LEADING CHANGE
EXPERIENCES
Helping people and teams communicate clearly, stay steady under pressure,
and build emotionally healthy individuals & workplaces.
Hi, I’m Jess. I help leaders, teams and businesses across South Australia understand the human side of work — the emotions, behaviours and patterns that shape how people lead, communicate, relate and respond under pressure.
After years working in the rural sector, mining, consulting in agronomy and working in sales, one thing became clear: my workplace experience was always defined by the health of the relationships and the environment around me. How leadership showed up, how supported I felt, and whether I felt heard, valued and understood among co-workers shaped the quality of my day — my motivation, my engagement and my sense of belonging at work.
And when I stepped into business ownership and leadership myself, I saw it from the other side too: the more confident, clear-minded, emotionally steady, focussed, grounded and capable I felt within myself, the better I led — and the better I felt in life.
When people feel mentally and emotionally steady, supported and understood — and have the awareness to recognise their own patterns — everything changes. Communication improves, challenges feel more manageable, productivity grows, and people bring a healthier version of themselves to work and home.
With psychosocial safety now a workplace priority in South Australia, leaders can’t afford to overlook the emotional and relational dynamics driving their team’s performance and wellbeing.
This is where my work comes in — helping businesses understand what sits beneath communication breakdowns, disengagement and pressure, and equipping leaders and teams with the practical tools to create healthier, safer and more connected team environments.
This is the human side of WHS — and where meaningful change shows up in reduced psychosocial risks and healthier everyday team behaviours.
Leadership Starts Within.
Performance Is Human.
Culture Is Felt.
And humans bring personal emotions, patterns, individual perspectives and default behaviours into every situation. Leadership and teamwork are relational.
When you give people the skills and tools to work more intentionally with their communication, emotional responses and behavioural patterns, everything changes—
Ultimately creating workplaces where people feel more fulfilled, more connected and more resourced to do their best work.
Transforming Leadership Gaps and Team Challenges into
Enhanced EQ, Communication & Team Productivity!
- Empowering People and Transforming Team Culture
What I Do
I coach and facilitate leaders, individuals and teams in understanding the emotional and behavioural patterns driving their communication, relationships and performance.
What makes my work different is the way horse-led experiential learning combined with practical behavioural tools to create deeper personal growth. Horses read energy, intention and behaviour with absolute honesty — offering clear, immediate feedback that traditional training can’t provide.
Their responses reveal blind spots in confidence, presence, boundaries, clarity, trust and communication. They show people how they lead, how they relate, and how they respond through uncertain situations — offering insight that is impossible to ignore and impossible to unsee.
I pair this powerful experiential learning with:
• Extended DISC behavioural profiling
• Emotional Culture Development Workshops
• Coaching
Whether you or your business — from farming operations to small business to corporate workplaces — are exploring horse-led workshops or non-horse development options, the focus is always the same:
Building the human skills that shape psychosocially safe, connected and steady teams — where people understand each other, manage pressure, change and transitions with more ease, communicate clearly, and feel genuinely seen and supported.
Two Ways To Work Together
Workplace & Business
Team Programs
Strengthen communication, trust and connection — and build a team that stays steady when the pressure comes on, or through change or transitions.
Workplaces don’t transform. People do.
We focus on the people inside your business — supporting them to evolve how they think, relate, respond, communicate and work together.
We uncover blind spots, strengthen relational awareness and support teams to communicate with more clarity, steadiness and behavioural flexibility. Leaders learn how to create psychosocially safe environments where people feel connected, understood and part of a team they truly belong to.
Through practical tools, emotional skill development and real-time experiential learning, we help your people work together with more trust, calm and effectiveness — especially under pressure.
Whether your workplace needs to strengthen leadership—team relationships, navigate team tensions, build healthier communication habits or reconnect as a group — these workshops meet your team where they’re at and guide them toward stronger, steadier and more effective ways of interacting and working.
Personal & Professional
Leadership Programs
Lead with calm, confidence, self certainty and deeper self-trust.
It takes courage to look inward — to recognise the patterns influencing your behaviour, your communication and your confidence. In a safe, guided way, we unravel what’s helping you… and what’s quietly holding you back.
This work builds inner steadiness, genuine self-reputation and emotional intelligence, helping you navigate uncertainty in work and life with more clarity and grounded presence.
Whether you're stepping into a new role, navigating change or personal or professional transitions, or simply wanting to grow yourself, this process strengthens your leadership at the deepest level —
so you respond, not react, and move through challenges with confidence.
This is leadership, tuned from within.
