Greg and Jewel Thomas

The Jazz Leadership Project founders, Greg Thomas and Jewel Kinch-Thomas, were inspired to form the Jazz Leadership Project (JLP) as avid advocates of the power of music to inspire and empower people and organizations. Using America's fine art of jazz gives individuals and companies an innovative model grounded in musical principles and practices to develop leadership capacity, bolster team synergy, and enhance inclusion. JLP uses a creative methodology and an exclusive workstyle assessment in half- and full-day workshops, with live band, to frame leadership and team development through the lens of jazz. Clients such as JPMorgan Chase, NYPD and Con Edison have utilized the JLP Experience to enhance personal creativity and communications skills; strengthen leadership capacity; and elevate group collaboration and inclusion via experiential learning. As jazz also models ways to manage change in internal and external environments, your organization too can have the JLP Experience, and embody practical lessons in a low-stakes, playful environment.