I help women catch the “knee jerk” reactions in moments that matter, name what’s theirs and what isn’t, and find different choices that serve them better.
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SIGNATURE SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Modern Moxie: Reclaiming the Room through Intentional Moves
Smart, capable women leaders know the moment: apologizing before they speak, hesitating before they claim, holding back in the rooms where it matters most. They've read the books. They've done the work. And they still feel the pull.
Drawing on The Invisible Loop™, Modern Moxie shows them what's shaping that moment - what's inside them, what's around them, where the two meet. Once they can see it, they have something to work with - and the moves to walk into the next room as themselves, without burning the bridges they're going to need on the other side.
Key Takeaways:
Recognize the specific moments where the pattern shows up - in real time, not in retrospect
See what's inside them and what's coming from the room - and know what to do with each
Stop reading their own behavior as self-sabotage and see the whole picture
Walk into the rooms that matter as themselves, on purpose, and lead what comes next
Quirky: The Skill of Showing Up as You Are
Most leadership skills get named, taught, and rewarded - strategy, communication, judgment, vision. Showing up as yourself isn't on the list. It's treated as a personality trait you either have or don't. So smart, capable women leaders learn to manage around it: editing in real time, holding back what doesn't quite fit, leading from the version they think the room expects.
Quirky says it's a skill — and a teachable one. Anchored in The Invisible Loop™, this keynote shows leaders what's been shaping the way they show up at work - what's inside them, what's around them, where the two meet - and gives them the practice of doing it on purpose. The version of themselves they've been managing around is often the one their leadership actually needs.
Key Takeaways:
Stop performing a version of themselves that wasn't built for them
See the patterns shaping how they show up - and where those patterns came from
Lead with what makes them them - without apology
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Dr. Shans’ OFFICIAL BIO
I've spent 20+ years in high-stakes environments - including building and leading two multi-million-dollar consulting practices. The perspective I bring isn't built from theory - it's from rooms where the decisions had to be right.
I'm also a neurodivergent thinker, which means I see what the room is set up to miss. That's not a disclosure - it's why I challenge conventional approaches, and why my clients tell me I name what they were already feeling but couldn't quite articulate.
I help individuals, leaders and teams see the patterns that are quietly producing the outcomes they don't want - and design the conditions that produce different ones.
Not more effort.
Different conditions.
