Sydne Jacques

Sydne Jacques

(Jakes (Jacques)

CEO, Next Level Leadership

Salt Lake City, Utah

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Speaker levelCareer Speaker

Primary sectorsGovernment & public sector · Nonprofit & philanthropy · Real estate & development

Utah focusYes

About

Sydne Jacques, PE, CSP, is the CEO of Next Level Leadership and an engineer-turned-professional speaker known as “the engineer with a personality.” After building and selling her own engineering firm, she has trained 20,000+ people and worked with 600+ teams across the U.S., Brazil, and Japan. Sydne champions women in male-dominated industries, serving on the board for Women in Transportation and as an advisor to the Women in Civil Engineering at BYU.

Her innovative leadership has earned recognition as one of Utah Business Magazine’s “30 Women to Watch” and Utah Valley Biz Magazine’s “10 Coolest Entrepreneurs”. A Montana farm girl at heart, Sydne is the author of “Build What Matters”. When not transforming organizations, she enjoys time with her husband, four kids, and grandbaby—and works on her self-proclaimed bad golf game.

Speaking formats

Experience level

Career Speaker

Career speaker (speaking is a primary professional activity)

Topics & expertise

Civic & Community

  • Community organizing & coalition building
  • Cross-sector partnerships (business + government + nonprofit)
  • Nonprofit leadership & governance

Communication & Storytelling

  • Communicating with frontline employees
  • Communicating with senior leaders / boards
  • Cross-cultural communication
  • Difficult conversations & feedback
  • Executive presence (online & in-room)
  • Personal brand & visibility
  • Public speaking & presentation skills
  • Storytelling for leaders

Culture/HR & Talent

  • Coaching & mentoring programs
  • Employee engagement & retention
  • Employer brand & employee experience
  • Handling burnout, morale dips & “quiet quitting”
  • Learning & development / leadership pipelines
  • Onboarding & offboarding done well
  • Organizational change & transformation
  • Psychological safety & belonging at work
  • Workplace culture design

Entrepreneurship & Startups

  • Founder mental health & resilience
  • Starting a business

Functional Expertise

  • Customer success & account management
  • Human resources / people operations
  • Sales & business development

Gender & Equity

  • Motherhood, caregiving & careers
  • Sexual harassment prevention & culture repair
  • Sponsorship, mentorship & allyship
  • Women in leadership / closing the leadership gap
  • Women in tech and STEM

Industry Expertise

  • Government & public sector
  • Nonprofit & philanthropy
  • Real estate & development
  • Retail & consumer products

Leadership & Management

  • Building high-performing teams
  • Conflict resolution & mediation
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Difficult conversations
  • Executive leadership
  • Giving & receiving feedback
  • Leading through change
  • Psychological safety & trust
  • Stakeholder management & influence
  • Vision, strategy & execution

Strategy/Innovation & Change

  • Change management & adoption
  • Customer experience & journey mapping
  • Strategic planning & execution

Utah & Regional Issues

  • Faith, culture & work in Utah
  • Women’s leadership in Utah

Wellbeing & Personal Growth

  • Boundary-setting & saying no
  • Burnout prevention & recovery
  • Confidence, impostor syndrome & self-advocacy
  • Habit building & personal productivity
  • Mental health at work
  • Mindfulness & stress management
  • Resilience & navigating change
  • Values-based career design
  • Work–life integration

Other

  • Build What Matters - Creating a Life of Significance --- Creating Cultures by Design, Not Default -- Bridging Generation Gaps

Selected engagements

  • Teamwork & Trust - Taking it to the Next LevelWorld of Concrete · Las Vegas Convention Center · Las Vegas, NV · January · 2025
  • Promoting Masonry with ConfidenceNational Masonry Conference · Conference Center · St Louis, MO · March · 2025
  • Building Trusted LeadersNational Colas Leadership Training Conference · Crystal Springs Resort · Hamburg New Jersey · May · 2025
  • Build What MattersGreat Falls Public Schools Convocation · CMR High School · Great Falls, Montana · August · 2025
  • From Chaos to Clarity: How Leaders Communicate for ResultsAmerican Public Works Association Conference · Mountain America Expo Center · Sandy, UT · September · 2025

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