Shannon DeBacker, Founder, DeBacker & Associates
Shannon is a seasoned leadership coach and executive with experience helping leaders across the globe reach their full potential, in both their professional and personal lives. She is passionate about assisting leaders in tapping into their own self-awareness, leadership skills and areas for development, through a supportive and thought-provoking coaching relationship. Whether through individual or group coaching, assessment delivery and review, transformation sessions or retreats, Shannon partners with her clients to develop a customized plan to meet each specific coaching need, with an array of science, education, energy and intuitive based models and tools.
Shannon has experienced career and personal transitions that bring insight and knowing into the coaching relationship. She works with clients to deepen self-awareness, acknowledge barriers, instill growth and execute on action plans.
From the career side, Shannon has held varying leadership roles, across numerous functions, both within industry and consulting. She has led global teams delivering organization transformation across multiple industries, focusing on both employee experience, and overall organization effectiveness and profitability. Shannon has held key strategic and change leadership roles through multiple mergers and acquisitions, helping organizations with their overall resiliency and leadership development. She is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coaching Federation and is certified in EQ-i 2.0 /EQ 360 (Emotional Intelligence).
From a personal side, Shannon has maneuvered through multiple life transitions that bring a level of vulnerability and understanding to the coaching process. Through these challenges, Shannon can bring a level of awareness and tools for leaders dealing with their teams or own personal challenges including divorce, coparenting, loss of a parent, international moves, health and energy management, and community building.
In addition to Shannon, we have a network of coaching and leadership development experts ready to offer their expertise.