People — Teams — Solutions
LEAD
Self
LEAD
Teams
LEAD
Change
Empowering Personal Leadership
Strengthening Team Cohesion & Collaboration
Creating Aligned Team Culture
Unlock your potential and lay the groundwork for lasting growth with this transformative 2-day workshop.This workshop focuses on helping individuals understand their behavioural tendencies, build emotional flexibility, and develop the skills to lead with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
Key Outcomes:
- Gain clarity on your natural and adapted behavioural styles and how they influence your leadership.
- Build a strong foundation for personal and professional development through emotional awareness and mindset shifts.
- Explore emotional drivers that shape your decisions and interactions, fostering deeper self-awareness.
- Develop resourceful thinking to approach challenges with clarity, focus, and intention.
- Enhance communication by understanding your style and refining your ability to connect effectively with others.
- Expand your perspective to navigate challenges confidently and lead with purpose.
- Cultivate emotional flexibility to adapt to dynamic environments while staying true to your values.
Flexible Delivery:
All growth and success starts with personal leadership. This program is designed to help individuals lay a strong foundation for leadership and their professional roles by developing deep self-awareness, behavioural insights, and emotional flexibility. True leadership begins with understanding yourself, your behavioural patterns, your emotional drivers, your mindset and your impact on others.
This workshop can be delivered onsite, offsite, or as part of two annual open events at our rural venue, providing an inspiring setting for personal and professional growth.
Suitable for:
Leaders, workplace teams, organisations, business owners, emerging leaders in sport and groups who recognise that all leadership begins with self-awareness and are ready to develop team member's personal skills needed for confident, values-driven leadership.
Create stronger connections, build trust, and develop a high-functioning team with this engaging 1- or 2-day workshop.
This workshop is designed to enhance team dynamics by uncovering blind spots, fostering collaboration, and aligning group behaviours for improved outcomes.
Key Outcomes:
- Gain real-time insights into team dynamics, blind spots, and communication patterns through Equine-Assisted Learning (EAL) sessions, offering hands-on, horse-led interactions.
- Explore group behavioural styles through a Team Behavioural Unpack, improving understanding, collaboration, and alignment.
- Strengthen relationships and develop interpersonal skills to enhance trust and connection within the team.
- Develop a cohesive, collaborative team environment that communicates well.
- Build adaptability and resourcefulness in tackling challenges while improving problem-solving abilities.
- Gain actionable strategies for effective communication and teamwork that can be implemented immediately.
Tailored Delivery:
Designed for leadership teams or entire staff groups, this transformative program leverages Equine-Assisted Learning to reveal blind spots, strengthen connections, and enhance team collaboration—a truly unique experience. Workshops are held at our equine venues in Strathalbyn or Willalooka, each offering dedicated spaces, including a boardroom, for team activities, discussions, and debriefs.
**If you're seeking a simpler equine-led team-building session without the additional training and development components, please contact Jess directly to discuss options.
Suitable for:
Leaders and teams who value growth, people development, and fostering a resourceful, high-performing workplace culture. This program is ideal for teams aiming to strengthen collaboration, build trust, and enhance productivity while aligning with shared goals.
Emotions drive behaviours. Create team alignment by building your emotional culture and fostering lasting behavioural change.
This workshop is designed to help your team map and align their emotional culture, creating a psychologically safe and values-driven workplace where people thrive.
Key Outcomes:
- Identify and align team values and behaviours to create a values-driven culture.
- Facilitate meaningful conversations about emotions and their impact on workplace dynamics, improving awareness and connection.
- Implement practical strategies to embed emotional culture into daily interactions and long-term goals.
- Establish staff agreements and accountability measures to ensure behaviours align with the desired workplace environment.
- Foster a workplace built on emotional and psychological safety, where individuals feel valued and supported.
- Enhance team function by aligning values and behaviours.
- Build a high-trust, supportive culture that drives engagement, productivity, and measurable results.
Tailored delivery:
This workshop can be delivered onsite at your workplace or hosted at our rural venue, Xmas Rocks at Willalooka. Set in a peaceful, nature-based environment, our venue offers the perfect retreat to step away from the day-to-day work setting, allowing your team to focus deeply on cultural alignment and behavioural change.
At Xmas Rocks, we can tailor your experience to include not only this workshop but also additional workplace training or team development sessions, creating a fully immersive and impactful retreat. This unique setting fosters reflection, connection, and collaboration, inspiring teams to embrace change and return to work with renewed clarity and purpose.
*No horses are included in this workshop.
Suitable for:
Leaders and organisations who understand that how people feel at work directly impacts performance, engagement, and team culture. Perfect for those who value emotional intelligence and are committed to fostering a positive, people-first workplace.
Whether you’re leading a farm team, a small business crew or a larger workplace, the best place to start is a conversation. Let’s talk about what’s happening in your team and what you’d love to shift.
