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Meet Jon

Jon Kelch is a facilitator and coach at General Motors’ innovation incubator- iHub. He has provided presentation training to various levels within GM ranging all the way to Executives and Vice Presidents.

Jon is a former senior instructor with the Dale Carnegie corporation where he taught and coached leadership, communication and presentation skills. 

During his tenure at Dale Carnegie, Jon was ranked the #1 Instructor in the U.S. and #4 globally.

One of Jon’s main goals it to help people overcome the fear of speaking in public. 

Jon has extensive insight into adult learners’ understanding and information processing.  He is competent in developing business relationships with leadership and subject matter experts to analyze end user requirements tied to business objectives.  Experienced in assessing and identifying performance gaps and recommending solutions to leadership.  Experienced in designing and facilitating solutions for all levels of a corporation.  A veteran presenter able to educate and entertain.

Speaking Engagements:

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management

  • Stanford University Mechanical Engineering

  • Michigan State University MBA Program

  • University of Massachusetts

  • CB Richard Ellis Commercial Real Estate

  • Oakland University MBA Program

  • University of Detroit Mercy Mechanical Engineering

Jon is a pretty cool dad to two boys (or so he says) and a husband. He enjoys quoting movies and one of his favorite ways to get people’s energy up is by DANCING!

Laresa has known Jon since 2016 and has been actively learning from Jon as much as she can. Learn from this powerhouse team for Power Stories for STEM Career Success Workshop on November 7th, 2020!