Jeanne Wilkinson

“Jeanne is a rare individual with a unique background of experience and an outlook on life and business that positions her to be a truly elite leader. Jeanne has an extreme degree of self awareness which drives her to look for improvements in all that she does. Restless, in the most positive way possible looking for enhanced ways to be effective or methods of testing what she knows and understands to be correct. She is a sponge for information and processes it whilst overlaying her own experiences to find her own roadmap to success for herself but also for her team and colleagues around her. Jeanne has high emotional intelligence and empathy combined with tremendous experience working with a fast growing company and people in challenging situations. This ideally places her in a positive position to understand, navigate and juggle the up's and down's of scaling and growth from both a business and a human perspective. This experience was invaluable to me at Mr Yum as we began our journey of scaling our teams. There were many challenges along the way both for me as a leader and for us as a company and Jeanne became such a trusted advisor for me during this time and became a true great friend as a result. Jeanne helped me grow as a leader, a professional and as a person with her wisdom, experience, wit and fearless willingness to challenge me and my thinking in a very positive and professional way. Lastly, Jeanne is great fun. Quick to appreciate the value of lightening the mood, she understands the value humour and fun have in creating a fun and engaging culture. I cannot recommend or endorse Jeanne highly enough. People who work with her are very lucky, she will make such a positive impact for you and if you are reading this considering hiring her, working with her, or just as a new colleague wanting to know more, she is truly excellent. I hope we will work together again 1 day.”

“Writing this recommendation because I was reflecting earlier today on how much I've learned in my role at Toast and a lot of that came from Jeanne. She brought me onto the Toast team as a Sourcer and gave me a chance although I'd never recruited before. Some of the most valuable skills I learned about how to sell and how to build relationships came from her coaching and leadership. If you work under or alongside Jeanne, it's impossible not to learn and grow. She pushes people to be their best selves and holds herself to the same high standards. She's an admirable leader and I'm grateful every day that she took a chance on me!”