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Jess Wagner

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L&D consultant at Barney Wagner Consulting, designing leadership workshops and coaching leaders.

United States
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At Barney Wagner Consulting, I partner with companies to design and facilitate leadership workshops and team sessions, and coach leaders one-on-one and in groups using the Leadership Circle Profile and CliftonStrengths. I also write Humans Developing, a newsletter about the skills school forgot to teach but life demands.

At The Trade Desk, I launched and scaled The Accelerator from pilot to a global program for 250+ executive leaders, built around simulations, live feedback, and coaching. The program earned an average NPS of 84, and I developed a three-part leadership framework adopted across the leadership portfolio.

I also designed four Lead Well manager-development courses and facilitator guides, and ran train-the-trainer sessions across three regions. Earlier at The Trade Desk, I developed OnBoard, a three-day onboarding summit for 1,000+ new hires, and launched company-wide CliftonStrengths workshops and team debriefs.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Independent L&D Consultant

Barney Wagner Consulting

Jan 2026 - Present (9 months)

Partner with companies to design and facilitate leadership workshops and team sessions, and coach leaders one-on-one and in groups with the Leadership Circle Profile and CliftonStrengths. Write and publish Humans Developing, the newsletter unlocking the skills school forgot to teach but life demands.

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Manager, Global People Engagement + Internal Communications

Jan 2020 - Dec 2023 (3 years 11 months)

Developed and scaled OnBoard, a 3-day onboarding summit for 1,000+ new hires, with on-demand microlearning modules and manager guides. Launched Gallup CliftonStrengths company-wide, designing and leading workshops and team debriefs for 600+ employees and executive teams.

EdPlus at Arizona State University logoEU

Project Coordinator and Operations Consultant

EdPlus at Arizona State University

Jan 2015 - Dec 2019 (4 years 11 months)

Managed the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education and logistics and programming for the ASU+GSV Summit, an annual education technology conference of 4,000+ attendees.

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HR + Recruiting Intern

Jack in the Box

Jan 2014 - Dec 2014 (11 months)

Supported human resources and recruiting functions as an intern.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Co-Active Training Institute logoCI

Co-Active Training Institute

CPCC & ICF ACC, Coaching

CPCC and ICF ACC certification in progress at the Co-Active Training Institute.

Harvard Business School Online logoHO

Harvard Business School Online

Certificate of Specialization, Leadership & Management

Certificate of Specialization in Leadership & Management from Harvard Business School Online, completed in 2025.

University of California, San Diego logoUD

University of California, San Diego

Bachelor of Arts, Human Development

Bachelor of Arts in Human Development from the University of California, San Diego.

Arizona State University logoAU

Arizona State University

Master of Arts, Education Policy

Master of Arts in Education Policy from Arizona State University.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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