Meet Jordana
My Mission
Your leaders are your bridge between organizational strategy and execution, and the nexus point of your culture. There is a ripple effect within each leader that extends to their teams, their peers, their leaders, and their customers. My mission is to bring out the best in your current and future leaders so that they can bring out the best in others.
Experience
Jordana Cole is an igniter of leadership and team potential. As a global learning & development leader, leadership development facilitator, certified coach, and applied improviser, Jordana has designed and led L&D strategy, leadership programs, development workshops, courses, teambuilding sessions, and coaching engagements for thousands of individuals around the globe. Her organizational background includes non-profits, higher education, SaaS technology, financial services, and e-commerce.
Jordana is an alumna of the University of Pennslyvania’s Master of Applied Positive Psychology program and has served as an assistant instructor for undergraduate and graduate courses related to positive organizations and human strengths & resilience. Jordana is also certified as a Gallup Strengths Coach and as a facilitator of Inside Out Coaching, the Kevin Eikenberry Group’s From Bud to Boss curriculum, and Fierce Conversations. She has been featured on a variety of podcasts and webinars discussing the connections between well-being, leadership, and organizational success.
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Testimonials
"Jordana's expertise in scaling learning and development within growing organizations is truly invaluable, a fact I've witnessed firsthand. Jordana excels at building the foundational frameworks they need to evolve—a skill that perfectly complements our work at Grit & Gather, where we focus on strategic revenue growth and operational efficiencies for SaaS startups. Her passion for learning and development, coupled with our shared goal of elevating businesses, makes for a dynamic collaboration. I wholeheartedly recommend Jordana to any organization on the cusp of significant growth and eagerly look forward to the chance to work together again soon."
- Gretchen R. | Founder & CEO | Grit & Gather
"Jordana has been an invaluable asset to my business and my personal growth. I came to Jordana with a big idea and a small amount of skill. She effortlessly helped me to turn my passion into a viable product. Working with Jordana to design and build a workshop has been exciting and inspiring. What started as a simple workshop is quickly turning into my signature offering from which many other products will be created. Jordana has skillfully guided me through the creation of an experience that is engaging and meaningful while emphatically keeping it true to my vision and voice. Jordana understands how to incorporate the technical needs of a workshop without allowing it to feel formulaic. This is all done with the skill of an L&D expert and the empathy of a coach. As my idea became more real so did my fear. Jordana helped me navigate the emotional side of this project with as much care and attention as the technical side. Also with humor. A lot of humor."
- Shelby C. | Executive Coach | yourkeyforward.com
"Jordana is simply the best. She's partnered with our company more times than I can count to both design and facilitate workshops for our leaders, and create content and learning strategies for multiple iterations of our leadership development program. The best part about working with Jordana is working with Jordana. She is magnetic, professional, and operates with a contagious energy that pulls you into her coaching and/or content and makes the learning actually stick.
The workshops she's facilitated are often rated as the most impactful/interesting to our leaders, and we get requests for more of her workshops frequently. Recently, Jordana consulted with us for the design of learning paths for specific skills and the output was highly detailed, thoughtful, actionable, and included various suggestions for how we can iterate future versions. I always learn so much from working with Jordana and could not recommend her more."
- Libby Fiumara Kingston | Principal Program Manager, Leadership & Learning | expel.com
“My time spent in coaching with Jordana has been the most impactful and meaningful investment that I've made for myself, my team, and my peers. Because of the work I've done with her, I am a better Leader which has resulted in a stronger and more engaged Leadership Team. The insights that I gained through my coaching conversations with Jordana have helped me to face some of my toughest career challenges head-on and with better outcomes than I would have had otherwise.
She encourages me to dig deeper and think about things through new and different lenses while also challenging me with the tough questions and the space to work to find the answers. Knowing that I have time set aside for myself with Jordana is one of the things that has kept me going and growing through times of tremendous change and uncertainty. I cannot speak highly enough about Jordana, her approach, and the way that she supports and encourages continued growth for individuals and teams.”
- Ashley D. | Supply Chain Manager | customink.com
"I've been partnering with Jordana to build out a new, innovative coaching product at our company. Jordana has a deep wealth of knowledge in the best practices around leadership development and coaching. Her work is extremely thorough and thoughtful. I've really enjoyed getting to collaborate with Jordana - her energy creates excitement and expansiveness toward real progress."
- Megan G. | Head of Learning | getcampfire.com
"Jordana was and is an integral part of my leadership development. She helped me learn strategies to navigate difficult conversations with employees, ensuring both parties could engage in constructive conversation, and walk away with clarity. With Jordana’s help, I was able to stretch my skills and continue my path of leadership development."
- Julie C. | Chief Sales Officer
"Jordana's facilitation of our recent board retreat was nothing short of exceptional. Having participated in numerous board meetings throughout my career, this one truly stood out both in its strategic design and the skillful way it was conducted. Jordana’s incredible facilitation kept us focused on our agenda, while providing ways to respectfully and constructively navigate differing perspectives. By the end of two days, we achieved two ambitious outcomes: we aligned around a clear vision for the next 3-5 years and developed a solid first draft of our annual goals and KPIs. If you're looking for a partner to help you accelerate your association's strategy in a collaborative, results-oriented, and energetic setting, contact Jordana. I can't recommend her enough as an investment in your organization's future."
- Abigail Markward, Executive Director, ASCRS Foundation and ASOA