Leading Change Experiences was founded by Jess Keenan.
Jess has a diverse work experience spanning Agronomy, Beef Production, Mining, Viticulture, Contracting, and Direct Sales. In 2017, she launched Leading Change Experiences to combine her passion for leadership, horse culture, and human development.
Since then, she has served over 800 individuals in the space of leadership and life skills from varied backgrounds, including neuro-diverse children and corporate executives. Jess has found her true calling in facilitating the growth of leaders and teams in business and the workplace.
She brings a powerful array of leadership education tools to the table, being a qualified Equine Assisted Learning facilitator, Neuro-Transformation Therapy coach, an Emotional Fitness practitioner, and a Human Behavioural Profiling and Emotional Culture Deck facilitator.
Jess believes that everyone has the potential to develop their leadership and interpersonal skills.
Emotions drive behaviour, so working on that part of ourselves is crucial.
By understanding and managing our emotional flexibility, behavioral patterns, perspectives, and interpersonal skills, we can improve our interactions and relationships, enhance our leadership capabilities, and create more cohesive, high-performing teams.
Jess’s approach is rooted in the belief that personal-leadership and self-agency are key to unlocking true leadership potential.
Through her unique programs, she helps individuals, leaders and teams cultivate behavioural awareness and self agency, emotional intelligence, relationship skills and effective communication. This not only enhances individual growth and resilience but also drives team success.
Outside of her professional life, Jess is a dedicated mother to three girls and enjoys riding horses in her spare time.
She has a love for mountains, the bush, quantum physics, healing modalities, BBQs and people and their life stories. With her partner Scott, she is currently building a Training and Event facility on their Willalooka Farm, a unique facility for her programs and a versatile dry-hire space for external groups or teams.
Jess’s commitment to business, leadership, and human development shines through in everything she does, making Leading Change Experiences a unique, transformative and impactful journey for all involved.
At Leading Change Experiences, we partner with change makers and growth oriented leaders in business, departments, organisations and communities who put their people first, recognising them as their greatest asset. We understand that success in today's changing workplace and business environments requires more than just technical expertise—it demands exceptional human skills and a deep understanding of behavioural dynamics.
With our unique leadership development approach, we specialise in empowering leaders and teams to unlock more potential by developing essential people skills and behavioural change. What sets us apart is our methodology. The horses dually serve as a vehicle for growth and change, as well as helping diagnose gaps and blind spots and areas for growth in individuals and teams.
We believe that when individuals feel valued, validated and understood, they not only thrive personally but also willingly contribute to a happier, more cohesive workforce. Our holistic approach not only enhances leader and employee well-being but also drives tangible productivity outcomes, making us the ideal partner for businesses or organisations committed to fostering a culture of continuous growth, where investing in people leads to sustainable business success.
I believe leadership is not an innate trait but a combination of skills, beliefs, and competencies that can be cultivated through focused effort and expert guidance. By fostering greater self-awareness, refining attitudes, and developing intentional behaviours, we equip and empower leaders to confidently lead others and navigate challenges with clarity, composure, and mental and emotional resilience - in any situation.
In business, performance is often measured by traditional metrics like KPIs, productivity levels, or financial results. But how do you measure the unseen, the "human metrics"? This is where our approach with horses comes in. Horses respond to human behaviour with authenticity and instant feedback, allowing you to gauge leadership presence, emotional intelligence, and communication skills in real time. These "human metrics" measure your level of humanness—how well you connect, lead, and collaborate—and offer a profound opportunity for growth that typical business metrics overlook.s, numquam enim ab voluptate id quam harum ducimus cupiditate similique quisquam et deserunt, recusandae. here
If you choose to include our LEAD CULTURAL CHANGE pillar, you're taking a proactive step toward shaping a culture where emotions matter and truly impact the work environment. Why? Because emotions drive behaviour, and how your team feels at work directly affects how they perform, collaborate, and communicate.
The research is clear: emotional maturity and awareness are essential for effective leadership. Developing an emotional culture isn’t just about managing stress—it’s about understanding the emotions your team experiences and what they want to feel. When you address both, you close the emotional gap and create a more cohesive, engaged, and resilient team. In fact, studies show that 90% of top-performing leaders possess high emotional intelligence (EQ), which contributes to stronger leadership, higher performance, and greater workplace satisfaction. Leaders who nurture emotional fitness—staying calm and adaptable through uncertainty—foster environments where teams feel psychologically safe, productive, and valued.
By choosing the Emotional Culture Deck workshop with Jess, you’re not just investing in another leadership tool—you’re committing to building a workplace where emotional awareness translates into real, measurable success.
Our approach combines human development, emotional fitness, human behaviour insights, and practical leadership skills through hands-on, experiential learning. Research shows that experiential learning can increase knowledge retention by up to 75% and enhances leadership capacity significantly. When leaders engage in interactive, real-world experiences, they develop a culture of trust, connection, and collaboration, leading to improved team performance and business success.
By working with horses, teams experience an awareness transformation. The horse-led experiences have the capacity to change belief systems, perspectives and behaviours, leading to improved happiness, connection, acceptance, understanding, interpersonal skills, and collaboration.
Discover the transformative power of personal, professional and team development at Leading Change Experiences.
Let’s work together to build more adaptable and attuned leaders and employees and more connected teams.
The philosophy behind collaborating with horses is aligned with the quote by Anthony Lothian that states:
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