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Jewel Kinch-Thomas & Greg Thomas

Jewel Kinch-Thomas and Greg Thomas transform corporate cultures, enhancing leadership and team synergy through jazz-inspired methodologies.

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Working with the Jazz Leadership Project has been not only enlightening but has also helped the leaders expand their horizons in a number of areas that they hadn't previously considered. It's opened up ways of thinking that they can apply immediately. Greg and Jewel are both wonderful, very easy to work with, and extremely knowledgeable in jazz and leader development.

Wayne Robinson

Hub Practitioner - Executive Development, Google

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Why you should book Jewel Kinch-Thomas & Greg Thomas for your next event

Enhance inclusion and collaboration using innovative jazz methodologies that resonate deeply with diverse teams, driving unity, collective growth, and a sense of belonging.
Delivered powerful, insightful presentations at leading institutions such as Columbia, Harvard, and Jazz at Lincoln Center, influencing thought leadership, culture, and democratic values on a broad scale.
Trusted by industry giants like Verizon, Google, and JPMorgan Chase for delivering transformative leadership and team development programs that yield tangible results.

Unlock your organization's potential with Jewel Kinch-Thomas and Greg Thomas of the Jazz Leadership Project. Harness the transformative power of jazz to boost leadership capacity, foster team synergy, and enhance inclusion. Trusted by top companies like Verizon, Google, and JPMorgan Chase, their innovative, experiential learning approach delivers dynamic, impactful leadership solutions. Book them for your next event to inspire creativity and drive organizational excellence.

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Keynotes

Keynote by Jewel Kinch-Thomas & Greg Thomas: Deepen Resilience Through Antagonistic Cooperation

Challenges and conflicts are inevitable in the workplace. Antagonistic Cooperation is a principle of jazz music in which challenges and obstacles are viewed as cooperating with, not against, you so you can grow, expand, and refine your skills and perspective. In this powerful presentation, discover how this principle flips the script by shifting from a negative to a positive view, from something that detracts from you to adding or even multiplying your advancement.

Antagonistic Cooperation exemplifies a mindset fueled by curiosity, inquiry, discovery, and willingness to take risks, strengthening the capacity to hold the tensions of complexity, discern with more nuance, and develop a mature mindset.

Key Takeaways:

Challenge, conflict, and competition are basic to the human condition and essential for leadership maturity

Tension and release are key dynamics within Antagonistic Cooperation

In jazz, practices such as trading fours and the cuttin’ contest allow for healthy competition and respectful differences of style and approach

How “reframing” is a powerful perspective shift to face challenges and build resilience

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Keynote by Jewel Kinch-Thomas & Greg Thomas: Your Sound: The Imperative of Distinction

In business,
“Your Sound”
is a leader’s particular way of solving problems and working with others. In jazz, having an identifiable sound is a mark of distinction, valuable because it points to how a musician’s style can be recognized when astute listeners hear them play. This insightful talk reveals how our “sound” brings value to the workplace, allowing each team member to contribute their best and be recognized and respected for their unique contributions.

Your Sound is the authentic expression of one’s voice, style, tone, and presentation. This quality manifests by embracing one's strengths, values, and aspirations. Discovering one's sound sparks creativity and leads to wise creative risks. This quality and practice is an imperative of distinction essential to leveraging your unique value proposition.

Key Takeaways:

Striving for unique differentiation reveals values and clarifies identity

Tone, timing, and tempo are qualities of distinction in music and business

The POET Mindset: PLAY creatively, OBSERVE to refine, EXPERIMENT to innovate, TUNE IN to stakeholders' needs

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Keynote by Jewel Kinch-Thomas & Greg Thomas: The Arc of Mastery Development

The statement
“leaders are made, not born”
points to each person's potential to develop skills and awareness beyond their natural traits. Striving for mastery and excellence can ensure that leaders remain forward-thinking as they strive to become their very best. In this engaging keynote, how jazz masters became great leaders will be a foundation to investigate stages of mastery development:

Apprentice: An open posture of curiosity and wonder is the foundation for all stages

Journeyman: Some degree of proficiency, good but not great

Master Craftsman: Keen ability to express outstanding skills at will with wise spontaneity to fit the situation, circumstance, and setting.

By the presentation’s end, participants will be inspired to go on their own mastery quest.

Key Takeaways:

A mastery quest is a developmental journey, progressing in stages of increasing skill, knowledge, and execution

Great jazz bands demonstrate individual and group mastery

Flow states as fundamental for mastery and elegant excellence

Soulful leadership integrates intellect, emotional intelligence, and wisdom

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Customer Reviews

Wayne Robinson Hub Practitioner - Executive Development, Google

Jazz Leadership Project translated sophisticated leadership development ideas and practices into practical, fun, and metaphorical language that made it easier to understand and apply.

Adam Leonard Google School for Leaders

The Jazz Leadership Project was a fantastic conclusion to our Executive development workshop. The lessons were relevant, and Greg and Jewel were terrific facilitators who kept our leaders' attention with their expertise and humor. The activities reinforced the learning and kept people involved, engaged, and wanting more. And then there was the JAZZ... exceptional musicians! Wow! A special thank you to the entire JLP team for an amazing experience for all!

Kimberly Kleiman-Lee Eaton Corporation

Our audience was greatly impressed with the quality of your content, your valuable insights and especially your relevant takeaways. All of us at HCI are very grateful for all the hard work and effort that went into making your address truly a great success!

Shane York Vice President, Events Human Capital Institute

At the JLP keynote, the metaphor of Jazz was an effective vehicle for demonstrating how everyone has shared ownership of a project as well as individual ownership of projects. For example, we considered: How does antagonistic cooperation help us make each other better?

David Hubbard VP & Deputy General Counsel, Verizon

Jewel Kinch-Thomas & Greg Thomas

Jazz-Inspired Leadership Excellence

leadership development to achieve organizational excellence. As co-founders of the Jazz Leadership Project, they offer a distinctive approach that merges the improvisational and collaborative nature of jazz with cutting-edge leadership principles. Their keynotes are celebrated for transforming team dynamics, enhancing creativity, and fostering a culture of inclusion.

Jewel Kinch-Thomas & Greg Thomas are highly sought-after motivational speakers who have made a significant impact on top organizations such as Verizon, JPMorgan Chase, and Google. Their expertise lies in utilizing jazz’s unique elements—such as improvisation and synergy—to inspire and elevate leadership, improve communication, and drive effective collaboration.

Booking Jewel Kinch-Thomas & Greg Thomas for your event also includes the exceptional performance of their jazz trio, featuring renowned musicians like Corcoran Holt, McClenty Hunter Jr., and Benito Gonzalez. This dynamic ensemble enhances the keynote experience, blending live music with interactive sessions to deepen engagement and impact.

Their engaging presentations and interactive workshops are tailored to tackle your organization’s specific challenges and ignite meaningful change. They bring a wealth of experience and a proven track record of success, making them an ideal choice for any event aiming to inspire and elevate its audience. For a transformative keynote that combines creativity, leadership, and practical insights with the energy of live jazz, Jewel Kinch-Thomas & Greg Thomas are your go-to speakers.