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Jan Owen AM Hon DLitt

Galvanizer · DISC type Id
Founder at AdaptabilityQ
📍 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Jan Owen AM is a social entrepreneur and author focused on adaptability, the future of work, and social change. She founded AdaptabilityQ and co-founded Be Well Health & Longevity. Recognized for her extensive work with young Australians, she holds an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Sydney and is a Member of the Order of Australia.

Jan is a passionate advocate for social causes, including youth empowerment, social enterprise, and Indigenous advancement. She actively supports community-based initiatives and has a history of championing systemic change for disadvantaged youth, demonstrating a lifelong commitment to social justice and fostering opportunity within communities.

She founded the CREATE Foundation, the national consumer body for children in foster care, from her home garage and grew it into a national organization.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Personality Overview

How Jan shows up

Self-Assured
People-Oriented
Pragmatic

They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation. If they come to believe in your value proposition, they will be your champion. A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them.

Priorities

Topics Jan cares about

Future of Work
Her work at the Foundation for Young Australians and AdaptabilityQ centers on preparing people for a rapidly changing job market, focusing on skills, AI, and enterprise learning.
Youth Empowerment
A core theme of her career, evidenced by founding the CREATE Foundation for children in foster care and her long tenure as CEO of the Foundation for Young Australians.
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Career

Work history

11-2019
Founder
AdaptabilityQ
4-2019
Co-Founder & Chair
Be Well.au
11-2019
Co-Chair
Learning Creates Australia
5-2021
Co-Convenor
FoyerInvest Foyer Foundation
12-2019
Strategic Advisory
World YMCA
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Media appearances

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Education
1979 - 1979
Education details unavailable
Brigidine College, Indooroopilly, Brisbane Qld Australia
Hon DLitt
University of Sydney
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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