Jessica Cumming
​Executive Leadership Coach| Keynote Speaker | Podcast Host
Equipping Leaders to Communicate Clearly, Make Stronger Decisions, and Lead Through Change
Jessica Cumming equips audiences with practical tools for executive presence, better decisions, and harder conversations.
Jessica Cumming is a keynote speaker, executive coach, and founder of JC New Beginnings who equips leaders to communicate clearly, make stronger decisions, and lead more effectively in high-stakes moments. With nearly 20 years of experience at Dell Technologies across business transformation, operations, manufacturing, customer experience, and leadership development in eight countries, she brings a practical, global perspective to the conversations leaders are facing now.
Jessica works with organizations developing leaders who need to build executive presence, navigate difficult conversations, and communicate with greater authority under pressure. Her sessions are direct, grounded, and immediately useful, giving audiences language, frameworks, and practical tools they can apply in real workplace situations.
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As host of We Are Women, Unapologetically, Jessica also brings a strong voice on reinvention, resilience, and self-trust. Whether speaking to corporate leaders, women’s leadership audiences, technical professionals, or emerging executives, she creates space for honest reflection while keeping the focus on clear action.
Keynotes, Workshops, and Leadership Sessions
Jessica works with event organizers and corporate teams to shape sessions around the audience, event goals, and level of interaction needed. Whether delivered as a keynote, breakout session, leadership workshop, panel conversation, or executive roundtable, her sessions are practical, grounded, and built to give people language and tools they can use immediately.
The Unapologetic Leader: Communicating with clarity, authority, and self-trust when the stakes are high.
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The Human Advantage in the Age of AI:
Stay relevant as technology changes work
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Future-Proof Your Career:
Navigate reinvention, role change, and what comes next
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Decision-Making Under Pressure:
Make better decisions faster when stakes are high
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Leading Through Change Without Losing Trust:
Keep people engaged during uncertainty
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Recent Speaking Engagements
Jessica has spoken for leadership, education, technology, engineering, and women’s professional communities.
What Audiences Take Away
Audiences consistently describe Jessica’s sessions as practical, thought-provoking, and immediately useful.
Available Formats
Keynotes
Breakout sessions
Leadership workshops
Executive roundtables
Panel conversations and moderation
Corporate team sessions
