Shelby’s Key Qualifications:

Experience: Over 30 years of corporate experience including Leadership Development and Executive Coaching.
Client Industries: High Tech, Telecommunications, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Manufacturing, Insurance, Financial Services, and Consumer Products.
Levels of Service: Primarily at the Director and VP levels.
Expertise: Leadership Development, Executive Coaching, Career Transition Coaching and Career Development.
Coaching Style: Client-centered approach partnering with clients to optimize key strengths, build emotional intelligence, and provide honest and direct feedback.

Shelby Challenger is a certified professional coach who partners with leaders primarily at the Director and VP level to enhance their business performance. From a foundation of 30 years of corporate experience, she challenges individuals in a pragmatic way to align their daily behaviors and actions with their personal goals and the goals and culture of their organization. Shelby has earned a reputation for high credibility and integrity. Her client-centered approach focuses on:

  • Creating collaborative thought partnerships
  • Identifying and optimizing key strengths
  • Exploring potential areas of development
  • Building emotional intelligence competencies
  • Providing relevant, honest and direct feedback

Professional Accomplishments

  • Provided transformational coaching to hundreds of executives navigating change and repositioning their careers
  • Designed corporate organizational and employee career management solutions during affiliation with two global career management firms
  • Developed and led high performance teams in both sales and operational support organizations
  • Pioneered and structured an alternate sales distribution channel for a Fortune 10 firm
  • Served as Advisor/Adjunct instructor for AT&T’s advanced management program

Education/Certifications/Affiliations

  • MBA, Marymount University
  • Master’s equivalency, Education, West Virginia University
  • BS, Education, Lock Haven University
  • Certified Professional Coach—College of Executive Coaching, ICF accredited
  • Georgia Coach Association
  • International Coach Federation