Jenny Vandyke is a corporate entrepreneur and author who helps business leaders implement innovation strategies. With over 10 years of experience leading innovation projects at large companies, she has delivered hundreds of workshops and keynotes on topics like innovation recipes, change leadership, and why projects fail. Testimonials praise her engaging and practical presentation style that provides actionable takeaways for audiences.

1. Jenny Vandyke
Corporate entrepreneur & author

2. About Jenny
Past clients
Points of difference
Audience profile
Jenny’s recent speaking engagements
Sample presentation topics
Testimonials
Contact details

3. Jenny Vandyke is a corporate entrepreneur
and the author of The Innovation Recipe: Key
ingredients for world-class results in big
business. Jenny helps business leaders turn
ideas into results.
Jenny’s six-step Innovation Recipe is based on
more than 10 years’ senior level experience on
major innovation projects at companies such
as National Australia Bank and KPMG. Jenny
has delivered multiple successful
implementations and award winning results.
In addition to her hands on experience, over
the last 15 years Jenny has delivered hundreds
of workshops and keynotes, including recent
engagements at the Vivid Festival, Open State,
SouthStart and CPA Week. Jenny is also a
judge for the Anthill Magazine Smart 100
Awards, judging the most innovative products
in Australia.

4. Jenny’s past engagements have included
Jenny’s media appearances have included

5. Jenny appreciates that corporate and
business audiences like their presenta-
tions short and sharp.
Whether you’re running a conference,
executive breakfast or strategy work-
shop, there’s no time for talkfests.
Jenny’s presentations focus on pract-
ical takeaways, so that audiences can
hit the ground running.

6. Despite her corporate pedigree,
Jenny brings a fresh approach to
her presentations.
Jenny breaks away from the usual
management speak and jargon,
using cooking metaphors to bring
the Innovation Recipe to life.
Jenny firmly believes that fun and
humour are key to maximising ROI
for innovative businesses, and
always injects this freshness into
her presentations.

7. Jenny commenced her speaking career at the
age of 18. By 20, she was at home in front of
audiences of 200 people
In 2002 Jenny became one of National Australia
Bank’s youngest ever managers at the age of 23
At 24 she was presenting her change
management recommendations on a regular
basis to the bank’s Global HR Leadership Team
In 2009 she launched her first business, Zumbara
Consulting, at the age of 31
18
23
24
31

8. Jenny regularly speaks to business leaders at corporates
and SME’s at business breakfasts, boardroom briefings
and conferences of 500+ attendees.
Jenny addresses the following challenges and objectives
in her presentations.
Where are you now?
• Do you have great ideas that don’t always see the light of day?
• Do your team's strategy sessions often turn in to talkfests?
• Is your team frustrated by changes that don't stick?
• Is there never enough time to get everything done?

9. Where do you want to get to?
• Do you want a strategy the whole team can commit to?
• Do you want changes that stick?
• Do you want tangible, meaningful, achievable KPI's?
• Do you want to find the right balance between
innovating and achieving existing KPI's?
What’s getting in the way?
• Does your team struggle to keep up, when the
world is changing faster than ever?
• Are you constantly having to do more with less?
• Do your team have too many things to do?
• Does your team have a recipe and the skills for innovation?

10. When you follow Jenny’s Innovation Recipe,
your team will get:

11. • 2017 Startup Weekend (Adelaide)
• 2016 Open State Festival: Future of
Enterprise (Adelaide)
• 2016 Fintech Partner Connections
(Adelaide)
• 2015 CPA Week (Sydney)
• 2015 TEDxDocklands – Emcee (Melbourne)
• 2015 CPA Corporate Event (Melbourne)
• 2015 Southstart Conference (Adelaide)
• 2014 Blackman Executive Breakfast
(Melbourne)
• 2014-2016 Anthill Smart 100 Awards –
Judge (Sydney)
• 2014 Melbourne Business School
MAP Female Founders
• 2014 ASX Sydstart Pitching Competition -
Judge (Sydney)
• 2014 Ignite Dinners (Melbourne)
• 2013 Australian Innovation Festival
(Melbourne)
• 2013 KPI Accelerator
(Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane)
• 2011 Think Create Innovate – Speaker and
Conference Chair (Sydney)
Plus various client keynotes, workshops and
webinars for corporates and SME’s around
Australia

12. The JV Recipe
6 ingredients for powerful partnerships and
joint ventures
Women in business
6 lessons I’ve learned after a decade as
one of the only women in the boardroom
Why projects fail 5 signs your project is a lemon
The risk of standing still
When is innovation less risky
than doing nothing?
Bite size innovation How to innovate when resources are tight
Change leadership 5 ways to cook up innovation in your team
Jenny is also able to tailor a bespoke presentation
or workshop to meet your needs

13. Getting SMART in the kitchen: get clear on your innovation objectives
Big bang or bit by bit - two approaches to project delivery
3 tips for innovating on a budget
Why projects fail – five signs your project is a lemon
The secret sauce of the world's most innovative companies
10 tips for effective strategy workshops
These complimentary guides and reports can also be made
available to your delegates and/or invitees

14. She has a great presenting style to whatever
audience identified and is a professional in
presenting
National Training Manager
Informative and inspiring. Your messages and
practical examples are much more relevant to
real life in the big end of town business world
than 90%+ of the so called executive
management books on the market globally.
Brett Young, Program Manager Strategic Advice,
Macquarie Bank (Formerly: General Manager,
Westpac).
Your candour, professionalism and commitment
to delivery were very much appreciated and
helped us stay on track.
Cassandra Hewett,
Deputy Group ML Risk Officer

15. Jenny is an absolute star. Friendly and
professional, Jenny's presentation was highly
relevant, engaging and import-antly had
actionable takeaways for the audience.
I would highly recommend working with Jenny in
any capacity and definitely as a speaker. If you
get the chance to work with Jenny, do it.
David Hobson, Regional Manager, Elance/Odesk
Your skills in maintaining the momentum and
keeping the group on task were second to none.
Wendy Barnes, ANZ Institutional Bank
Your candour, professionalism and commitment
to delivery were very much appreciated and
helped us stay on track.
Cassandra Hewett,
Deputy Group ML Risk Officer

16. A seasoned speaker, Jenny is in her element whether
presenting in a boardroom to the captains of industry,
or an audience of 500 professionals.
In addition to Jenny’s speaking commitments, she continues to advise business
leaders at corporates and SME’s as they implement their innovation strategies.
Jenny is unique amongst her peers in that she spent nearly a decade working
hands on in corporate innovation projects, and sitting on corporate leadership
teams, before she moved in to consulting.
Jenny’s presentations reflect her diversity of experiences. In the first five years
after launching Zumbara Consulting, Jenny delivered 500 hours of pro bono work
on top of her corporate client commitments, working with The Global Poverty
Project and other not for profits.
In 2009, Jenny spent a month as the only blue-eyed blonde in a community of 900
people, when she completed a rewarding project, consulting to indigenous
leaders in a remote community in North Western Australia.

17. Contact Jenny to discuss tailoring
a presentation to fit your needs
0412 602 362
Jenny.Vandyke@zumbara.com.au
In the meantime, you can download
Jenny’s free guide to Why Projects Fail:
www.zumbara.com.au/why-
projects-fail.html