from positional authority to personal influence.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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Apply practical strategies for earning and sustaining trust.
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Demonstrate ways to create space for others to lead and contribute effectively.
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Evaluate how embracing accountability strengthens both credibility and team trust.
Attendees will leave with practical tools to increase their influence and become the kind of leader others willingly follow.
A Whole Soul
A Practical Path to Healing Moral Injury
Moral injury is one of the most pressing yet overlooked struggles facing veterans, service members, law enforcement, and health care personnel. In this 45-minute keynote, Jen Ellis shares her personal journey with moral injury and equips audiences with a practical framework for resilience, wholeness, and lasting growth.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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Define moral injury and recognize its symptoms.
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Understand moral injury’s relationship with other forms of trauma.
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Design a four-step framework to begin the process of repair.
(This keynote can be tailored for those affected by moral injury as well as chaplains, counsellors, and caregivers.
Workshop - A Whole Soul
A Practical Path to Healing Moral Injury
In this interactive 90-minute to 2-hour workshop, participants go beyond awareness to actively build a personal framework for healing moral injury. Through guided reflection and practical tools, they’ll identify their own needs, explore the personal impact of moral injury as they reflect on their own story, and develop an actionable plan for repair and resilience
