Colleague Recommendations
Real leaders.
Real results.
The measure of great coaching is what leaders say after the work is done. Here is what executives who have partnered with Shana have to say.
“Shana is a terrific HR partner. She worked with me directly on all C-Suite appointments, performance reviews and company organization design. She is willing to provide clear feedback to the people she works with, but importantly, also to those she works for. She is extremely diligent and well prepared, and brings her own ideas with years of experience behind them, and is an eager learner of new ways to work.”
Julian Francis
Chief Executive Officer
“Shana is a very talented, business minded HR executive with a proven track record of delivering impactful results in highly transformational environments. She builds trust quickly and adapts effectively to changes in C-Suite, operational and functional leadership. She offers versatile human capital generalist capabilities that translate seamlessly across diverse industries, cultures and business models.”
Chris Harrison
Board Director and External Advisor, Bain & Company
“Shana is a talented HR leader who supported our C-Suite as our HR business partner. As the CTO, she partnered with me to keep the development of my team top of mind for over a decade. Her leadership was instrumental in collaborating and executing on plans around talent development, hiring, and organization design. Her willingness to go the extra mile and delight her customers is unmatched. And all of this is done with a smile and a positive attitude.”
Chris Nelson
Chief Technology Officer
“Shana and I started working together early in 2022. From that moment to the dissolution of Beacon, we worked closely to build strong Product Management and Inventory Planning teams. Shana is truly a consummate HR professional who supports the BUSINESS by creating frictionless HR support. Her 'get it done' attitude, strong moral compass and passion for the team to be a strong unit is what makes her an asset to the business. She dives deep into all elements of the business and strives to understand what resources and assistance she can provide. Shana has no fear of change and evolving the business. To have Shana on your team is equivalent to a force of five. Her ability to quickly assess, understand, advise and act is unparalleled. She is organized and focused and leads by influence and example.”
John Sommers
SVP, Product Management
“Shana put values and people at the center of all she delivered for Beacon. She drives for excellent results and continuously improved all she was responsible for in her broad and important role. She is a truly delightful partner in every way!”
Christine Reddy
EVP & General Counsel
“Shana and I worked closely together at Beacon, where she was my HR partner. Shana always provided great counsel on talent development within the CFO team, the broader finance organization. She helped me work through several challenges in setting up my organization with solutions that provided great outcomes. Shana is tireless, dedicated and always willing to serve with a very positive can-do attitude. That said, she is candid and direct and provides thoughtful, balanced perspective on all matters, particularly when she has a different point of view than my own. I valued this very much in our time as colleagues.”
Prithvi Gandhi
Chief Financial Officer
“I am proud to call Shana a business partner, an advisor, a leader and a true friend. For the 10 years I worked closely with Shana in Vice President of HR role at Beacon corporate, she consistently demonstrated a rare blend of strategic vision and pragmatic compassion that profoundly impacted our organization. To say that Shana had the hardest role an HR person can hold, that of the Executive teams' HR lead along with numerous other duties, would be an understatement. She served as the key partner for a group of executives that have high expectations for not only themselves, their teams and the company. Shana successfully managed competing priorities, big personalities and exceptional demand on HR during a period which included over 50 acquisitions. She is an insightful and thought-provoking professional whose ability to engender trust with all levels of the organization allowed Beacon to rapidly expand, even during a period of key leadership change that included the CEO, CFO, and all but two executive roles. Just as she had done for the first executive team, Shana quickly earned the trust and respect of every corporate executive officer. Uniquely suited to balance the needs of the business and the needs of her partners, she truly became a dedicated and trusted advisor to the executive team and staff alike.”
Brendan Daly
Retired Fortune 500 Senior Executive
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