Jon is the Director and Founder of Empowered2.
He started his career as an environmental professional and now has over 20 years’ experience in the sector, having held senior leadership positions for the last 10 years in a leading global environmental and engineering consultancy and with ~3 years now as a Non-Executive Director.
Jon has been responsible for the profit and loss of a global team of ~200 people, delivering a range of environmental solutions to public and private clients – particularly in energy decarbonisation and sustainability with value of over £20m. Jon’s roles have also included responsibility for Marketing, Communications and Digital teams. This, alongside Jon’s MBA and commercial DNA, gives him a broad breadth of understanding.
In 2021, Jon took on a Non-Executive Director role with Harwich Haven Authority, a Trust Port, with a focus on Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), providing further board level experience and expertise. Jon sits on the SHES committee and Chairs the Commercialisation Committee. Jon’s role is Department for Transport endorsed and his second term has already been confirmed.
Jon loves three things:
- Creating high performance cultures
- Developing people and leaders in particular
- Helping organisations be more sustainable in the widest sense.
Jon ran the leadership development programme for Ricardo Energy & Environment from 2018 to 2024, a role he loved and one he received much positive feedback for. Jon led over 100 middle and senior managers through the programme, facilitated with the support of trusted providers.
Find out more about our own sustainability credentials here
Read a series of articles published by Jon on a ending the culture of busyness here.
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Jon is both an exceptional leader and team player with an unwavering enthusiasm and energy for helping every team member to be their best.
As a natural coach he has helped many across the organisation to develop their leadership capability and career paths, and fosters a learning culture that drives progression for the individual and the wider team. Robust challenge is always balanced with humility and understanding to advance the collective thinking.
Click here to see further recommendations for Jon’s leadership approach, coaching, mentoring and leadership development activities. Or look up the series Jon wrote on high performance for Environment Analyst.
Jon has an Executive MBA with Distinction from Henley Business School, and a BSc in Marine Geography from Cardiff University, 1st Class.
Jon is an active parent and understands the importance of a good work-life balance; he has two children aged 8 and 11, a dog called George and a wonderful wife Amie.
Jon loves running; he is a competent amateur runner and England Athletics Coach, competing in races from 5k to 100 miles – an impressive distance for a type 1 diabetic, demonstrating Jon’s grit and determination. A highlight was interviewing one of the world’s leading female ultra runners, Courtenay Dauwalter. Jon’s ultra running demonstrates his strong personal mindsets and tenacity to achieve inspiring challenges.
Jon is also an enthusiastic amateur sailor. In 2007 he completed two legs of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, taking responsibility as Watch leader for one of those legs crossing the S. Atlantic, Indian and Southern Oceans.
And finally….why all the pictures of mountains? The mountains remind us of leadership mindsets; seeing the big picture, being humble, seeing your place in the wider environment, the importance of good planning and preparation, of grit and determination, of the need to pioneer the way as a leader, the importance of navigating the terrain and a host of other things!
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