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Jennifer Sutherland

What do I do?

I am an accomplished talent development executive, with organizational culture and change management as supplemental strengths. I link training to business requirements enabling significant impact on customer and financial results within a strong learning culture. I coach and lead others to implement successful training initiatives in results-based learning environments.

With proven leadership skills and business acumen, I make an immediate impact in complex business environments. I have worked with various industries and various organization types and sizes. I have worked with young professionals (including high school student mentees), as well as senior executives to maximize their talent.

Sutherland Talent Solutions provides talent development consulting to both organizations and individuals.

Reach your fullest POTENTIAL

Professional and personal development for individuals

Maximize your career development and professional advancement. Let Sutherland Talent Solutions help you improve your career development by providing consulting for career path growth, resume reviews, or interviewing preparation. We also provide expertise on networking skills, personal branding and overcoming imposter syndrome!

DEVELOP your team’s talent with TRAINING

Training & development consulting for organizations

Let Sutherland Talent Solutions focus on your organization's training initiatives so you can focus on meeting your business objectives. We offer a wide variety of ways to help your business, such as consulting for strategic implementations, onboarding, leadership development, remote management, training design and delivery, learning management systems and sales training.

My Expertise

Change management

Helping organizations - and individuals - to adapt and thrive through organizational changes. Through systemic change management principles, including identifying and developing change champions, to build organizational resilience to the inevitable challenges associated with future changes.

Project management

20+ years of experience related to planning, organizing and managing training programs and teams, including multiple simultaneous initiatives. Managing projects effectively, on time and under budget and often with limited resources is critical in today's environment

Leadership development

Designing and implementing successful leadership development strategies, from new people leaders to senior leaders to high potential (hipo) programs, allows organizations to focus on running their business while the leaders manage the talent that does the work.

Coaching

Providing thoughtful, actionable feedback is a key element of any coaching program. Understanding the intentional outcome of the coaching allows the coach to deliver constructive input that can be implemented quickly and will generate long term behavioral change.

Learning Management System (LMS) Implementation

Choosing the right LMS is a difficult choice, but implementing the LMS in a streamlined approach with a successful launch takes a plan. Experience in several LMS platforms, as well as 2 successful implementations and a successful migration can be the help your organization needs when selecting a new LMS.

Onboarding Programs

An employee's first experience with an organization should reinforce and validate that they made the right decision. Creating that engaging, interactive, welcoming and informational first experience takes thoughtful planning and a coordination of resources.

LinkedIn Recommendations from colleagues and clients

  • "I had the pleasure of working with Jennifer at KellyConnect, where she significantly raised the performance and stature of our Training & Development team, bringing an unparalleled level of energy, excitement and capability to the practice. Jennifer worked to build strong business relationships and partnerships across business units, leveraging our training and development assets for the greater good of Kelly. As an inspirational and motivational business leader, Jennifer has both the vision and fortitude to execute effectively and operationalize new ideas and concepts. I would consider it an honor to work with Jennifer again at any time in the future."

    Jeff Chrisofis (Vice President, KellyConnect Business Unit)

  • “Jennifer is a wonderful resource on the topic of Imposter Syndrome. I had her speak to my job seekers group and she wowed us with her passion and knowledge on the topic. I look forward to partnering with her again and appreciate how giving she has been with her time.”

    Tami Palmer (Career and Life Coach for Mid-Career Professionals)

  • “Jennifer brings a tremendous amount of enthusiasm to every project that she works on. She possesses strong leadership qualities -- from taking the initiative to providing a vision and encouraging team members to work together to accomplish a shared goal. Jennifer is always ready to contribute and make a difference.”

    Bridget Hurd (Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Inclusion and Diversity at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan)

  • “I've worked with Jennifer as part of our ATD leadership team. She has excellent leadership skills, a passion for helping others, and deep knowledge of the L&D profession, which makes her the first person I'd pick to run any training department.”

    Chip Reaves (Bigger-Brains: Building Uniquely Engaging eLearning Courses)

  • "She is one of the most dedicated, passionate, enthusiastic leaders I’ve ever met. She is driven, results oriented, focused on her team, clients and the business. Very strategic, she sees the big picture and is able to think and work at the tactical level as well. She lights up every meeting, room or call with her engaging and fun personality. Goal oriented, she assesses situations and figures out how to make things happen. She has strong presentation and communication skills."

    Kathy Ogurek (Vice President - IT & Security)

  • "Thoughtful. Thorough. Leader. These are three words I often use to describe Jen as a person and in the workplace. She has been a tremendous asset to the organization both in terms of her expertise in Training and Development, but also as an affinity group chair. Jen is always full of ideas and ready to solve a problem. Her demeanor is cheerful, fun, and generates positivity from others."

    Morgan elZanib (Global Pricing | Systems Strategist | Millennial Leader | Data-Driven & Strategic | High Retention People Leader)

  • "Her ability to lead with intelligence, technical knowledge and prowess and her passion for developing people is astounding. I found her to be thorough, professional and all the time creating an atmosphere that is fun and comfortable. Jennifer places a high value on integrity and respect for her colleagues."

    Earl Hardy (Project Coordinator at KellyConnect)

  • "Jennifer was a pleasure to work for, and to collaborate with. She was always open to hearing others’ ideas and then giving direct actionable feedback. Her experience level with the industry and her dedication to continued learning for herself, and her direct reports, are a few of the reasons I highly recommend Jennifer."

    Angela Lanneau (Project Manager, Learning & Development Program Leader, Experienced People Leader)

  • "She is a champion to every project and a wonderful role model and mentor. She raises those around her and brings an engagement to every activity. Her leadership style and personal approach to the projects we worked on together encouraged excellence and a positive atmosphere. Jennifer has an ability to be honest and direct in providing feedback that is constructive and supportive. Jennifer is a fine example of the kind of leader I hope to be some day."

    Hallie Richter (Detail oriented IT Project Manager)

  • "Jennifer helped lead sales force training efforts. I was always impressed with her responsiveness, communication skills, and follow-through. She is definitely one of those people that you can count on to see a task through to the finish. While Jennifer was in our sales force development area, I personally witnessed a transformation in the quality of training."

    Aaron MacDonald (Chief Strategy Officer)

  • "She is a breath of fresh air with her energy and positive outlook when it comes to training. Sometimes training can be daunting when it comes to certain topics, but Jenn always finds a way to make them engaging and lively."

    Jenny Gill (Senior HR/Program Manager)

  • "Jennifer has a passion for developing others. She looks to help individuals achieve their goals, whether they are personal or professional in nature. A promoter of professional development, Jennifer's involvement in professional organizations has allowed her to gain additional experience and skills to lead others to success. As a coach, leader, and mentor, she is always sure to provide constructive feedback to encourage and guide others in achieving their goals."

    Heidi Saucier (Manager, Provider Training)

  • "She provides great structure and direction to any training efforts, which often just start with an idea. She's quickly able to make them tangible."

    Joanna Skrzypek (Manager, HCV Strategy & Planning at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan)