Jonathan Vehar

Biography

For over 30 years, Jonathan has worked with leadership teams and organizations to help them achieve their growth goals while developing their capabilities and skills. His facilitation and training expertise in leadership, innovation, accountability and team development contribute to organizations accomplishing their desired results. Fast Company calls him an “innovation thought leader,” and Investor’s Business Daily referred to him as an “innovation guru.” Jonathan is fairly sure that he is proud to have been labeled an “innovation geek” by Forbes.

Jonathan served as executive vice president of product and member of the global executive team of Dale Carnegie & Associates, a training organization with operations in 50 states, 90 countries and 32 languages, where he revitalized the product offerings including face-to-face training, virtual instructor-led, on-demand video, and AI-based apps. Jonathan previously worked at the Center for Creative Leadership as a full-time senior faculty member and portfolio manager for innovation, technology-based learning solutions, and individual leadership development solutions. He also spent 14 years as the President and cofounder of New & Improved, LLC, a global training and organizational development firm focused on creative problem-solving and innovation leadership skills. His first career was in advertising and marketing.
Courses for which he led the design teams have won Brandon Hall Leadership Awards, an Investopedia “Best of Sales Training” ranking, and helped organizations achieve the Training Industry’s “Top 20 Company in Leadership Training” distinction.
Jonathan is an adjunct faculty member with the United States Joint Special Operations University, and has served as adjunct faculty at Northwestern University, SUNY Buffalo State College, Ithaca College, and the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Niche Areas of Expertise

• Change Management
• Emotional Intelligence
• Entrepreneurship
• Leaders in Transition
• Organizational Development
• Startup Ventures
• Strategic Thinking
• Team Effectiveness

Languages

• English