Jeremy Doran
Helping seemingly incompatible people talk to each other — the neuroscience of why we misunderstand and what to do about it
North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States
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Jeremy Doran helps seemingly incompatible people talk to each other. With degrees in mechanical engineering and psychology, he brings a rare perspective to one of the oldest problems in any workplace — people who think differently struggling to communicate with each other.
His work sits at the intersection of neuroscience and leadership communication. He speaks frequently to engineering, finance, and HR audiences, having delivered over 50 talks for organizations including Electric Boat, APWA, SHRM, and SAE. He was named one of the top 50 leadership speakers for manufacturing in 2026.
Before launching NeuroConversant Leadership, Jeremy spent a decade as a financial advisor — giving him firsthand experience with the communication challenges that come with managing both clients and teams across very different thinking styles.
Jeremy is also the host of the NeuroConversant Leadership podcast and has a particular focus on engineers who get promoted into leadership and suddenly have to manage people — something he knows from personal experience.
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Storytelling: Your Secret Superpower
The leaders who move people are not the ones with the best data — they are the ones with the best stories. Storytelling is not a soft skill. It is the difference between information that gets forgotten and ideas that drive action.
Using the TIE framework — Teach, Inspire, Engage — this session gives leaders a practical, neuroscience-backed system for building stories that stick. Whether you are presenting to a board, managing a team, or trying to get buy-in from people who think completely differently than you do, TIE gives you a structure you can use immediately.
Target audience: Leaders, managers, HR professionals, sales teams, and anyone who needs to communicate across difference. Works equally well for technical and non-technical audiences. Available as a keynote (45–60 minutes) or extended workshop (half day). No technical requirements.
D$I : The Business Case for Cognitive Diversity
Do you want to hire the best people, get the most out of them, and retain them? The answer may be sitting in a talent pool most organizations are ignoring. JPMorgan Chase reports that neurodivergent employees in their Autism at Work program are 90–140% more productive than their neurotypical peers. Microsoft, SAP, and EY report retention rates exceeding 90% for neurodivergent hires. Deloitte finds that companies with inclusive cultures are six times more likely to be innovative and agile.
But hiring neurodivergent talent is only half the equation. To get the most out of them — and keep them — leaders need to understand how to communicate with people who think differently. This session reframes DEI as D$I — Diversify, Invest, Engage — and gives leaders a practical, financially grounded framework for turning cognitive diversity into competitive advantage.
Target audience: HR professionals, DEI leaders, senior leadership teams, and organizations looking to build more inclusive and higher-performing workforces. Available as a keynote (45–60 minutes) or extended workshop (half day). No technical requirements.
Lost in Translation: How to Communicate with People Who Think Nothing Like You
We've been talking for almost all of our lives. But have we been communicating? According to research cited by SHRM, companies with just 100 employees lose an average of $420,000 per year due to miscommunication — and most of it is avoidable.
You don't have to be neurodivergent to struggle with communication. Put a marketing person and an engineer in the same room and watch what happens. Even among neurotypical people, differences in how we think, process information, and make decisions can make working together a challenge — especially across departments, cross-functional teams, or partnerships spanning multiple organizations.
This session gives leaders a neuroscience-backed framework for understanding why communication breaks down across cognitive styles, and practical tools for actually doing something about it — whether you are working across departments, across companies, or simply across a conference table with someone who sees the world nothing like you do
Target audience: Leaders, managers, HR professionals, and teams working across functions, departments, or organizations. Works equally well for technical and non-technical audiences. Available as a keynote (45–60 minutes) or extended workshop (half day). No technical requirements.
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