An L&D Order Taker No More! with author Jess Almlie

An L&D Order Taker No More! with author Jess Almlie

Transform Your L&D Team Into Strategic Business Partners!

Are you ready for your L&D team to be seen as more than order takers?

Join us for an inspiring deep dive into what it truly takes to become a Strategic Business Partner (SBP) within your organization.

In this session, we’ll explore insights from veteran talent development leader Jess Almlie, who shares the proven formula behind elevating L&D’s impact across the business.

Discover how to shift mindsets, collaborate with confidence, strengthen business acumen, and use targeted tools that position L&D as indispensable partners to leaders at every level.

What You’ll Learn:

• How to assess your current SBP strengths and gaps
• The mindset and behaviors that set strategic L&D teams apart
• Practical tools, worksheets, and frameworks to boost credibility
• Real stories—wins, failures, insights—from L&D pros across industries
• How to build a team culture where every member operates like an SBP
• Steps for driving impact even in organizations resistant to change

Whether you’re an emerging L&D leader or a seasoned pro looking to amplify your influence, this session will help you build a modern, strategic L&D function that leaders trust and rely on.

Based on Jess Almlie’s transformative book: L&D Order Taker No More! Become a Strategic Business Partner.

Jess Almlie is an award-winning learning and talent development strategist, consultant, and speaker with 30 years of experience helping organizations elevate L&D from reactive service providers to strategic business partners. A former vice president of learning, Jess now works with companies and L&D teams to align learning with business strategy, build leader and team capability, and drive measurable performance results.

Jess is a frequent speaker and workshop facilitator at ATD conferences and events and has proudly served as both a local chapter leader and a national advisor for chapters (NAC). She is also the host of the L&D Must Change podcast and author of L&D Order Taker No More! Become a Strategic Business Partner (ATD Press). In 2025, Jess was honored with the Learning Guild Master award for her contributions to advancing the learning profession.

The ATD South Florida Chapter has been pre-approved by the   ATD Certification Institute to offer educational programs that can be used towards initial eligibility and recertification of Certified Professionals in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials. This program qualifies for a maximum of 0.5 points.

Event Details

Agenda:

6:00 - 6:15 p.m. | Welcome and Introductions

6:15 - 7:45 p.m. | Presentation and Q&A

7:45 - 8:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks

Registration:

Zoom link will be provided by email upon registration.

Registration questions? Contact VP of Professional Development Kevin Coyne at profdev@atdsfl.org