LivING A
Purposeful Life
“Jovian is the Empress of Encouragement. Commander of Confidence. Illuminator of Intention. Purveyor of Purpose.”
Jovian Zayne is a celebrated international speaker, certified leadership coach, and expert facilitator who deeply transforms the lives of others through her inspiring and grounded approach to living and leading a purpose and values-driven life. With 20 years of experience developing thousands of values-driven leaders, she continues to shape the culture and leadership of the world’s most innovative organizations as the CEO of The OnPurpose Movement. Her firm’s client list includes Google, IDEO, Spotify, The New York Times, Meta, Goldman Sachs, Viacom, The Clinton Foundation, and Harvard University.
PURPOSEFUL LEADERSHIP
The 2019 Aspen Ideas Fellow, Jovian’s transformative work has been featured across various outlets and platforms, including New York Magazine, Fast Company, NPR, The Huffington Post, The Grammys, Red Table Talk, Essence, and Black Enterprise, among others. She is a contributing author to an anthology by Red Letter Publishing, Lessons in Leadership, in which she describes the importance of identifying and harnessing your purpose to become an effective leader.
Jovian is the Founder of the annual International Day of Purpose®, an initiative created to inspire people of all generations to celebrate and activate the power of their purpose. In partnership with The Obama Administration, KIND Snacks®, Big Brothers Big Sisters, YWCA-NYC; and various organizations and celebrities including Mandy Moore, Janelle Monáe, and Jada Pinkett-Smith, its global reach has spanned over 18 million people.
AMPLIFYING COMMUNITIES
In response to the continued injustice towards Black People, Jovian was invited to be a part of the historic 2021 #SayHerName rally cry featuring Beyoncé, Alicia Keyes, and other notable individuals in partnership with visionaries Janelle Monáe, Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw, and the African American Policy Forum. She was tapped to join the 2020 award-winning #SharetheMicNow campaign that partnered leading Black Women with influential White Women, including, Julia Roberts, Brene Brown, Luvvie Ajayi Jones, and Bozoma St. John.
HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Jovian was named to the Creative Collective’s 2022 Creative Class and the 2018 Root 100, an annual list of the most influential African Americans, ages 25 to 45. Jovian is an IGNITE Leadership Fellow from NYU’s Wagner Graduate School and an “It's All about Business” Fellow at the Wake Forest Graduate School of Business. She is a proud graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she was the first African-American woman to be elected Senior-Class President.
Prior to entrepreneurship, Jovian was successful as a former Managing Director of Talent Recruitment at Teach for America, where she led an initiative that increased the diversity of new hires from 23% to over 51%, resulting in, at the time the most diverse staff in Teach For America’s history. She held various marketing and sales roles at Black and Decker Corporation where she was promoted three times in as many years.
SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY
Jovian supports philanthropic endeavors not just financially, but with her expertise and time. Her efforts include her current work as a Board Member for the non-profit, Fem the Future and efforts as a member of the North Manhattan Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; Technical Director of the annual Thrivals Conference at the national Idea Festival; and her previous mentorship as a part of the Greater Allen Cathedral Girls Rites of Passage Mentor Program, to name only a few.
Jovian, her husband George, and their daughter Jorgie reside in Los Angeles, California; though they consider themselves global citizens, who are purposed to spread joy and light as they explore the world. As a part of her travels, Jovian's been noted in Marie Claire, Refinery 29, and Essence Magazine for her street style and engaging personality.