Leadership Team
With a vision for radical change in the lives of others, Jason Jaggard founded and currently serves as the CEO of both Novus Global and the Meta Performance Institute. Novus Global is a tribe of elite executive coaches across the world who work with professional athletes, award-winning artists, and business leaders of Fortune 500 companies with a vision to create lives, teams, and communities that go beyond high performance.
Joseph works with senior leaders across multiple industries as they transform from high-performance to Meta-Performance™. He has a lifetime of leadership experience that includes over thirteen years in nearly every level of the education industry. He has achieved record-breaking revenue and profit growth in more than one career. His clients include c-level executives, SVPs, department directors, authors, speakers, business owners, school administrators, finance professionals, and an award-winning chef. He received a BA in liberal arts and English from Thomas Aquinas College and a MA in English from the University of Mississippi and is a graduate of the Meta-Performance Institute for Coaching. He lives in Texas with his wife of 13+ years and his five children.
Laura Leffelaar is an executive coach with Novus Global, a tribe of elite executive coaches who work with Fortune 500 companies, Professional Athletes, World Renowned Artists and Business Leaders to create lives, teams and companies that go beyond high performance. Laura uses over a decade of leadership and education experience to serve individuals and teams in identifying where they are getting in the way of their own success and move towards creating extraordinary results.
As one of the first coaches to join the firm, she has had a significant role in building and shaping the Novus Global culture. She is a co-founder of the Meta Performance™ Institute, directing the program for the first two years – training and developing coaches in their coaching ability as well as in building a thriving practice. She is one of Novus Global’s top corporate trainers and is a primary lead in our Meta Performance Management Trainings, training leaders and executives in organizations in the coaching work. In addition to her leadership in the firm, she also has a full coaching practice with some of the top leaders in technology, entertainment, development, and non-profits. Amanda is passionate about helping people live transformed and empowered lives, as she has experienced the power of coaching in her own life. She lives in L.A. with her two teenage sons.
Janet Breitenbach is a Partner at Novus Global and a trainer & faculty member for The Meta Performance Institute for Coaching. It’s her drive for mastery that draws in Fortune 500 executives, founders and business owners. With her in their corner, courageous clients have taken new ground – from unthinkable revenue projections to titanic culture shifts. She’s also catalyzed the high performers she leads worldwide at The Institute to create thriving coaching practices and reach new heights. And it doesn’t stop there. As a public speaker and workshop presenter, Janet uses strategic insight and powerful questions to get people unstuck. She was born and raised in Los Angeles and currently resides in Pasadena, CA with her husband Ryan.
As a serial entrepreneur passionate about serving individuals and transforming cultures, Tricia has led the formation and expansion of four separate successful organizations in education, e-commerce, non-profit, and real estate. Tricia joined the Novus Global team in 2018 and is committed to training, developing, and building a team of coaches whose clients individually and collectively enhance lives, shape culture, and transform communities.