Jean Lavin​
Founder, Consultant & Coach

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Jean offers communications advice and coaching to a wide array of financial services firms and to professionals in other industries including law, technology and real estate. She is recognized for her skill in helping individuals and companies d​evelop me​ssages that resonate with the media, their clients, external audiences and internal stakeholders. ​

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She has prepared hundreds of executives at Fortune 100 firms for high-profile print and TV interviews, podcasts, presentations and events, business pitches and board meetings. ​Jean also has developed and delivered programs that sharpen the writing skills of analysts and other business professionals.

 

Prior to her career in communication coaching, Jean built up a strong expertise in business and financial news as a senior fixed-income capital markets reporter at Thomson/International Financing Review (IFR). Earlier in her career, Jean was a top salesperson at Thomson, and Decision Economics, led by noted economist Dr. Allen Sinai. This combination of journalism and sales/marketing experience gives her a unique perspective on how messages are developed and received.

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Jean graduated from the State University of New York at New Paltz, where she majored in Communications and English. 

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Please email Jean at jlavin@jlinsight.com or call 1 212 918 4563 to discuss your communication needs.

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