Joe Jackman

Joe Jackman has this unique ability to uncover where to go and why, then get everyone on the same page and moving forward together.Glenn Murphy, Executive Chairman, Lululemon

Joe Jackman is the Founder & Chairman of Jackman, a respected management consulting firm specialized in growth through transformation. He is also CEO of Catapult Capital Partners, the venture capital and advisory arm of Jackman.

An advisor to C-Level Executives and Private Equity Partners worldwide, Joe is widely considered to be a global expert on rapid reinvention. Over the course of his 35-year career, he has proven invaluable to leadership teams looking to get unstuck and fully aligned, and leaning in to update their businesses and accelerate value creation.

A student of change, raised in a time of civil unrest, he guides companies to become the most powerful and relevant versions of themselves in record time. Joe has led some of the most inspired brand transformations of the 21st century, from his early years as Executive VP of Marketing at Loblaws, to overseeing reinventions for Duane Reade, Walgreens, and Dave & Busters. Today, Joe and his multidisciplinary team of over 100 people have successfully helped more than 50 Fortune 500 businesses realize untapped value, and engineered hundreds of billions of dollars in sales. For his groundbreaking work, Joe was inducted into the American Marketing Association’s ‘Marketing Hall of Legends.’

In his first book, The Reinventionist Mindset, Joe unveils his unique, human-centric approach to corporate transformation. He effectively shows us how to thrive in the era of disruption, starting by repositioning change as a force to be embraced. Filled with real-world case studies ranging from Dave & Busters to Flow Water to Staples, The Reinventionist Mindset is an asset for anyone intent on leading their company to become its most powerful iteration. Building upon the lessons of the book, Joe created the podcast The Reinventionists, where he turns his attention to some of the boldest changemakers and disruptors in business today. The result is a series of engaging, unscripted, and evocative conversations about the pursuit of meaningful change, featuring high-profile guests from acclaimed fashion designer Rebecca Minkoff to Fast Company’s editor-in-chief Stephanie Mehta.

Joe has shared his insights across the globe, speaking on stages for world-class events such as Cannes Lion (France), Elevate (Toronto), and World Retail Congress (Dubai). He is considered a valued expert by countless major media outlets, including Forbes, Bloomberg, The Globe and Mail, and the Financial Times. He is also a regular contributor to CEO World Magazine.  Joe serves on the Board of Directors of Flow Water Inc., the fastest growing premium water brand, and is also on the Board of Wellness Natural, Inc., the holding company for the Simply Protein brand, the #1 plant-based snack in Canada.