JAM SESSIONS

Monthly No-Cost Training Tactics, Tools, Strategies, and Community

Leadership Trainer Jam Sessions

These monthly 1-hour free virtual engagements are structured to to provide our community with an exploration into relevant tactics, tools, and strategies that can be directly and immediately applied to enhance our training practice.

  • Short jam-packed lessons

  • Community-focused conversations

  • Open space to celebrate your accomplishments and navigate your challenges

This NO-COST monthly Leadership Trainer engagement opportunity is designed for practical training and facilitation skills enhancement and community-building!

SCHEDULED TOPICS:

Wed, Jan 7, 2026
(2pm, est | 11am, pac)

THEME
Holding Space for Quiet & Stillness:

Becoming Comfortable with Silence

Wed, Jan 21, 2026
(2pm, est | 11am, pac)

THEME
Mindfulness Practices for Trainers

in a Changing World

Joined by Sarah Kutten

and DJ Kelly-Quattrocchi

Wed, Feb 4, 2026
(2pm, est | 11am, pac)

THEME
Implementing and Enforcing Community Agreements

Wed, Feb 18, 2026
(2pm, est | 11am, pac)

THEME
Facilitating DEIB Trainings in Anti-DEIB Environments

Joined by Sarah Kutten

and DJ Kelly-Quattrocchi

Mon, March 42, 2026
(2pm, est | 11am, pac)

THEME
Maximizing Leadership Trainer’s ‘Training Story’ Framework as a Template for Consistently Designing High-Impact Trainings

Wed, March 18, 2026
(2pm, est | 11am, pac)

THEME
Tactics for Creating Spaces of Belonging

in our Training Environments

Joined by Sarah Kutten

and DJ Kelly-Quattrocchi

Wed, April 1, 2026
(2pm, est | 11am, pac)

THEME
Strategies for Encouraging and Empowering Participants to Apply Learning to Practice

Wed, April 15, 2026
(2pm, est | 11am, pac)

THEME:
Meet the Cardinal Experience Certification Program Master Trainers

Joined by Sarah Kutten

and DJ Kelly-Quattrocchi

Join our Community and Get Your Training JAM-on!

Meet Your Jam Session Host

Jonathan Kroll, PhD

Jonathan is a leadership educator, master trainer, and entrepreneur.

Jonathan began his career as a university administrator, focusing on leadership development, community engagement, and reflection initiatives. He has co-founded two leadership training businesses in addition to Leadership Trainer. As a Master Trainer, Jonathan has facilitated hundreds of leadership workshops, retreats, trainings, conference presentations, and classes to thousands of participants across five continents over the last decade.

Formally, Jonathan served as the founding Program Director and a teaching Professor for the Professional Leadership Studies program at the University of Rhode Island. He authored the award-winning Preparing Leadership Educators: A Comprehensive Guide to Theories, Practices, and Facilitation Skills, book

Jonathan earned a PhD from Fielding Graduate University in Leadership with a focus in Group Mentoring. He coaches, consults, authors, teaches, and trains about leadership, mentoring, and training & facilitation.

Contact Jonathan at [email protected]

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