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About Jodi H. Grinwald

Jodi H. Grinwald, CPC, ELI-MP

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Jodi Hope Grinwald is an award-winning nonprofit executive, global connector, and powerful facilitator. She is a Certified Professional Coach, Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner, sought-after keynote speaker, with over two decades of experience helping individuals, teams, and mission-driven organizations unlock clarity, act with courage, and lead with purpose.


She is the founder of Today is the Day, a global platform that includes the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast, now downloaded in 110 countries and over 1,100 cities. Jodi has interviewed thought leaders, changemakers, and innovators including General Stanley McChrystal, TEDx speakers, TV executives, actors, celebrity band members, bestselling authors, nonprofit founders, and global entrepreneurs. She is also the founder of the Today is the Day Changemakers International Forum, where bold voices and big vision meet purposeful action.


With over 20 years experience working in the nonprofit sector, she is widely recognized for her ability to speak fluently across nonprofit mission and for-profit momentum, helping development teams increase donor conversions and businesses turn vision into results. Her custom trainings — delivered to Fortune 500 teams, national nonprofits, and grassroots leaders are designed to help people sell with confidence, clarity, and integrity, always tailored to the organization’s culture and audience. Whether coaching executives, training leadership teams, or facilitating strategic conversations, Jodi brings deep listening, real strategy, and authentic impact to every room she enters.


As a speaker and coach, she is known not only for her insights, but for her ability to activate. She doesn’t just teach frameworks. She builds transformation.


Jodi is also the co-founder and CEO of the Zzak G. Applaud Our Kids Foundation, which provides access to performing arts education for underserved youth across New Jersey.


Jodi, a soon-to-be-published author of Today is the Day: Live It! Her upcoming book shares the deeply personal journey of how one decision became the spark that launched an entire Changemakers Movement. That single step has now connected people from across the globe. The book features 30 global changemaker leaders, entrepreneurs, creatives, and purpose-driven professionals - each sharing a moment that shaped their path.


One shared story can change a life. One shared voice can shift someone’s trajectory.


Jodi’s work has earned her multiple honors, including:

– 2025 Member, Recording Academy (Grammy Awards)

- 2025 Anthem Awards Judge

- 2024 Jersey Shore’s Most Influential in Business by the Asbury Park Press

– 2023 New Jersey Governor’s Award in Arts Education

– 2021 Athena Leadership Award from the Monmouth Regional Chamber of Commerce

– 2025 Beacon of Opportunity Award presented to the Applaud Our Kids Foundation


Jodi doesn’t just coach. She catalyzes.

Jodi doesn’t just train. She transforms.


And she doesn’t just speak: she builds movements, platforms, and community spaces where everyone is invited to have a seat at the table.


To connect with Jodi - jodi@todayisthedayliveit.com,


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