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Shannon Houde

Shannon Houde, MBA, ACC, is a certified Leadership Coach, Management Consultant and Talent Strategist with 20 years serving as a trusted advisor to evolving change leaders from Managers to CEOs.

Ten years ago, she founded Walk of Life Consulting, the first international career development and talent advisory business focused on the sustainability, CSR and impact sectors. Shannon has trained more than 1,000 professionals over 3,000 hours to maximize their personal brands to advance their impact careers.

Combining consultancy with in-house roles, she has worked at Adobe, GE Capital, Barclays, Deloitte, and WWF. She has recently supported the growth of leading consultancies, BSR and Quantis, as a contract recruiter, executive coach and talent strategist.

Shannon holds an MBA from Thunderbird and an ICF-ACC certification as an Executive Coach. Originally from Washington, DC and, having lived and worked in Chile, Italy, Switzerland and the UK, Shannon speaks Spanish and French and virtually lives on both sides of the “pond.”

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4 Ways to Attract Top Sustainability Talent
4 Ways to Attract Top Sustainability Talent

Organizational Governance / It’s brilliant news that sustainability and ESG professionals look set to become as critical to any business as operations, sales and marketing; but for brands that rely on a steady stream of candidates in these roles, it will require a rethink of hiring strategies. - 3 years ago

Reaching Deep Into Communities to Cultivate Tomorrow’s Changemakers
Reaching Deep Into Communities to Cultivate Tomorrow’s Changemakers

Organizational Governance / Throughout the week at SB’19 Detroit, as we were regaled with tales of inspiring programs such as Dave’s Killer Bread’s Second Chance Employment initiative, we were pleasantly struck by the theme that emerged of brands and other organizations cultivating leaders and changemakers from unlikely places and in unique ways. - 5 years ago

The ‘Secret Sauce’ of Inclusion, Governance — Inside and Outside the Brand
The ‘Secret Sauce’ of Inclusion, Governance — Inside and Outside the Brand

Organizational Governance / At SB’19 Detroit, Burt's Bees, Caesars Entertainment, Dave’s Killer Bread, Gap, Kellogg, Patagonia, P&G and more shared insights and strategies aimed at addressing governance inside and outside their organizations. - 5 years ago

#BrandsForGood, #Strawless Laying Groundwork for Sustainable Behavior Change
#BrandsForGood, #Strawless Laying Groundwork for Sustainable Behavior Change

Consumer Behavior Change / On Wednesday, day three of SB’19 Detroit, the focus was on collective brand efforts to create the significant shifts in consumer behavior necessary for The Good Life to become a reality. - 5 years ago