Latest Press - Johanne Bouchard

Latest Press

March 6, 2019 – “Spring Is Here: Let’s Emerge and Bloom” blog featured in Healthy Women Leaders

March 6, 2019 – “My Daily Spiritual Practice” blog featured in Healthy Women Leaders

November 8, 2019 National STEM Day- Johanne is ‘BIG Into STEM’ as a STEM Woman. Coincidentally she is Quoted in Lone Peak Lookout “Not so average Jane: Loving Leadership”

August 22, 2018 – Quoted by Thomas Lee in “Less than 9 percent of unicorn board members are women, SharesPost analysis finds”

July 17, 2018 – Distinguished as “cyberboard luminary” by Thomas Bennett on Threat Vector

June 16, 2018 – My articles are in the top-15 on Gouvernance | Jacques Grisé for first half of 2018

April 7, 2018 – Spoke at Lady Coders Conference

April 3, 2018 – Spoke at Webinaire Laval Universite Governance Program “Increasing the effectiveness of a board”

December 19, 2017 – BonneFire Community Featured in Big Sky Chamber of Commerce Newsletter

December 4, 2017 – Remitted “Disruptor Award” to Equilar for 2020 Women on Boards

November 17, 2017 – Featured in Explore Big Sky

October 19, 2017 – Quoted in The San Francisco Chronicle

September 13, 2017 – Original Article Published by Sherpany’s Board Brainery

August 26, 2017 – Quoted in The San Francisco Chronicle

July 20, 2017 – Quoted in The San Francisco Chronicle

June 27, 2017 – Quoted in The San Francisco Chronicle

June 26, 2017 – Quoted in Directors & Boards

June 23, 2017 – Quoted in San Francisco Chronicle

June 20, 2017 – eBook “Board Composition” featured among 2020WOB Bay Area Resources

May 12, 2017 – Published on Executive Vine

March 18, 2017 – Cited by “Basic Topics on Corporate Governance”

November 3, 2016 – Published on Executive Vine

October 10, 2016 – Published on EthicalBoardroom.com

September 8, 2016 – Published on EthicalBoardroom.com

September 2016 – Published in Ethical Boardroom (United Kingdom)

August 31, 2016 – Advice for Effective Mergers (in French) published on Jacques Grise’s blog for Board Governance

July 24, 2016 – Quoted in The San Francisco Chronicle

July 8, 2016 – “Siéger à un conseil d’administration…” is most popular post on Gouvernance | Jacques Grisé for second quarter of 2016

May 27, 2016 – Quoted in The San Francisco Chronicle

April 24, 2016 – My articles are 3rd, 9th and 13th most popular on Gouvernance | Jacques Grisé for first quarter of 2016

April 5, 2016 – Spoke at “SÉMINAIRE GOUVERNANCE EXPRESS,” Quebec

March 31, 2016 – “How Good Chairs Prepare…” is 2nd most popular post on Gouvernance | Jacques Grisé for first quarter of 2016

February 26, 2016 – Quoted in The San Francisco Chronicle

February 18, 2016 – Quoted in The San Francisco Chronicle

February 15, 2016 – Published on EthicalBoardroom.com

February 4, 2016 – Panelist, “Demystifying Boards,” presented by Women at Zynga

December 28, 2015 – “Siéger à un conseil d’administration…” is 3rd most popular post on Gouvernance | Jacques Grisé for 2015

December 15, 2015 – Featured on Executive Vine

December 15, 2015 – Featured in Chefs d’entreprises

December 4, 2015 – Quoted on Arnold & Porter “Gender Diversity and The Value in Refreshing Board

November 19, 2015 – Host Committee Member of 2020 Women on Boards Annual Event

November 2015 – Published in Ethical Boardroom (United Kingdom)

October 26, 2016 – Published on Ottiti.net

October 21, 2015 – Featured as Speaker at Lassonde School of Engineering

October 18, 2015 – Advice for Effective Board Mergers Featured in Chefs d’entreprises

September 21, 2015 – Cited by Randi Val Morrison on TheCorporateCounsel.net

September 16, 2015 – Advice for Effective Board Mergers Featured dans Gouvernance RSE au Canada