Or email me directly here
Who I Work With
Leadership and teamwork can be challenging, no matter your industry or role. I work with:
BUSINESS OWNERS
Teams & Workplaces
Rural & regional
Professionals
Farming Families
Women in ag
future-makers: Young regional women
LEADERSHIP AND TEAMS
WORKSHOPS
LEAD Workshops
Align your team through behavioural change.
Our EquiLEAD and AgriLEAD workshops will transform the way your people experience leadership and working within a team.
Build leadership capacity and create a functional, collaborative and cohesive team.
Our metro & rural workshops are tailored to meet your objectives and can include team behavioural profiling, culture solutions with the Emotional Culture Deck, people skills, and leadership education - with a distinct difference!
These workshops help leaders and teams overcome challenges and dysfunction, resulting in improved communication and emotional intelligence, increased engagement, effective collaboration, and enhanced team performance.
Our workshops are tailored to achieve specific outcomes.
BEHAVIOURAL
PROFILING
LEAD Profiling Solutions
Our LEADProfiling Solutions for individuals, teams family businesses, managers and leaders is a powerful tool designed to elevate both personal and professional development. Unlike standard personality assessments, EDISC provides two distinct profiles—one reflecting your natural behavioural tendencies, and the other showing how you adapt in your work environment. This insight is vital for understanding the impact of behavioural shifts on communication, decision-making, and overall performance.
Through LEADProfiling, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of how your behavioural patterns influence your experiences, including stress management, relationship dynamics, and leadership style. You’ll also uncover what's holding you back and learn how to adapt to thrive in any situation.
Whether you're leading yourself or others, LEADProfiling provides the roadmap to growth. Unlock your full potential, enhance your communication and interpersonal skills, and create lasting impact in both life and work.
WOMEN LEADERS &
BUSINESS OWNERS
SheLEADS
Jess’s signature SheLEADS workshop equips and empowers women leaders and aspiring leaders to cultivate conscious leadership, emotional fitness, intuition, intention, and clarity.
This two-day immersive experience offers a hands-on, transformational journey, exploring the power of self-identity, honing essential interpersonal skills (including how horses intuitively sense human emotions), and enhancing behavioural awareness to elevate emotional intelligence and promote lasting behavioural change.
The program builds and integrates emotional and leadership skills through real-world practice, where genuine transformation takes place.
Through partnerships with horses and learning authentic leadership principles inspired by horse herd dynamics, this experience will redefine how you lead—starting from within.
Meet Jess Keenan
Jess Keenan is a dynamic facilitator and the founder of Leading Change Experiences, dedicated to developing conscious leaders and individuals and and building connected, emotionally and behaviourally intelligent teams that optimise their time and energy. Jess is a devoted mother and leading the way in human development through equine-led experiences. She is passionate about the human side of leadership—where self-awareness, emotional fitness, communication, and people skills drive real transformation.
With a background spanning corporate agriculture, family farm businesses, direct sales, and social-emotional development programs, Jess understands the complexities of leadership in people-driven environments where change and uncertainty are constant. She specialises in bridging communication gaps, developing emotionally mature team cultures, and helping leaders and staff build radical self responsibility to navigate evolving challenges and "unknowns" with calm confidence.
Jess’s leadership facilitation is personal, real, human — and refreshingly different.
Her approach to leadership and personal development is rooted in lived experience, not just theory. Jess has transversed a significant life challenge, including life in a partnership impacted by alcohol misuse, mental ill-health, bankruptcy and suicide attempts.
What she brings into every room is a powerful mix of humility, emotional depth, and a genuine love for human connection.
If you’re interested in hearing her speak about the mindset, emotional, and self-leadership principles and philosophies that helped her anchor to strength, perspective, and clarity through profound uncertainty, she’d love to connect.
In Jess's upcoming talk, “Shi f t Happens,” she shares the principles that helped her navigate some of her toughest moments — with raw honesty, no fluff and a unique philosophical lense.
Her talk explores the internal shifts she leaned into — reclaiming self-agency, reframing her reality, and choosing to lead from within — to stay grounded when everything around her was falling apart.
Welcome to Xmas Rocks—
Our On-Farm Training & Event Venue
Xmas Rocks is home-base for Leading Change Experiences. Our unique on-farm venue is nestled in the heart of South Australia’s Limestone Coast.
More than just a venue, Xmas Rocks is a space for transformation. It’s where businesses, teams, and individuals come to reconnect – with themselves, each other, and develop the people and leadership skills that really matter. With a covered arena, a barn training space, and purpose-built learning and development spaces, it’s the perfect environment for experiential learning, meaningful conversations, and team breakthroughs.
From leadership intensives to corporate workshops, from community events to personal development retreats – Xmas Rocks brings learning to life in a way you’ll never forget.
In Proud Partnership With
In Proud Partnership With
Neuro Transformation Therapy™ Coach Neuro Transformation Therapy™ Practitioner Timeline Transformation Therapy™ Practitioner
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