Janet Winkler

Janet Winkler is an experienced business leader, entrepreneur and creator and facilitator of programs that transform organizations. After her start at Procter & Gamble in Brand Management, Janet founded in-sync, an insights-based brand consultancy servicing global consumer and healthcare clients. Post-acquisition of in-sync by Publicis Groupe, Janet became Group President at Publicis Health, then Chief Strategy Officer. Following her retirement from Publicis, Janet joined McKinsey & Company as a Senior Advisor. Janet has worked with hundreds of clients, growing and launching multi-billion-dollar brands and organizations to transform to customer-centric ways of operating. 

The Difference Lab was born out of Janet’s desire to help others not only survive but thrive in their careers and at home. After completing hundreds of interviews with leaders, their partners, their employers, and subject matter experts, Janet assembled a team to harvest the wisdom, curate it compulsively and turn it into tight bites so they could be edible and internalized. Janet brings this insights-rich content to life by harnessing her finely-tuned facilitation skills and signature energy.