Services
$180 / month
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Free 7-day trial
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Ongoing calls + chat
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No lock-in
Month to month, no contract.
About
I am an award-winning organizational psychologist and executive with over 20 years of experience in the intersection of behavioral science, technology, and business. I have a proven track record of revenue growth, cross team collaboration and successful outcomes with experience scaling organizations from $4m to $260m+.
Highlights of my career to date include:
*Held executive leadership roles in government, non-profit, and commercial sectors
*Driving revenue growth, from $<4M to >$260M for a mission based Unicorn
*Certified executive coach, professor, speaker, and award-winning author
I've mentored over 50 early and mid-career professionals and startups across sectors. I enjoy working closely with leaders to gain clarity, set ambitious goals, get unstuck, and find new solutions. In addition to hands-on mentoring 🤝, I share my expertise through coaching, teaching, and public speaking 🗣. I've delivered talks and led workshops globally. My speaking engagements focus on evidence-based practical, actionable advice on topics like leadership, feedback, career development, the future of work, and entrepreneurship.
Past mentees describe me as inspiring, challenging, and supportive.
Expertise:
Executive Leadership across multiple functions
Go-to-Market Strategy
Product Marketing
Value based selling
Marketing
Sales
Executive Advisory
Strategic Partnerships
Product Marketing
Product
R&D
Customer Success & Client Analytics
Value Storytelling
WorkTech x Future of Work
HR Research & Transformation
Attract, retain, grow top talent
What mentees say
5 out of 5 stars
Stephanie
Standard Plan • 6 months
5 out of 5 stars
I feel so blessed to have had Shonna as a mentor for 7 months. During our mentorship, she opened my eyes to new possibilities for my career and life design and gave me the confidence to think BIGGER for myself. One of the highlights of our mentorship was revamping my LinkedIn branding to embrace my multidisciplinary strengths and packaging them in a cohesive manner where my unique story could shine through in an authentic manner. Call it the universe or serendipity - literally, the next week after publishing this new narrative on my LinkedIn, new opportunities and conversations opened up, and as a result, I landed a high visibility, strategic role with new, exciting challenges.
Veronica
Pro Plan • 8 months
5 out of 5 stars
Amazing mentor. Clear, gracious, generous, and helpful. Can't recommend her enough for anything you're working on right now - from career exploration to leadership & business development. You won't regret it.
Sang
Pro Plan • 2 months
Get to know Shonna
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Article 5 min readDesigning Work for Humans: The Case for Psychological Ergonomics
In the rapidly evolving world of work, organizations are grappling with the challenges of adapting to new technologies, working models, …
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LinkDr. Shonna D. Waters, PhD | Organizational Psychologist, Leadership Coach & Georgetown University Professor
I'm Shonna Waters, an experienced technology executive with broad expertise in human capital transformation with over two decades of experience …
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What happens when you start
You tell Shonna your goals. They see exactly what you want to work on before session one.
You meet within days. Shonna reviews your application and books your first session, usually within a day or two.
You leave with a plan. Concrete next steps and a weekly rhythm from your very first week.
