Jessica Kriegel is a bestselling author, change strategist, and a leading voice on how leaders create transformation that delivers measurable business results. For more than 15 years, Kriegel has advised Fortune 100 companies and organisations across finance, technology, healthcare, real estate, and other industries on building intentional cultures that accelerate performance and deliver results.
As Chief Strategy Officer at Culture Partners, she challenges traditional models of command and control, replacing them with a practical framework centered on ownership, belief shifts, and accountability.
Kriegel is the bestselling author of Surrender to Lead, which explores a central paradox of leadership: sustainable high performance comes not from exerting greater control, but from knowing what to let go. Her first book, Unfairly Labeled, challenged generational stereotypes in the workplace and established her as a research-driven authority on leadership and organisational change. She is a frequent national media contributor, appearing on CNN, CNBC, Fox Business, and The TODAY Show, where she shares insights on leadership, organisational change, workplace culture, and performance in times of uncertainty. She also hosts the CEO Daily Brief, a five-minute daily podcast that blends practical business insight with reflective leadership, equipping executives to make clear, courageous decisions that drive results.
Beyond her work in business, Kriegel is a trained death doula. Supporting people at the threshold between life and death has profoundly shaped her understanding of fear, meaning, and the illusion of control. That perspective informs her leadership philosophy: lasting change requires courage over comfort, presence over panic, and conviction over control.
Kriegel holds a doctorate in leadership, an MBA, and is currently pursuing a Master of Divinity.
