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Become a Leader of Hearts

Lead with heart. Inspire real change.

Discover the four pillars of heart-centered leadership—self-awareness, connection, culture, and love. Build trust, elevate people, and create lasting impact.

Self-Awareness A simple compass symbolizing inner direction and clarity.

Know yourself

Cultivate self awareness and inner alignment. Lead with presence, reflection, and resilience for authentic impact.

Connection Two interlocking rings representing trust and collaboration.

Build relationships

Foster trust and connection through empathy and deep listening. Growth begins with relationships.

Culture Three people around a circle indicating shared values and belonging.

Shape culture

Create environments where people belong and thrive. Prioritize people over performance for lasting results.

Compassion A heart with a small flame for courageous, loving leadership.

Lead with love

Let compassion and courage guide every decision. True leadership is measured by the legacy you leave in others.

Heart Shapes Leaders. Trust Builds Safe Teams. High Performing Teams Deliver Outstanding Results.

Discover how Shaunna’s heart centered leadership inspires purpose, growth, commitment and success; straight from those who’ve worked with her.

Shaunna possesses an unparalleled gift for personalized coaching, crafting strategies that resonate with individual strengths and aspirations. Her wealth of experience as a technology executive enriches her guidance, offering practical insights into navigating professional challenges. Shaunna's ability to inspire and empower, creating a nurturing and motivational space, that truly sets her apart. For a transformative, empathetic experience while learning how to be a heart-centric leader, I would highly recommend Shuanna. She leaves a lasting impact on personal and career growth.

Anamika Gupta

B2B Marketing Executive

Shaunna is a heart centered mentor and coach who nurtures leadership from a place of empathy and courage—empowering people to shine authentically, build genuine connections, and step into their power with meaning and joy

Gayatri Kesavamurthy

Enterprise Leader | Emerging Technologies | Software Solutions | Process Improvement

Shaunna is a heart centered leadership coach who keeps me performing at my best by actively listening, removing blockages, and offering guidance on each item I bring to our coaching sessions. She is the epitome of a judgement free leader, which allows me to comfortably discuss any and all items that are in my path. I can say with confidence that I am a different professional, leader, and person because of Shaunna.

Randall Thomas

Recruiting Manager | Talent Acquisition | Tech + Engineering + Logistics + Construction |

Shaunna has been instrumental in helping me navigate my career and truly taught me how to be an executive. She provided solid decision frameworks that I use daily, which have been key to making tough decisions without losing my humanity as a leader. I also deeply appreciate her high-touch approach and availability, which has made our work together even more impactful. I can't recommend Shaunna highly enough!

Jonathan Goldstein

AI Management Consultant

Shaunna Black is an enormous blessing to me, my career and my entire life. My initial goal was career coaching but what I found with Shaunna was holistic life coaching. My time working with her has truly been transformational. I am thankful to her for her continued executive coaching (in my new incredible role at my company) but more importantly I am thankful for the bigger, bolder, braver future I now see ahead of me - outside the office. Thank you, Shaunna!

Janet Heaton

Chief of Staff, Global Applications & BPS

I’m incredibly grateful for the work I’ve done with Shaunna this past year!As an executive coach, she has a rare gift: combining deep strategic and operational expertise with a truly heart-centered approach to leadership.She’s helped me unlock new levels of power, clarity of purpose, and sustainable performance—without sacrificing what matters most.If you’re looking to elevate your leadership in a way that feels authentic and drives real results, I can’t recommend her highly enough.Shaunna doesn’t just develop leaders. She transforms them.

Julie Diaz

President & CEO, The Dallas Foundation

Shaunna is the most effective Leadership coach that I have ever worked with. Working with her, I was able to use my talents, strengths, and experience to grow within my organization. I was promoted to Managing Director from SVP within nine months of coaching by transforming myself into a strategic thinker who executes with vision. She had suggestions addressing all my questions, while pushing me to stretch myself and become more confident physically and mentally. I would highly recommend Shaunna to anyone seeking a leadership coach who is committed to their personal and professional growth.

Sudheer Omanakuttan

BofA Information Technology Executive, Bank of America

I just finished Leading With Heart, and it’s the kind of leadership book that stays with you. It’s packed with “stop and reread” moments that challenge you to lead with authenticity, intention, and real presence. I read it while starting a new role, and it helped me re-center on the strengths and values I bring to the table, but the message is universally relevant for anyone who leads people. Shaunna also models what heart-centered leadership looks like in real life. Her presence, encouragement, and expansive leadership perspective are a rare combination. I genuinely wish I’d had Shaunna in my corner earlier in my career. If you’re looking for an executive coach who can help you lead with more clarity, confidence, and heart, Shaunna is a standout. She knows how to create trust and lasting impact.

Tami DeWeese

VP of Account Management
Cien.ai

Meet Shaunna

Shaunna helps high performing executives and leaders navigate pivotal career moments with clarity, strategy, and heart centered guidance.

From leadership transitions and restructuring to underperforming business units and high stakes new roles, she helps clients lead courageously and achieve exceptional results.

Her clients include executives, senior leaders, and founders facing complex challenges and transformational growth. With experience across corporate and startup environments, global transformation work, remote leadership, and high pressure roles in tech, software, manufacturing, and nonprofit sectors, Shaunna understands what it takes to lead through complexity.She also helps leaders strengthen their personal brand, clarify their next chapter, and build confidence in times of change.

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FAQ

Lead with heart. Build teams with trust.

Direct answers on heart-centered leadership and its impact on teams, culture, and results.

What defines heart-centered leadership?

Heart-centered leadership is grounded in self-awareness, growth, and purpose. It builds trust, authentic relationships, and high performing organizations.

How does this shape organizations?

Organizations led from the heart experience higher trust and engagement and cultures trust, higher engagement, and cultures where people thrive. This drives sustainable growth.

Who gains from this leadership?

Leaders, team members, organizations and stakeholders benefit. Heart-centered leadership unlocks potential and deepens connection for all.

Is this only for executives?

Anyone can lead in to their own circle of influence - their own team, classroom, office or family.

How do I begin practicing?

Be self-aware and authentic. Build high trust relationships.

What results should I expect?

Love unleashes potential, creativity and commitment. Revenue growth, profitability and market share are by-products of a culture, where people are loved.

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