Ops Week
Monday, January 26, 2026 - Friday, January 30, 2026
11:30am - 2:00pm ET, each day
Helping people work with people.
Jen Dary
Jen is a highly sought-after leadership coach, business owner, writer, mom, and founder of Plucky, where she coaches CEOs, entrepreneurs and managers at every level. She has recently expanded her offerings to include support for professionals with ADHD.
Through Plucky, Jen champions the concept that all humans are creative, resourceful and whole… but sometimes have a hard time moving forward. Jen has spent the past decade helping companies work better, realizing that it’s the relationships we have with our co-workers that make or break retention and organizational success.
Jen has worked with professionals at over 200 companies, including Google, Facebook, Slack, Code for America, The New York Times and many more. She has completed coursework through the CoActive Training Institute and the ADD Coach Academy.
Monday, January 26 | 11:30am - 2:00pm ET
People & Culture: The Purpose of Work
At 35 years old, leadership coach Jen Dary had a toddler, a new baby and a fledgling small business. Then she found a brain tumor behind her left eye. After navigating a serious diagnosis, brain surgery, and recovery, Jen decided it was time to take some real risks.
In this dynamic session, Jen will describe her journey from tentative entrepreneurship to swinging for the fences. She will invite attendees to examine the question: what is the purpose of work in my life right now? And how does this answer set you up (or not) for success? How do we support team members who are facing these types of challenges?
Jen will lay out rules for keeping ourselves and our teams stabilized and balanced in a chaotic world. She will teach attendees how to manage members of their teams who have different life priorities. Attendees will leave with personal tools to prepare them and their teams for a professional day of work, many laughs and a real nudge towards taking intentional risks of their own.
