About Shane

Shane Kinkennon is a former chief strategy officer, former COO, and a long-time consultant, facilitator, and executive coach for leadership teams and boards of directors.

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Expert in humans leading humans.

I’ve spent decades as a consultant to senior-leadership teams and boards of directors, much of that as a strategy developer and planning facilitator. I am a big thinker, world-class leader herder, outstanding steward of “where are we going, and why” conversations, and an all-around standout doer.

I am a certified executive coach and certified master facilitator. I’m also a former Chief Strategy Officer, former COO, and career expert in strategic communications and public affairs. I’ve spent decades as a consultant to senior-leadership teams and boards of directors.

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A respected voice on topics of executive leadership.

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The formal credentials.

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  • Certified Executive Coach, trained and credentialed by the Center for Executive Coaching (CEC), an “Approved Coach Training Provider” (ACTP) of the International Coaching Federation (ICF). 

  • Member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF).

  • Certified Master Facilitator by the Center for Executive Coaching (CEC).

  • Accredited Facilitator: the Five Behaviors, a Wiley-brand training program and credential based on the brilliant and simple team-development framework first represented in Patrick Lencioni’s Five Dysfunctions of a Team.

  • “I’m so grateful to Shane for the work we did together. He helped me unlock a new toolkit of skills, and helped me become a better leader and a better person.”

    — Toufic Boubez, Co-founder and CTO, Catio

  • “Shane has unlocked even more talent and range from one of my firm’s top-performing executive leaders. I could see it almost immediately. What an investment.”

    — Jamie Hampton, Owner and CEO, Mixte Communications

  • “Shane is one of the few people in my work life who is willing to tell me the truth. He pushes me, and that makes him a terrific ally.”

    — Janet Jones, (former) Chief Innovation Officer, General Board of Higher Education & Ministry, United Methodist Church