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Jennifer Blackmon
Travels From:

Phoenix, Arizona

Fee Range:

$15,000.00 - $25,000.00

Favorite Food:

Being from the southwest, Authentic Mexican... the spicier the better!

Jennifer Blackmon

Energized to Build Trust, Design Experiences, Earn Loyalty

Motivate or activate? Plan for both! Real ideas, information that sticks, and a good time wrapped into an hour that can elevate the business.

Energizing and a bit of fun, Jennifer delivers keynotes that inspire franchise owners to…Own Their IMPRINT. Relatability comes through messages designed specifically for your franchisees, and Jennifer puts in the research/work to customize every keynote, focusing on challenges faced and goals to be accomplished. Through entertaining stories and relevant examples, she shares tangible takeaways that get attendees fired up and saying, “YES!”

As a customer experience and leadership expert, Jennifer helps leaders understand the power of lasting impressions. Your IMPRINT is your signature, the feeling people carry with them after every interaction, and it shows up in trust, loyalty, and performance. Her IMPRINT Method delivers practical moves to create moments that turn customers into promoters, teams into owners, and franchisees into brand advocates.

She has dedicated her life to serving others and puts the heart of hospitality into every message.

Jennifer is the Founder and President of EmpowerAble, a speaking and consulting firm. She brings passion, energy, and expertise to anyone with a desire to Own Their IMPRINT and create a better experience for their customers, staff, and owners.

For over 15 years, Jennifer has inspired and worked with hundreds of respected brands across the globe like Mercedes Benz, Chick-fil-A, Marriott Hotels and Resorts, Keller Williams, Providence Health, Sodexo, Sola, American Express, Salesforce, Vogue, Wells Fargo, Lego, Mayo Clinic, Nike, Goldfish Swim, Stretch Zone, and United Airlines.

As a CCXP, Certified Customer Experience Professional, and longtime hospitality executive, Jennifer doesn’t just talk a good game, she has done the work and knows what it takes firsthand to deliver an experience that builds loyalty.

Jennifer spent nearly 25 years with the Ritz-Carlton brand as an Executive, Senior Advisor, and Public Ambassador. Under her leadership:

  • Her team was recognized as the Regional Team of the Year and held a top 10 position company-wide in customer satisfaction for 6 consecutive years
  • She achieved average scores of 99% in employee engagement for 7 consecutive years

 

She has dedicated her life to serving others and puts the heart of hospitality into every message.

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In the age of AI bots, algorithms, and tech driven performance, Trust Building is a critical strategy for every franchise. In this dynamic session, explore the path from promise to practice that drives repeatable authenticity. Turn lofty brand ideals into manageable actions and decisions that hold steady across the organization.

Core Insights:

  •  Trust is the catalyst of customer retention
  •  Decisions that strengthen the relationship
  •  Recovery as an encore
  •  The process and discipline of ALWAYS

Franchise owners don’t lose because they lack strategy, they lose in the gaps: competing priorities, rushed onboarding, turnover fatigue, and stressed handoffs. This thought-provoking session will illustrate how to build a trust-driven team that moves faster, adapts better, and protects the brand by creating ownership at every level. Attendees will leave with practical leadership habits and coaching rhythms that turn trust into initiative.

Core Insights:

  • Trust is the catalyst of collaboration
  • Leadership trust building actions
  • Empowerment + Accountability = Trust
  • The culture engine that drives clarity

In this interactive session franchisees will explore the power of creating unexpected moments that become dinner conversation. They will understand the science behind how memories are made and the psychological connection we have to the brands we love. Then unlock the myths behind overdelivering and separate what is memorable vs. expensive.

Core Insights:

  • Stage setting, the foundation of every great story
  • The nuances of changing customer needs
  • The Heart and Science of experience delivery
  • Steps to earning brand advocacy
  • How to standardize emotional IMPRINTS

Everyday behavior shapes the brand identity, more than niceness, hospitality begins as a mindset and becomes embedded as your differentiator. In this descriptive session, attendees will discover the proven keys that unlock the heart of hospitality within their franchise. And learn how to translate heart into habit and habit into performance that inspires everyone to Own Their IMPRINT.

Core Insights:
  • Standards and the human connection
  • The non-negotiables for franchise success
  • Fundamentals in a hospitality driven culture
  • Leverage what we work for: Community. Cause. Career.
  • From talent touchpoints to invested teams

Set the stage for a full day of success with your franchisees and turn concepts into conversations. Think… keynote-meets-leadership lab. Do a deep dive on a specific message covered in the keynote or study the IMPRINT Method in small group discussions to get direct activation into the business. (1-hour to 3-hour sessions)

IMPRINT Method: Customer Experience for Organizations
Discuss your brand’s “signature”; and choreograph a process for the franchisees to implement in the next 30 days.

IMPRINT Method: Trust for Leaders
Assess your Trust Quotient and leave with 3 commitments your team will feel within a week.

Partial Client List:

  • Mayo Clinic
  • Marriott Intl
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • CBRE
  • Sola Salon Studios
  • Chick-fil-A
  • Sunrise Senior Living
  • San Francisco Giants
  • TD Bank
  • United Airlines
  • Vogue
  • LEGO Group
  • UBS
  • Princeton University
  • American Express
  • Nike
  • Wells Fargo

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