Greyt Big Talk w/ Jean Angus

GREYT BIG TALK is a multi-disciplinary creative lecture & podcast series for inspiring artists and entrepreneurs.

Live Audience Podcast Recordings Feature:

• local culinary artisan breakfast and coffee,
• live music performances
• original art by local designers
• startup pitches for anything our community is making
• a short talk from a successful creative person
• all filmed to share with our community online.

Become a Member to register yourself and a guest for free, or wait for discounted FOMO Registration to open Monday, March 18th at 9 am (interested in a feature, artisan maker space, company table space, or other placement within the program? email us at omg@thatsgreyt.com) Since our founding in January of 2015, we’ve hosted over 10,000 attendees in pop-up locations all over the city of Cleveland.

Greyt Culture is Partnered with Brite Energy Innovators to help connect artists and entrepreneurs in Ohio.

This program is made possible with support from Northish, Zorro Capital, Evergreen Podcasts, Edda Coffee Roasters, and our community of members.

About Jean: 

Jean Angus is a former division president of Saint-Gobain Corporation, a 55B €, French-based material company.  At Saint-Gobain she was president and CEO of its Life Sciences Division where she and her team led double-digit growth and improved profitability from 2018-2022.  Jean joined Saint-Gobain as director of innovation processes in 2011 where she led an enterprise-wide endeavor to build skills and processes that enabled employees to bring about transformative growth. After, she moved into the role of General Manager of Engineered Sealing Components where she was able to translate her learnings into business.  Here, she and her team took the entity from 2% to 8% growth in 3 years.

Throughout her career, Jean has shown a proven ability to create business transformation in diverse markets such as biopharmaceuticals, medical, aerospace, automotive and industrial resulting in growth, improved profitability, and increased customer/employee engagement.

Her ability to lead business growth lies in her passion for innovation, expertise in helping teams deeply understand, and execute on their market differentiation and organizing structure to leverage core offerings.

Jean has been recognized for her achievements in manufacturing leadership through Crain’s Business Cleveland Notables in Manufacturing (2022) and the Manufacturing Institute’s Women Make America (2020) and, in innovation, through Gary Hamel’s Management Innovation eXchange (2013) and Crain’s Cleveland Business Innovation Leaders (2014).

Jean received a Master of Science in Business and Environmental Management from the University of Findley and a Bachelor’s of Science in Biochemistry from Auburn University. She currently lives in Chagrin Falls, OH where she enjoys gardening, running, traveling, reading, and yoga.