Jesse Lyn Stoner

Jesse Lyn Stoner, founder of Seapoint Center, has worked closely with leaders for over twenty-five years, helping them create collaborative, engaged organizations that make a powerful and positive impact on the world. A business consultant, former executive, and bestselling author, Jesse has worked in a wide range of industries including Fortune 500s, small startups, government agencies, and nonprofits.

Jesse’s first experience with the power of vision took place in a fifth grade classroom, where she taught reading to children with learning disabilities. One day it occurred to her that the children had experienced so many years of failure, they probably couldn’t imagine themselves reading a book. Using mental imagery techniques, she had the children visualize themselves reading. That year the children made more progress and were happier than any previous class.

Intrigued by the children’s success, Jesse went on to study the impact of vision in other settings. She wrote her doctoral dissertation on vision and leadership, identifying the three elements of an enduring vision, and later developed practical ways to help leaders create a compelling vision and ensure it is lived.

Jesse has worked with leaders in hundreds of organizations worldwide from Fortune 500′s to non-profits.  Her clients include Honda, Pfizer, Marriott, Edelman Public Relations, Yale University, Jackson Hole Ski Resort, Barnes and Noble, and Corinthian Colleges.

Jesse is coauthor, with Ken Blanchard, of the international bestseller Full Steam Ahead: Unleash the Power of Vision which has been translated into 22 language.  She is also coauthor of Leading at a Higher Level with Ken Blanchard and the senior consulting partners of The Ken Blanchard Companies and a contribution author of  Positively M.A.D.: Making a Difference in Your Organizations, Communities, and the World.

Jesse has authored several team and organizational assessments, including the popular Benchmarks of Team Excellence, which measures whether team shares a common vision and has developed the necessary the processes and skills.