Work with Jordan Bower
Introducing my Body of Work
The only way to learn how change works is through experience. In my twenties, after graduating from business school, I found myself hungry to know the world for myself. I had the privilege of long stints of meandering travel in nearly 50 countries. For months at a time, I drifted—riding rickety buses, traveling hundreds of miles by foot, connecting, exploring, listening.
I found myself by asking big questions and arriving upon unexpected answers. Most importantly—and more courageously—I found myself willing to be changed.
When I came back to life, I was in my early thrties, with a huge gap in my resume and a host of life skills that did not seem to match any available job posting. Who would want to hire a connector, explorer, listener, a storyteller? (It would still be another decade before mainstream thought leaders like Deloitte—among many others—would begin to identify the urgent necessity of “new” leadership abilities like emotional intelligence, agility, and imagination.)
Entrepreneurship seemed like the only viable path. After many mistakes, I finally had the bright idea to teach business leaders how to become storytellers. Nearly everyone I knew thought I was nuts. Over the next ten years, I delivered my unique business storytelling workshop to more than 150 organizational clients—helping others develop the same capabilities that I had learned to value: connecting, exploring, listening; emotional intelligence, imagination. The willingness to change and be changed.
Then, during the COVID pandemic, my in-person training business ground to a halt. Forced to step back and re-evaluate, I made the bold choice to re-imagine myself once again. In 2021, I founded an advisory business called Rocket Science that aims to extend my work in an innovative new direction. Rather than selling my expertise and providing frameworks and solutions, like traditional consultants, Rocket Science is about guiding clients through the chaos of their own change. The idea is to help people come to their own solutions, themselves—resulting in solutions that are more likely to be effective, sustainable and fulfilling.
After all, today’s leadership essentials—agility, emotional intelligence, imagination—all spring from the same foundations: the willingness to be changed.
I have outlined some of my professionals offerings below. There are many more. If what I have written resonates with you, I would love to explore collaborating.
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Facilitated Workshops/Seminars/Trainings
Workshops are dynamic and highly interactive learning experiences that help your team learn new tools, collaborate in new ways and make immediate, actionable adaptations to your tactics and strategies. I offer several workshop formats that are always tailored to the group. Feel free to explore the links below or contact me for more info.
Story Sprint (Business Storytelling Workshop) | Future Backcasting Workshop | Storytelling Sales Training | Leadership Strategic Narrative Development
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Rocket Science: Transformative Facilitation
My executive leadership clients hire Rocket Science when they want to gain a deeper perspective on the situations that are getting them stuck. Along with my co-founder, Erwin Pearlman, we are exceptionally effective at getting beneath the surface and exploring the emotional, psychological and interpersonal dynamics that can interfere with managerial alignment and the willingness to change.
Rocket Science always begins with a short Discovery, which can help you see existing problems in a new, more insightful way. Discovery can be followed by unique, custom designed change interventions.
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Keynote Speeches and Conferences
As a keynote speaker, I am notable for my creativity and my ability to engage audiences interactively. I rarely deliver prepared speeches that involve speaking over a set of slides; instead, I design audience experiences that feel more like Town Halls, where the subject matter is conveyed through demonstration.
I personalize my approach and content to every audience.
I help my clients find and develop strategic narratives that achieve complex goals, like buy-in, fundraising or organizational transformation. I act as a mentor, coach, and trainer—helping you define an overarching strategic narrative, break it down into specific and tangible tactical messages and deliver it with engagement, passion and impact.
My client roster has included CEOs, senior leaders, entrepreneurs, influencers, scientists, authors, thought leaders, and politicians.
