Jesse Lyn Stoner

Jesse Lyn Stoner, founder of Seapoint Center, works with leaders to align their business strategies and organization culture. She has over thirty years experience as a business consultant, former executive, and bestselling author.

Jesse's first experience with the power of vision took place in 1979 in a fifth grade classroom, where she taught reading to children with learning disabilities. One day it occurred to her that the children had experienced so many years of failure, they probably couldn't imagine themselves reading a book. Using mental imagery techniques, she had the children visualize themselves reading. That year the children made more progress and were happier than any previous class.

Intrigued by the children's success, Jesse went on to study the impact of vision in other settings. She received a doctorate from University of Massachusetts, with research in vision and leadership.

Since then, Jesse has worked with leaders in hundreds of organizations worldwide from Fortune 500's to non-profits. Her clients include Honda, Pfizer, Marriott, Edelman Public Relations, Yale University, Jackson Hole Ski Resort, Barnes and Noble, and Corinthian Colleges.

She is coauthor, with Ken Blanchard, of the international bestseller Full Steam Ahead: Unleash the Power of Vision. She wrote Leading at a Higher Level with Ken Blanchard and the senior consulting partners of The Ken Blanchard Companies. She is also author of Benchmarks of Team Excellence, which measures the extent a team shares a common vision and has developed the processes and skills to achieve it.