Jennifer Edwards brings two decades of behavioral neuroscience and Fortune 100 leadership experience to Santa Clara audiences. Past Santa Clara-region work includes Intel.
Most communication training tells leaders what to say. Jennifer Edwards's work — anchored in two decades of behavioral neuroscience and her bestselling book Bridge the Gap — starts with the brain on the other side of the conversation. Her keynote "Talking to the Brain in Front of You" gives leaders a neuroscience-based operating system for the high-stakes conversations that shape culture, performance, and trust.
Santa Clara's semiconductor leadership culture is precise, technical, and famously direct. Jennifer's work at Intel demonstrated that the leaders who scale fastest in this culture are the ones who can pair technical precision with conversational discipline. Her behavioral neuroscience-grounded communication keynote gives Santa Clara engineering leadership audiences a model for the conversations that engineering instinct alone cannot carry.
The three questions every brain silently asks before it can engage — and how to answer them in your opening sentences.
A practical framework — recognized by Inc. Magazine — for engaging resistant teams across diversity, generation, and ideology without the usual backfire.
How to hold steady, listen well, and respond clearly when the stakes are high and the room is hot.
"Jennifer didn't just inspire our audience — she transformed how they think about communication. The standing ovation was just the beginning."
Monica Smith · Revel Eleven Events"In healthcare, we need leaders who understand both the science and the humanity. Jennifer delivers exactly that. Our teams are still talking about her insights."
Toby Marsh · Chief Nurse Executive, Kaiser PermanenteJennifer delivers in-person keynotes and workshops in Santa Clara and the surrounding region, and virtually for hybrid and remote events. Past Santa Clara-region work has included Intel leadership work. Her team responds to booking inquiries within 48 hours.