Kori Cheverie
Head Coach, PWHL Montréal Victoire | First Woman in U Sports Men's Hockey
Hire Jessica Campbell, Leadership Speaker
About This Speaker
Jessica Campbell is a leadership and performance expert who helps organizations build courageous leaders, resilient teams, and winning cultures.
As the first woman to serve as a full-time coach behind an NHL bench, a Cornell University graduate, and former Canadian National Team player, Jessica has spent her career earning trust and leading in some of the world’s most demanding environments.
Her journey has reinforced one defining truth: sustained success is not built on talent alone. It is built on belief. Today, Jessica helps organizations build leaders who inspire belief, strengthen culture, and unlock high performance.
Through powerful storytelling and practical leadership frameworks, Jessica Campbell translates the lessons of elite sport into strategies that help leaders and teams perform at their best in any industry.
Speaker Fee: $20,000 - $50,000
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The Courage To Go First 
Growing up in Rocanville, Saskatchewan, there was no roadmap for girls in hockey. As the only girl on every boys' team, I learned early that standing out was the only way forward.
Losing my oldest brother at a young age taught me that adversity can either define you or drive you. I chose purpose, resilience, and gratitude. Representing Canada fulfilled one dream. Coaching professional hockey became the next.
There was just one problem. No one had done it before. No roadmap.No blueprint. Just belief.
Every "no" became an invitation to grow. Instead of waiting for a door to open, I built my own house. I founded JC PowerSkating, pursued an untraditional path to Europe, and eventually became the first woman to coach full-time in NHL history.
Making history was never the goal. The goal was to keep growing, keep believing, and have the courage to write my own playbook.
The Challenge: We spend too much of our lives waiting. Waiting until we're ready. Waiting until we're qualified. Waiting until someone says "yes." The greatest leadership breakthroughs don't belong to those who wait. They belong to those who have the courage to go first.
Audience Takeaways:
Bet on themselves and overcome impostor syndrome
Lead courageously through uncertainty
Turn adversity into opportunity
Losing my oldest brother at a young age taught me that adversity can either define you or drive you. I chose purpose, resilience, and gratitude. Representing Canada fulfilled one dream. Coaching professional hockey became the next.
There was just one problem. No one had done it before. No roadmap.No blueprint. Just belief.
Every "no" became an invitation to grow. Instead of waiting for a door to open, I built my own house. I founded JC PowerSkating, pursued an untraditional path to Europe, and eventually became the first woman to coach full-time in NHL history.
Making history was never the goal. The goal was to keep growing, keep believing, and have the courage to write my own playbook.
The Challenge: We spend too much of our lives waiting. Waiting until we're ready. Waiting until we're qualified. Waiting until someone says "yes." The greatest leadership breakthroughs don't belong to those who wait. They belong to those who have the courage to go first.
Audience Takeaways:
Bet on themselves and overcome impostor syndrome
Lead courageously through uncertainty
Turn adversity into opportunity
Pressure Is A Privilege
Pressure has shaped every defining moment of my career. Representing Canada on the international stage.
Walking into rooms where I was often the only woman, choosing to lean into my differences instead of shrinking from them.
Standing behind an NHL bench for the first time as more than 18,000 fans rose to their feet.
Calling a timeout with seconds remaining, drawing up the final play, and communicating with absolute clarity while an entire team looked to me for confidence and direction.
Each moment looked very different but demanded the same thing. Courage. Clarity. Conviction.
The moments that changed my career were never the comfortable ones. They were the ones that asked the most of me. I've learned that pressure doesn't create leaders. It reveals them. When the stakes are highest, people don't rise to the occasion. They fall back on the preparation, communication, and belief they've built long before the moment arrives.
Today, I see pressure differently. It's not something to fear. It can be our greatest source of fuel. Pressure is the privilege of being trusted with something that matters.
The Challenge: Pressure is inevitable. The question isn't whether your team will experience it. It's whether they will rise because of it. The highest performing teams don't eliminate pressure. They prepare for it. When leaders learn to communicate with clarity, regulate emotion, and create confidence under pressure, pressure stops becoming something to survive and starts becoming an advantage.
Audience Takeaways:
Communicate under pressure
Turn adversity into opportunity when the stakes are high
Unlock performance when it matters most
Walking into rooms where I was often the only woman, choosing to lean into my differences instead of shrinking from them.
Standing behind an NHL bench for the first time as more than 18,000 fans rose to their feet.
Calling a timeout with seconds remaining, drawing up the final play, and communicating with absolute clarity while an entire team looked to me for confidence and direction.
Each moment looked very different but demanded the same thing. Courage. Clarity. Conviction.
The moments that changed my career were never the comfortable ones. They were the ones that asked the most of me. I've learned that pressure doesn't create leaders. It reveals them. When the stakes are highest, people don't rise to the occasion. They fall back on the preparation, communication, and belief they've built long before the moment arrives.
Today, I see pressure differently. It's not something to fear. It can be our greatest source of fuel. Pressure is the privilege of being trusted with something that matters.
The Challenge: Pressure is inevitable. The question isn't whether your team will experience it. It's whether they will rise because of it. The highest performing teams don't eliminate pressure. They prepare for it. When leaders learn to communicate with clarity, regulate emotion, and create confidence under pressure, pressure stops becoming something to survive and starts becoming an advantage.
Audience Takeaways:
Communicate under pressure
Turn adversity into opportunity when the stakes are high
Unlock performance when it matters most
Belief Builds Culture
The greatest lesson hockey has ever taught me isn't about tactics or systems. It's about people.
Throughout my career, I've coached NHL players, Olympians, prospects, and young athletes chasing their dreams, turning amateur to pro. The people who unlocked their greatest potential weren't always the most talented. They were the ones who felt seen, trusted, believed in, and empowered to see what was possible. That changed the way I lead.
I learned that people perform at their best when they're given permission to be themselves, connected to a shared purpose, and empowered to contribute in meaningful ways. That's where the 3L Framework was born. People don't become extraordinary because someone demanded more from them. They become extraordinary because someone believed more in them than they believed in themselves.
The Challenge: Culture isn't built through mission statements. It's built through the behaviors leaders consistently model. High-performing organizations intentionally create environments where people trust one another, own their responsibilities, and believe in a shared purpose.
Audience Takeaways:
The 3 L’s of Leadership: Listen, Lift, Love
Build winning culture through communication, connection and care
Create accountability that unlocks and motivates performance
Throughout my career, I've coached NHL players, Olympians, prospects, and young athletes chasing their dreams, turning amateur to pro. The people who unlocked their greatest potential weren't always the most talented. They were the ones who felt seen, trusted, believed in, and empowered to see what was possible. That changed the way I lead.
I learned that people perform at their best when they're given permission to be themselves, connected to a shared purpose, and empowered to contribute in meaningful ways. That's where the 3L Framework was born. People don't become extraordinary because someone demanded more from them. They become extraordinary because someone believed more in them than they believed in themselves.
The Challenge: Culture isn't built through mission statements. It's built through the behaviors leaders consistently model. High-performing organizations intentionally create environments where people trust one another, own their responsibilities, and believe in a shared purpose.
Audience Takeaways:
The 3 L’s of Leadership: Listen, Lift, Love
Build winning culture through communication, connection and care
Create accountability that unlocks and motivates performance
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