Spend time with Shannon and you will see she carries with her a level head, displaying deep knowledge of corporate experiences, but is able to balance this with her warm disposition and ability to quickly build relationships. Shannon believes that great coaches bring to their work both coaching skills and business experience. They also bring who they are as people. Shannon offers her clients the acumen of a seasoned business professional, the dedication of a collegiate All-American student and athlete and NCAA Woman of the Year, and the resilience of a breast cancer survivor. Shannon specializes in leadership development and career exploration and partners both with individual clients as well as leadership teams to help them become more efficient and get the results they desire. She is passionate about the power of people to transform their organizations and make an impact on the world. Her style balances her compassion and humor with a commitment to excellence. She has worked with large global firms in High Technology, Financial Services, Consumer Products, Biotechnology, Professional Services and the Non-Profit sector, as well as start-up companies ranging in size from 30-1000+. She has also led workshops for top business students across the country with audiences ranging from 50 to 600. Her passion for coaching emerged while working for a large global HR consulting firm, HayGroup. While working on a project focused on employee attitude research, she realized that even global Executives who are committed to making change in their organizations get stuck. She became committed to helping brilliant leaders make the change in themselves and with their teams that they may have previously only dreamed was possible. She has worked with clients at Google, Apple, Genentech (Roche), Hewlett-Packard, Adobe, Oracle, McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company, Genentech, PG & E, eBay, PayPal, SAP, Success Factors, Twilio, Blurb, Tea Collection, Kenshoo, nerdwallet, Fitbit, TigerConnect, Insidetrack and several large foundations and top business schools. She sits on the Board of Positive Coaching Alliance of Central Texas and is a committed volunteer for organizations aligned with her top community passions: sports, education, animals, nature and their intersections. Education & Credentials ¥ M.B.A., Strategy and Leadership, Yale University School of Management ¥ B.S., cum laude, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University ¥ P.C.C. accredited International Coaching Federation (ICF) ¥ P.C.C. Professional Coaching Certification, New Ventures West ¥ Certified Coach, Immunity to Change, Coaches Certification Program, Minds at Work ¥ Professional Coaching Courses, Coaches Training Institute ¥ Certified to administer: MBTI, Discovery Insights Profile, Integrative Enneagram and Hogan Assessments, Shift + 360, Team Diagnostic Survey (TDS) Locations Austin, TX; San Francisco Bay Area