An entrepreneur and leading expert on boosting mood, increasing productivity, and decreasing stress.

A highly regarded expert and trailblazer in her field, Jennifer has received many honours, including the Professional Caregivers Award from the Canadian Mental Health Association, and her company, JB Music Therapy has been most recently nominated for the Community Impact Award by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Jennifer is a certified Music Therapist, the author of Tune In, Past President of the Canadian Association of Music Therapists and the owner of JB Music Therapy. She is instrumental in the implementation of hundreds of music therapy programs through the efforts of her specialized team – 20 team members in total.  Their youngest client is 2 months old and their eldest is 104.

Jennifer Buchanan has spent over two decades inspiring audiences on how to foster connections, focus, and feeling better. She is a recognized leading expert on bridging the gap between academic research in the area of music medicine and the public, speaking internationally to a wide variety of education, healthcare, government, and corporate audiences.

In addition to her extensive healthcare and education experience, Jennifer pursued her MBA to continue growing her 25 year, business that is based in partnerships, connections, and networks. Jennifer’s combination of wit, story-telling, high level content and an engaging, interactive style resonates with anyone wanting to feel inspired and educated.

She has appeared as a guest on numerous news and current affairs programs including Fox News Health, NBC, CBS, CBC Radio, CBC Television, CTV, Global TV, and has been featured in publications such as the Huffington Post, Chatelaine Magazine and Canadian Living. Her new book  The Healthpreneur’s Handbook: 9 Steps to a Sustainable, Values-Driven Business is set for release in 2018.

Well-Played: A Healthpreneur’s Guide to Building a Business with Huge Impact

‘What would my business look like if it was good for my client,  for me, and my community?’  This is the ultimate question for the Healthpreneur.

When you step into the role of a entrepreneur, and in my case a healthcare entrepreneur, you are essentially claiming your spot as a leader and trailblazer within your specific industry and community, helping others reach their desired goals in pursuit of optimum health and wellness.  

Throughout Jennifer’s business career she has observed her profession move from relatively unknown to regularly featured in the media.  She has witnessed her practice shift from being questioned, to being considered a nice thing to have, to becoming legislated — with her colleagues working very hard to find their place in the market.  

Through it all, and over 25 years later of owning and operating an award-winning private healthcare company, Jennifer will present a combination of personal stories, proven ways to grow your practice and key strategies aimed to help you build greater impact and meaning into your work and community, regardless of its’ age or size.

This presentation is for all of us — the emerging private practitioner, the established healthpreneur, the business leader, the dreamer — encouraging us to stay less focused on the bottom line and more on the top line – Impact and Purpose – the reason why we do what we do….and why we should always strive to keep doing it better.