Jess Pettitt

Good Enough Now: How doing the best you can with what you have some of the time is better than nothing never.

Expert on

  • Communication
  • Corporate Responsibility
  • Comedian / Comedienne
  • Associations
  • Inclusion
  • Unconscious Bias
  • Current Events
  • Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI)

Fee Range

$10,000–$15,000

Travels from

CA, US

Biography

 Perhaps it’s her Texas roots, but Jess Pettitt, MBA, M.Ed., CSP, believes that to really thrive in this world, you have to ride two horses—one of giving and one of receiving. For Jess, the giving horse is her passion for service, and the receiving horse is the high she rides entertaining audiences. For almost 10 years, Jess rode one horse by day, serving as an administrator in student affairs for university Diversity and Inclusion programs, and the other by night, performing and hosting three times a week doing stand-up in New York City’s most popular comedy clubs (ask her about George Carlin’s nickname for her or sharing an eggroll birthday cake with Bob Newhart). Eventually, Jess discovered she could ride both horses at the same time in the same career, and a speaker in the DEI space was born. Now, nearly 20 years and half a million audience members later, Jess gallops from coast to coast delivering her “Good Enough Now” message to anyone willing to take the leap toward creating a much more inclusive organization.

Speaker Videos

Change for good

Jess’s custom and current keynotes create a powerful connection with and between your participants by addressing their hardships and biggest frustrations and tending to their personal soft spots and learning edges through humor, powerful stories, and speaking to their real-time concerns. Best of all, Jess delivers immediately implementable action steps that lead to meaningful, positive change well after the doors close.

Tailored to your people and your event

All of Jess’s presentations are customized and personalized. She tailors her powerful message to reach everyone from upper management to front-line employees, regardless of the size of your organization or industry.