J&M Leadership Network

Our Mission

J&M Leadership Network will help companies recruit talented, experienced women to serve on their Board of Directors by drawing on our impressive network of women from all regions of the country, women with expertise across a broad range of industries, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and senior public servants — women with proven leadership skills.

Why use J&M Leadership Network?

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Jenni Byrne and Michele Cadario are prominent female leaders who have excelled and achieved considerable success in an overwhelmingly male dominated field.

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Jenni and Michele have successfully operated at the highest levels of government and interacted with CEO’s, board members, senior executives, and senior public servants from across the country.

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Each has amassed a very extensive, diverse network drawing from a broad cross section of industries in Canada. They understand leadership attributes and have developed an impressive databank of exceptional female executives and entrepreneurs.

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Putting more women on boards is good for business! Goldman Sachs made news recently –– they will no longer do IPOs for companies with all-male boards. They say there is a business case for diversity – that IPOs for companies going public with women on their boards performed significantly better than those that did not.

What can J&M Leadership Network do for your company?

Find strong female candidates for consideration for Board vacancies based on your requirements and needs
Promote positive corporate diversity actions and changes
Provide strategic communications advice including media training
Improve recruitment and retention of women in your organization

Who We Are

Michele Cadario

Michele was the first woman in Canada to run a national election as Campaign Director for the Liberal Party in 2004 following her success as National Director for Paul Martin’s leadership campaign. She served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Martin and was a key member of each of his transition teams. More recently she was a senior strategist in the 2013 & 2017 BC Libéral campaigns and Deputy Chief of Staff to Premier Christy Clark until 2017. Today, Michele is CEO of Vanguard Strategy Inc., a consulting firm specializing in organizational structuring, strategic communications, and issues management and a Principal of J&M Network. Michele is also a regular political television commentator.

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Jenni Byrne

Jenni served as the National Campaign Manager for the Conservative Party in the 2011 and 2015 federal elections. She also served as Prime Minister Harper's Deputy Chief of Staff and more recently as Principal Secretary to Premier Doug Ford. Today, Jenni heads a successful consulting firm with a wide array of clients seeking her expertise on communication and public affairs strategy, and is a Principal of J&M Network. Jenni is a regular panelist on the Herle Burly podcast and frequent political television commentator.

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Michele Cadario

Michele was the first woman in Canada to run a national election as Campaign Director for the Liberal Party in 2004 following her success as National Director for Paul Martin’s leadership campaign. She served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Martin and was a key member of each of his transition teams. More recently she was a senior strategist in the 2013 & 2017 BC Libéral campaigns and Deputy Chief of Staff to Premier Christy Clark until 2017. Today, Michele is CEO of Vanguard Strategy Inc., a consulting firm specializing in organizational structuring, strategic communications, and issues management and a Principal of J&M Network. Michele is also a regular political television commentator.

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Jenni Byrne

Jenni served as the National Campaign Manager for the Conservative Party in the 2011 and 2015 federal elections. She also served as Prime Minister Harper’s Deputy Chief of Staff and more recently as Principal Secretary to Premier Doug Ford. Today, Jenni heads a successful consulting firm with a wide array of clients seeking her expertise on communication and public affairs strategy, and is a Principal of J&M Network. Jenni is a regular panelist on the Herle Burly podcast and frequent political television commentator.

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