Jen Aks

The Body’s Hidden Intelligence: From Mindset to Bodyset

As AI automates the technical and cognitive skills that once defined career success, students are asking a critical question: What makes me irreplaceable?

Jen Aks provides the answer: Embodied Intelligence.

While algorithms can replicate strategy and data analysis, they cannot replicate the human capacity for emotional intelligence, gut knowing, and authentic presence.

This keynote addresses the anxiety of the modern job market—fears about whether your degree will even matter, choosing the wrong path, and standing out. Jen introduces “Bodyset,” a leadership approach that aligns your body’s signals with mindset to create a competitive advantage no machine can touch. Through her signature practice, The Power of Gesture®, students learn to read the room, navigate ambiguity, and trust their instincts under pressure. Participants leave empowered to lead not just with their heads, but with their full human intelligence—ready to step into their careers with a unique value that employers are desperately seeking.

Learning Outcomes

As a result of attending the program, students will:

• Define Your Competitive Edge: Understand why embodied intelligence (emotional awareness, authentic presence, and gut knowing) is the irreplaceable value students bring to an AI-driven workforce.
• Lead with Bodyset: Learn to integrate body sensations with mindset to make aligned decisions and lead with authority and kindness.
• Navigate Uncertainty: Master The Power of Gesture® as a practical tool to access wisdom and direction when facing high-stakes decisions regarding job offers, relationships, and life direction

Decide with Conviction: building the confidence that carries you through college

for first year students & orientation

Incoming freshmen stand at a pivotal crossroad: they are leaving behind their high school identities to step into who they are becoming. In this transition, students are often bombarded with advice to “get involved” and “figure it out,” leading to mental spin and social anxiety.
Jen Aks introduces a refreshing alternative: the realization that your body knows how to orient itself, even when your mind is overwhelmed.
In this interactive session, Jen normalizes the disorientation of the freshman experience—the homesickness, the comparison, and the fear of not belonging. Drawing on neuroscience and her signature practice, The Power of Gesture®, she shows that students possess an innate intelligence capable of guiding them through high-pressure moments. Students move from panic to calm, learning to access their “bodyset” to make decisions grounded in courage rather than fear. They leave with the practical tools to trust themselves in an unfamiliar environment and the confidence to navigate their new chapter with clarity.

Learning Outcomes

As a result of attending the program, students will:

• Unlock Innate Intelligence: Gain immediate access to clarity and confidence by recognizing the signals of kinesthetic and emotional intelligence.
• Master the Reset: Learn The Power of Gesture®, a tangible physical practice to ground the nervous system anywhere—from a dorm room to a crowded library—whenever doubt or loneliness strikes.
• Cultivate Self-Trust: Shift from the pressure of perfectionism to a practice of self-trust, allowing for confident navigation of uncertainty without needing to have “everything figured out”.

Decide with Conviction: leading with clarity in high-stakes environments

for student leaders

Student leaders and teams today—whether running a club, organizing a major event, or navigating career decisions—operate in a state of constant flux. We are consistently challenged by rapid organizational change, intense pressure, and situations where there is no clear path.

The traditional advice is often to simply “push through” or “analyze the data.” While well-intentioned, this approach frequently leads to:

• Burnout and leadership fatigue
• Overthinking until you’re stuck when there is too much information
• Reactive Decision-Making that puts out fires instead of building something real

Jen Aks introduces a different approach: the realization that the body possesses a somatic intelligence—an innate “bodyset”—capable of orienting you even when the strategic path is unclear.

Drawing on neuroscience and her signature methodology, The Power of Gesture®, Jen will demonstrate how to move from a state of reactivity to regulation. In this interactive session, you will learn to access your physiological intelligence to execute decisions grounded in conviction rather than stress.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will leave with a clear, actionable tools to:

• Trust their instincts and internal signals in unfamiliar terrain.
• Master the Reset: Learn The Power of Gesture®, a tangible physical practice to ground the nervous system anywhere—from a dorm room to a crowded library—whenever doubt or loneliness strikes.
• Cultivate Self-Trust: Shift from the pressure of perfectionism to a practice of self-trust, allowing for confident navigation of uncertainty without needing to have “everything figured out”.

After Jen’s keynote, students are empowered to stop fighting uncertainty and start leading with clarity. Discover the power of your inner authority to decide with conviction.