Jodene Hager, LMT, MBA

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Founder of Fifth Element

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Join date: Jun 11, 2025

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Dene Hager is a Master Business Coach and the founder of Fifth Element, a trauma-informed coaching and ceremony practice that operationalizes sustainability, clarity, and love in every client interaction. Her work is rooted in the belief that transformation must be relational, measurable, and regenerative—never extractive.

With over two decades of experience in strategic planning, organizational design, and sustainability leadership—including legacy work at Accenture where she led the development of environmental measurement tools featured in The Wall Street Journal—Dene brings both rigor and soul to every engagement.

Her course suite is built for founders, executives, and teams who want more than theory. From startup readiness to investor-grade sustainability disclosures, her programs deliver auditable baselines, supplier engagement systems, circular economy pilots, and valuation-enhancing strategies—each paired with live coaching to ensure implementation is real, not rhetorical.

Dene’s teaching is grounded in somatic intelligence, strategic precision, and a refusal to compromise on clarity. Every module is designed to produce tangible outputs. Whether you're building your first sustainability ledger or preparing to exit your company, Dene equips you to move forward with confidence, credibility, and measurable impact.

Her work also centers on ecological stewardship and the belief that the land is in an abusive relationship. Coaching with Dene is a practice of relational repair—with self, others, and the planet.

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Jul 30, 2026 ∙ 2 min

Interviewing Without Performance: Negotiate From Sovereignty, Not Fear

The hiring process is often built on extraction. It asks you to contort yourself into the “ideal candidate,” manage other people’s perceptions, and perform confidence you may not actually feel. That pressure creates anxiety not because you’re unprepared, but because the system is designed to make you doubt your own worth. A different approach is possible. The Interviewing & Negotiation Pack helps you move through the job search with grounded presence, clarity, and sovereignty. Instead of...

Jun 25, 2026 ∙ 2 min

Stop “Networking.” Start Building a Relational Strategy.

Traditional networking asks you to perform. It rewards volume over depth, access over alignment, and visibility over integrity. It pulls you into rooms where you have to translate yourself, manage other people’s expectations, and pretend you’re not exhausted. A relational strategy is different. It treats connection as care, not currency. It centers consent, reciprocity, and shared purpose. It honors your capacity and your values instead of demanding performance. Infographic for Networking &...

Jun 22, 2026 ∙ 2 min

Why Nostalgia Matters: The Science Behind the “It Was Better In…” and “It’s Good to Be a…” Puzzle Series

Nostalgia isn’t just a warm feeling—it’s a well‑documented psychological resource. Over the past two decades, researchers in social and cognitive psychology have shown that nostalgic reflection can improve mood, support emotional regulation, strengthen social connections, and increase resilience during stressful times. Studies led by Dr. Constantine Sedikides and others consistently demonstrate that nostalgia helps people feel more grounded, more connected to others, and more optimistic about...