Jae Ellard

Jae Ellard

MS, IMTA, CMT

CA, US
Corporate mindful awareness author and expert. Interactive, data-rich, action-based talks to build leadership skills using mindfulness and meditation tools to create balance, presence and connection.

In 2008, Jae founded Simple Intentions, a conscious content company committed to human development in the workplace with the purpose to teach awareness as a business skill to leaders, managers and employees. Through Simple Intentions her work as a mindfulness teacher has reached thousands of employees in more than 50 countries at multinational corporations such as Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Pearson Education, and other leading companies. Jae is the author of seven books and a frequent contributor to Mindful Magazine, Thrive Global on the topics of balance, awareness and communication. Her 7-part webseries on awareness as a business can be viewed on New Thought Channel and her guided meditations can be found on InsightTimer. She is the founder of Seattle Wisdom, a community organization in Seattle committed to serving as hub for conscious conversations and mindfulness practices in professional spaces and Conscious Media LA, a community organization in Los Angeles serving to create more conscious conversations in media industry.

In 2008, Jae founded Simple Intentions, a conscious content company committed to human development in the workplace with the purpose to teach awareness as a business skill to leaders, managers and employees. Through Simple Intentions her work as a mindfulness teacher has reached thousands of employees in more than 50 countries at multinational corporations such as Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Pearson Education, and other leading companies. Jae is the author of seven books and a frequent contributor to Mindful Magazine, Thrive Global on the topics of balance, awareness and communication. Her 7-part webseries on awareness as a business can be viewed on New Thought Channel and her guided meditations can be found on InsightTimer. She is the founder of Seattle Wisdom, a community organization in Seattle committed to serving as hub for conscious conversations and mindfulness practices in professional spaces and Conscious Media LA, a community organization in Los Angeles serving to create more conscious conversations in media industry.

THE 5 TRUTHS ABOUT WORK-LIFE BALANCE

Balance has nothing to do with gender, geography, income, education or job type - you don't even need a job to feel out of balance! Rather it's about the conversation we have (or don't have) about how these issues impact life. Drawing on thousands of conversations over a decade, Jae takes the audince through five simple truths about work-life balance that can liberate any person seeking to creating easy joy and meaningful engagement between the interconnected roles and responsibility that...
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MIND SPACE: CREATING MINDFUL AWARENESS

People are feeling overwhelmed, starved for time and struggling with information overload, conditions that contribute to experiences of immense stress and emotional reactivity.  In the last decade significant research has shown that practicing mindful awareness, (paying attention to present moment experiences with openness, curiosity, and a willingness to be with what is), can be an antidote to the impacts of modern day overload.  Participants in this talk will learn and practice...

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BEYOND TIPS & TRICKS: WHO AM I A AS LEADER

It's easy to get caught up in the latest trends, fads, tips and tricks to become a "better" leader.   Thousands of books, article and videos offer countless ways to enhance and evolve your leadership style.  Yet unless you know who you are as a leader and are willing to see the gap between perception and reality, you won't know which tips and tricks best support your desired outcome.  Enter the leadership skill of awareness, the ability to see the world and how you show...

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STOP & THINK: CREATING NEW AWARENESS

This is a 4-hour facilitated team conversation designed to cultivate awareness of behaviors and their impact on productivity and innovation. It includes setting team and individual boundaries to support deeper connection and engagement. Participants create individual awareness plans as well as team agreements that define actions and commitments to better integrate behavior awareness at the individual, team and organizational levels.
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