Jenny Vandyke

Corporate entrepreneur & author

About Jenny

Past clients

Points of difference

Audience profile

Jenny’s recent speaking engagements

Sample presentation topics

Testimonials

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Jenny Vandyke is a corporate entrepreneur

and the author of The Innovation Recipe: Key

ingredients for world-class results in big

business. Jenny helps business leaders turn

ideas into results.

Jenny’s six-step Innovation Recipe is based on

more than 10 years’ senior level experience on

major innovation projects at companies such

as National Australia Bank and KPMG. Jenny

has delivered multiple successful

implementations and award winning results.

In addition to her hands on experience, over

the last 15 years Jenny has delivered hundreds

of workshops and keynotes, including recent

engagements at the Vivid Festival, Open State,

SouthStart and CPA Week. Jenny is also a

judge for the Anthill Magazine Smart 100

Awards, judging the most innovative products

in Australia.

Jenny’s past engagements have included

Jenny’s media appearances have included

Jenny appreciates that corporate and

business audiences like their presenta-

tions short and sharp.

Whether you’re running a conference,

executive breakfast or strategy work-

shop, there’s no time for talkfests.

Jenny’s presentations focus on pract-

ical takeaways, so that audiences can

hit the ground running.

Despite her corporate pedigree,

Jenny brings a fresh approach to

her presentations.

Jenny breaks away from the usual

management speak and jargon,

using cooking metaphors to bring

the Innovation Recipe to life.

Jenny firmly believes that fun and

humour are key to maximising ROI

for innovative businesses, and

always injects this freshness into

her presentations.

Jenny commenced her speaking career at the

age of 18. By 20, she was at home in front of

audiences of 200 people

In 2002 Jenny became one of National Australia

Bank’s youngest ever managers at the age of 23

At 24 she was presenting her change

management recommendations on a regular

basis to the bank’s Global HR Leadership Team

In 2009 she launched her first business, Zumbara

Consulting, at the age of 31

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Jenny regularly speaks to business leaders at corporates

and SME’s at business breakfasts, boardroom briefings

and conferences of 500+ attendees.

Jenny addresses the following challenges and objectives

in her presentations.

Where are you now?

• Do you have great ideas that don’t always see the light of day?

• Do your team's strategy sessions often turn in to talkfests?

• Is your team frustrated by changes that don't stick?

• Is there never enough time to get everything done?

Where do you want to get to?

• Do you want a strategy the whole team can commit to?

• Do you want changes that stick?

• Do you want tangible, meaningful, achievable KPI's?

• Do you want to find the right balance between

innovating and achieving existing KPI's?

What’s getting in the way?

• Does your team struggle to keep up, when the

world is changing faster than ever?

• Are you constantly having to do more with less?

• Do your team have too many things to do?

• Does your team have a recipe and the skills for innovation?

When you follow Jenny’s Innovation Recipe,

your team will get:

• 2017 Startup Weekend (Adelaide)

• 2016 Open State Festival: Future of

Enterprise (Adelaide)

• 2016 Fintech Partner Connections

(Adelaide)

• 2015 CPA Week (Sydney)

• 2015 TEDxDocklands – Emcee (Melbourne)

• 2015 CPA Corporate Event (Melbourne)

• 2015 Southstart Conference (Adelaide)

• 2014 Blackman Executive Breakfast

(Melbourne)

• 2014-2016 Anthill Smart 100 Awards –

Judge (Sydney)

• 2014 Melbourne Business School

MAP Female Founders

• 2014 ASX Sydstart Pitching Competition -

Judge (Sydney)

• 2014 Ignite Dinners (Melbourne)

• 2013 Australian Innovation Festival

(Melbourne)

• 2013 KPI Accelerator

(Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane)

• 2011 Think Create Innovate – Speaker and

Conference Chair (Sydney)

Plus various client keynotes, workshops and

webinars for corporates and SME’s around

Australia

The JV Recipe6 ingredients for powerful partnerships and

joint ventures

Women in business6 lessons I’ve learned after a decade as

one of the only women in the boardroom

Why projects fail 5 signs your project is a lemon

The risk of standing stillWhen is innovation less risky

than doing nothing?

Bite size innovation How to innovate when resources are tight

Change leadership 5 ways to cook up innovation in your team

Jenny is also able to tailor a bespoke presentation

or workshop to meet your needs

Getting SMART in the kitchen: get clear on your innovation objectives

Big bang or bit by bit - two approaches to project delivery

3 tips for innovating on a budget

Why projects fail – five signs your project is a lemon

The secret sauce of the world's most innovative companies

10 tips for effective strategy workshops

These complimentary guides and reports can also be made

available to your delegates and/or invitees

She has a great presenting style to whatever

audience identified and is a professional in

presenting

National Training Manager

Informative and inspiring. Your messages and

practical examples are much more relevant to

real life in the big end of town business world

than 90%+ of the so called executive

management books on the market globally.

Brett Young, Program Manager Strategic Advice,

Macquarie Bank (Formerly: General Manager,

Westpac).

Your candour, professionalism and commitment

to delivery were very much appreciated and

helped us stay on track.

Cassandra Hewett,

Deputy Group ML Risk Officer

Jenny is an absolute star. Friendly and

professional, Jenny's presentation was highly

relevant, engaging and import-antly had

actionable takeaways for the audience.

I would highly recommend working with Jenny in

any capacity and definitely as a speaker. If you

get the chance to work with Jenny, do it.

David Hobson, Regional Manager, Elance/Odesk

Your skills in maintaining the momentum and

keeping the group on task were second to none.

Wendy Barnes, ANZ Institutional Bank

Your candour, professionalism and commitment

to delivery were very much appreciated and

helped us stay on track.

Cassandra Hewett,

Deputy Group ML Risk Officer

A seasoned speaker, Jenny is in her element whether

presenting in a boardroom to the captains of industry,

or an audience of 500 professionals.

In addition to Jenny’s speaking commitments, she continues to advise business

leaders at corporates and SME’s as they implement their innovation strategies.

Jenny is unique amongst her peers in that she spent nearly a decade working

hands on in corporate innovation projects, and sitting on corporate leadership

teams, before she moved in to consulting.

Jenny’s presentations reflect her diversity of experiences. In the first five years

after launching Zumbara Consulting, Jenny delivered 500 hours of pro bono work

on top of her corporate client commitments, working with The Global Poverty

Project and other not for profits.

In 2009, Jenny spent a month as the only blue-eyed blonde in a community of 900

people, when she completed a rewarding project, consulting to indigenous

leaders in a remote community in North Western Australia.

Contact Jenny to discuss tailoring

a presentation to fit your needs

0412 602 362

Jenny.Vandyke@zumbara.com.au

In the meantime, you can download

Jenny’s free guide to Why Projects Fail:

www.zumbara.com.au/why-

projects-fail.html