Nadya Zhexembayeva

Nadya Zhexembayeva
Born Almaty, Kazakhstan
Occupation Business owner, Educator, Author
Language English, Russian
Alma mater Hartwick College (B.A.)
Case Western Reserve University (Ph.D.)
Genre Non-fiction
Notable works Overfished Ocean Strategy;
Embedded Sustainability;
Website
chiefreinventionofficer.com

Nadya Zhexembayeva is an author, educator and business owner. Nadya has written two and contributed to three books about business, strategy, and sustainability.[1] In 2009, Nadya co-authored the term "embedded sustainability",[2][3] and in 2015 introduced the concept of "Chief Reinvention Officer".[4]

Early life and career

Zhexembayeva grew up in Almaty, Kazakhstan (then part of the Soviet Union), at the time she claims the country was "going through immense deterioration".[5] While still at high school, Nadya started her business career selling insurance and later worked as a trainer at Association of Young Leaders, then went on to earn a Freedom Support Act scholarship that allowed her to complete two Bachelor of Arts degrees in Management and then Psychology from Hartwick College, where she was named a Faculty Scholar and John Christopher Hartwick Scholar - "the highest honor the College can confer upon a student".[6] In 2008, Nadya obtained her Doctor of Philosophy degree from Case Western Reserve University, where she served as associate director of the Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit at Weatherhead School of Management, where as of 2016, she continues to serve on the Board of Advisors.[7]

Nadya Zhexembayeva served as the Coca-Cola Chaired Professor of Sustainable Development at IEDC-Bled School of Management, an executive education center based in the Slovene Alps, where, as of 2016, she continues to teach courses in leadership, strategy, change management, design thinking, and sustainability. In addition to IEDC, Nadya has taught in other business schools, including CEDEP (France) [8] and IPADE Business School (Mexico).

As a speaker, Nadya has shared her insights with audiences worldwide through keynotes, panel presentations, and workshops. She has delivered three TEDx talks in Austria,[9] Slovenia [10] and the US.[11]

In 2007, Nadya co-founded WE EXIST Reinvention Agency. Based on Zhexembayeva's work with the Coca-Cola Company, ENRC Plc, IBM, CISCO, Erste Bank, Henkel, Knauf Insulation, Vienna Insurance Group on reinventing products, processes, and leadership practices In Ventures magazine called Nadya ‘The Reinvention Guru’,[12] while TEDx Navasink named her ‘The Queen of Reinvention.’ [13]

Books

Nadya Zhexembayeva has written two books and contributed to three others that focus on strategy, innovation, and sustainability.

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Articles and reports

Interviews and podcasts

References

  1. ↑ "About - Nadya Zhexembayeva". 29 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Caesar, Nicolas (6 May 2011). "Embedded sustainability – the next big competitive advantage?" – via The Guardian.
  3. ↑ "How to Move From "Bolt-On" to Embedded Sustainability". 13 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Built to Reinvent The Ten Commandments of Today's Sustainable Company" (PDF). changethis.com. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  5. ↑ TEDx Talks (28 April 2015). "To Hold On, Let Go - Nadya Zhexembayeva - TEDxNavesink" – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ "Honors Convocation - Hartwick College".
  7. ↑ "The Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit - Weatherhead".
  8. ↑ "Faculty - Cedep". cedep.fr. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  9. ↑ TEDx Talks (25 November 2013). "Overfished ocean strategy: Nadya Zhexembayeva at TEDxKlagenfurt" – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ TEDx Talks (30 December 2010). "TEDxLjubljanaWomen - Nadya Zhexembayeva - I Have Nothing To Say About Women" – via YouTube.
  11. ↑ TEDx Talks (28 April 2015). "To Hold On, Let Go - Nadya Zhexembayeva - TEDxNavesink" – via YouTube.
  12. ↑ http://inventures.eu/the-reinvention-guru
  13. ↑ "Nadya Zhexembayeva Is the Queen of Reinvention - TEDxNavesink - Monmouth County New Jersey". 16 March 2015.

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