Professional Bio
Jen Ruggerio spent 25 years as an educator, most of them at an alternative high school where psychological safety was central to how she reached students. That experience taught her that people cannot perform, learn, or work safely unless they first feel safe enough to speak honestly. Today, as the author of "Uncorporate Leadership" and co-founder of Rugged Training Group, Jen brings that same expertise to the trades, where the stakes of a silent crew are not just missed opportunity but injury and death.
Jen equips trades leaders with practical, no-nonsense leadership skills that build psychologically safe crews, the kind where people speak up before someone gets hurt. Her sessions are grounded in real stories from her own career, not abstract theory, and leave audiences with tools they can use on the job the next day. For Jen, leadership isn't about a title. It's about the courage to communicate honestly and the responsibility to protect the people around you. That's how crews save lives.