September 8, 2015 – Featured in Appointed Partners Press Release

September 7, 2015 – Cited in Harvard Law School Forum

September 7, 2015 – Cited by Jacques Grisé in Chefs d’entreprises

August 27, 2015 – Featured on Chefs d’entreprises

August 25, 2015 – Published on CapitalRegional.com

August 20, 2015 – Quoted in The San Francisco Chronicle

August 14, 2015 – Quoted by Alexandra R. Lajoux on the NACD Blog

July 27, 2015 – Featured on Chefs d’entreprises

July 17, 2015 – Featured on BRZUSTOWSKI LUC

July 2, 2015 – Quoted in The San Francisco Chronicle

April 13, 2015 – Diversity Quotas for Boards : What’s Happening Now Featured in Diversity in Boardrooms

April, 2015 – Featured in Women2Boards

April 15, 2015 – Published on EXXECTA

April 2, 2015 – Featured by Lassonde School of Engineering

November 11, 2014 – Featured by Lassonde School of Engineering

November 3, 2014 – Featured by M & A Leadership Council

October 15, 2014 – Featured by Lassonde School of Engineering

September 30, 2014 – Featured resource for Institut des administrateurs de sociétés

September 25, 2014 – Featured as Author for NACD Directorship Boardroom Intelligence

September/October 2014 – Published in NACD’s Directorship Magazine. (Download the article by clicking this text or the image below.)

January 14, 2014 – Featured Speaker, “Set Your Intention for Corporate Board Service,” presented by Women in the Boardroom

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The meeting was fantastic. It was an undisputable success. The interaction was superior and beyond what anyone could have thought was possible. Everyone embraced you and your skills in ways that I have never seen before. I learned a lot about the process and it has been very meaningful. It illuminated me into focused actions. It galvanized the entire executive team across the five business units. Really exciting…

- Audit Chair

Johanne, the offsite was terrific and you did a fabulous job leading us through some very challenging tasks. I have great faith in our leadership team. I’m glad the learning and collaboration will continue.

Excellent meeting.

Amazing meeting. Loved it.

- GMs of Business Units

You did a very good job. I like the process, like the rigor, like the completeness and the sensitivity with which you presented tough issues. I like the individual profiles and how they lead to both learning for me as well as opportunity for team building.

- Independent Director

I recommended you for this task because I felt that the depth of inquiry and the thoroughness of your approach are important to bring the Board to a new level of quality and interaction. I found your work very complete and am glad that you brought to the surface a number of issues that have to be addressed to improve our effectiveness as a Board. Your observations and recommendations go to the heart of what makes a Board a team (and what gets in the way).

- Governance Chair

Johanne has an innate ability to bring out the best in all whom she touches. She practices what she preaches – patience, courage, generosity, wisdom and humility. Her contributions have positively impacted our Company and working environment and will result in increased profitability and shareholder value.

- CEO

Johanne is truly exceptional at what she does. I've worked with many consultants over the years, and what sets her apart is the combination of her right- and left-brain skills. She knows how to listen, catch unspoken cues, instill trust and openness, while also being focused on the substance of the issues, the complexities of the situation and challenges, and the business issues that have to get solved. She is direct and candid while also unusually sensitive. By applying these skills, she helped us analyze what was going on in our business, shed light on the core management and governance issues, and facilitated our discussions among the decision makers about the next steps to take. I would work with her again in a heartbeat.

- Independent Director, Governance Committee

I have seen Johanne's skilled handling of important executive interfaces and her ability to quickly get to the heart of the issues and lead to results. That certainly happened here. I found that even in cases where the participants thought they had good communication we reached new levels of connection and candor, all helping us be most efficient at a time when that is most important in our company.

- Senior Vice President

Johanne has provided a mirror into myself. Helping me to step back and view my actions and true feelings. By her perceptive and insightful questioning she enabled me to look within. Just being able to speak openly about myself was most helpful. Without question this awareness is leading to positive change both personally and professionally. I find myself a more effective participant with both my direct reports, peers and my Board.

- CEO

I thank Johanne for her clarity and quick ability to cut through the clutter. She made a huge difference. I have grown a lot. Johanne’s exceptional wisdom for defining and supporting the needs of clients were a real asset to us. Johanne is exceptionally gifted at understanding how to balance and focus for success. I highly recommend her to any company looking to grow.

