Bonus Q&A with Jen Collins

Andy Storch welcomes Jen Collins to the 381st Episode of the Talent Development Think Tank Podcast. Jen is a Learning Strategist, Consultant, Speaker, and Facilitator with a passion for Talent Development. She helps organizations and professionals upskill their teams at scale with Internal Talent Academies and helps them drive engagement by leveraging marketing principles. With 20 years of Marketing and Business Management experience and a concentration in Learning and Development over the past five years, Jen has tackled a variety of Talent Development experiences over my tenure, including but not limited to: leading and supporting skill-specific learning programs, managing culture initiatives and ongoing pulse surveys, creating employee resource groups (ERGs), managing new hire onboarding experiences, and many more. Today, Jen is working as the Senior Director for Client Experience - Academies at Learn In. In this bonus episode, you’ll hear:Jen Collins’ shift from marketing to Learning & Development (L&D) and her experience with working with other professionals.Jen’s proudest moment in her career in the Learning & Development space.Jen’s biggest failure and what she learned from this experience.Why Jen Collins perceives Deep Skill-Building as the biggest challenge in the Talent Development Space.How Jen sees ChatGPT as a trend she’s following in the Talent Development Space.The book that made a big impact on the life of Jen. The tools and platforms that Jen uses lately to make her job more fascinatingJen’s piece of advice to professionals and individuals who are seeking growth and success in their careers