Jill Schulman

About Jill Schulman

Jill Schulman, CSP, helps leaders and teams identify and overcome the fear that limits performance and potential. Hesitation replaces decisiveness. Innovation stalls. Accountability weakens. Her research shows that bravery is not a personality trait. It is a skill. When trained and operationalized, it becomes a competitive advantage.Jill is an Expert in the Science of Bravery and a keynote speaker who helps Fortune 500 organizations operationalize bravery as a competitive advantage. She has delivered more than 1,500 keynotes and leadership programs worldwide and holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation, awarded to the top tier of professional speakers globally. Jill partners primarily with Fortune 500 organizations in life sciences and financial services to build:• Strong ownership• Resilient teams• Cultures where accountability drives measurable resultsCommon challenges she helps solve:• Teams that hesitate to speak up• Leaders who avoid hard conversations, weakening trust and performance• Cultures where accountability feels punitive instead of empowering• High performers who quietly play small despite their potential Jill holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and is the author of The Bravery Effect, a practical exploration of how courageous thinking fuels extraordinary performance. Jill is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran; she blends military leadership with positive psychology research to deliver high-energy, story-driven keynotes with tools leaders can implement immediately. Jill is a contributor to Forbes, Psychology Today, and Fast Company. Her work has also been featured in Thrive Global and SUCCESS Magazine. She has appeared on FOX, NBC, ABC, and CBS News as a trusted voice on bravery, leadership, and performance. Based in Southern California, Jill travels globally for conferences, leadership summits, and corporate events focused on performance, sales, accountability, and growth.

Experience

1. Principal

   Breakthrough Leadership Group Llc

   Oct 2013 — Present · San Clemente, CA, US

   Breakthrough Leadership Group, LLC is a leadership and organizational development company that empowers leaders to break through to unprecedented levels of performance through talent development. Breakthrough Leadership Group is drastically different than other consulting or training companies– Our focus is on how learning is applied to improve performance AFTER the training. This is where the training will “stick” and make a difference in performance. The most important part of developing new skills and behaviors are the results that follow. We specialize in making sure that these behaviors are cemented in your organization. The most important part of developing new skills and behaviors are the results that follow. We don’t leave after our training seminars and wish you the best of luck. We don’t leave until we impact performance. Are you serious about leadership development that affects meaningful change that will lead to outcomes that are extraordinary? Call us. This is the kind of work that fires us up. This is what we love to do. If you’re looking for someone to teach leadership classes to “check the box” with no implementation after, we’re not the company for you. The Breakthrough Leadership Topics that we specialize in are: • Situational Leadership II (by The Ken Blanchard Company)• Employee Engagement & Organizational Culture• Leadership Fundamentals for Leaders (First Time Manager Program by the Ken Blanchard Company)• Sales Management Innovation• Coaching Skills for Leaders (Corporate Coach U)• Leading High Performance Teams (5 Dysfunctions of a Team)• Executive CoachingListen to my interview on the topic of How Marine Corps Leadership lessons apply to Corporate American at http://keystoconsciousbusinessgrowth.com/user/jill.schulman/

Education

• University of San Diego

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Communication Studies

  1992 — 1996

• University of Pennsylvania

  Masters in Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP), Positive Psychology