- CEO

Thank you so very much for the day of focus for our team. We really needed it and I do not believe we could have done it without you. You are such a wonderful friend of ours. I personally left feeling inspired and clear. You are a beautiful person to facilitate those connections.

- CEO

Thank you for such a productive session. It was wonderful to have your support and focus in connecting the team. Your constant guidance in finding clarity is a true gift for our organization.

- CEO

The time spent was of tremendous help to me personally as it gave me a chance to review all aspects of our operations. Johanne's attentiveness and level of support was remarkable. Her sense for the big picture will keep us all focused on the right priorities.

I can't thank Johanne enough.

- CEO

Johanne Bouchard is a pioneer and a leader who brings to the process of executive coaching and strategic planning a focused, high-energy and highly- effective approach. In a short time and in a seemingly effortless manner, she leads an individual or a team to a crystal-clear understanding of their core values, their goals and a path to achieving them.

- CEO

Johanne has a remarkable ability to inspire others to share with perfect honesty, overcome their own barriers, and find greater clarity for their purpose. Her dedication to her work comes from a sincere passion for guiding others in their quest for successful leadership and life skills. Johanne's encouraging style supports rather than leads, promotes as opposed to advises.

- REMIA participant

Thank you very much for your kindness, warmth and thoughtfulness for our team. Your team building session was beautifully on point, and done very constructively.

- CEO

Johanne is an outstanding professional with exceptional coaching skills. She is insightful and a very effective communicator.

- Ken Coleman- Board Chairman, Saama Technologies and special advisor to Andreessen Horowitz Venture Capital firm

Johanne worked with our board at Accelrys to enhance our effectiveness. She provided tremendous value and insight in a very collegial manner.

- Jeff Rodek - Former Chair and CEO of Hyperion, Former President and COO Ingram Micro

Johanne Bouchard is a unique consultant and advisor who brings clarity to high urgency situations in short order. She has served several of the companies I am involved with as a Board member in various assignments including Board 360, Executive Team assessment, leading and facilitating strategic planning sessions, and CEO coaching. In all these assignments she has displayed dedication, creativity, depth, and an unerring focus on reflecting the reality of the situation and presenting it as such to the client, with concrete suggestions for improvement and increased efficiency. I highly recommend Johanne.

- Ricardo Levy - Lecturer at Stanford, former Chair, former Chairman and CEO of Catalytica

If you have an organizational leadership problem to solve (the bigger the better) and need a tireless, objective collaborator to assist, challenge and drive you (and she WILL drive you), work with Johanne. And if you welcome the friendship that will grow from that experience, you couldn't do better.

- Steve Snyder - Former EVP/GM CBS Interactive Games, Music and Sports

Johanne's work is, in a word, spectacular. She digs in on a project like no one I know, she is thorough, thoughtful, and does superb "inquiry" work early in a project. She brings a wealth of experience to her projects, including marketing expertise, consumer research, management and leadership insights, and insightful summaries of the issues. Her work is honest, clear, clean, and useful. She is a truth-finder and a truth-teller. Johanne is an intense, yet calm and measured expert - she knows where to look, what to ask, and how to propose key points and plans of action. Her logistics and organizational skills are world class, and her follow up is superb. As you can read, my professional opinion of Johanne is of the highest level. I believe she can excel at virtually any assignment or challenge presented.

- John Hamm - Strategy and Leadership Advisor, Former VC, Former TCG - The Chasm Group Advisors and Former CEO

I have known Johanne since the times she was building BOSS when helping high-tech executives and companies with globalization and International market development. She was a pioneer in her field helping American companies not treating International as an afterthought. She was an invaluable trusted advisor to senior executives and CEOs in need to succeed in Europe and in need to adjust their leadership style to grow their organizations overseas. I recommend Johanne to CEOs and Executives as a partner when significantly challenged to take their organizations to new levels. She has broad operating, marketing and leadership experience and a proven track record to continually deliver results. Her dynamism is infectious/inspirational.

- Philippe D’Argent - Former Senior VP Dell Europe, Former Senior VP Toshiba Europe