Shena is an Executive Coach and Leadership Advisor with extensive experience in Executive Recruitment and Talent Strategy – bringing a clear focus on leadership effectiveness, strategic decision-making, and long-term organizational impact to her clients.
Cultivating relationships. Advancing teams. Driving lasting leadership impact. These have been the defining elements of Shena’s work across executive coaching, leadership advisory, and executive recruitment over the past decade. Whether partnering with boards and C-suite leaders on senior appointments, engaging CEOs and HR leadership on talent strategy, or coaching senior leaders one-onone through career transitions and leadership development, Shena’s work is grounded in a nuanced understanding of people, organizations, and how leadership is experienced in practice.
She is known for her ability to work with leaders navigating intergenerational teams, evolving expectations, and increasingly complex organizational environments of all sizes. She ignites leadership that is decisive, self-aware, and effective across diverse teams, enabling leaders to carry organizational mission through how they lead.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Shena’s background spans three complementary areas: corporate leadership; executive recruitment and consulting; and executive and leadership coaching across industries. Within corporate environments, she led Talent Acquisition teams focused on employer brand, senior hiring, and diverse sourcing strategies.
In executive recruitment, she works closely with boards, CEOs, and executive leadership on high-profile senior appointments and long-term talent priorities. As an executive coach, Shena works one-on-one with senior leaders navigating career transitions, expanded scope, and leadership development.
Her combined experience in executive search and coaching gives her clients a practical, informed perspective on leadership expectations, organizational realities, and the demands placed on senior leaders today.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE AND SERVICES
- Executive & Leadership Coaching
- Career Transition & Advancement
- Strategic Workforce Planning
- Executive Recruitment & Talent Strategy
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Partnership & Brand Building
- Global Talent Acquisition
- Leadership Effectiveness in Complex, Multi-Generational Teams
RECENT COACHING & CONSULTING SUCCESSES
CTO/CIO Career Transition & Leadership Development
Coached a CTO/CIO during a career transition, focusing on leadership approach, executive presence, and career strategy. The engagement strengthened decision-making, stakeholder influence, and how organizational purpose was carried through leadership behaviours, positioning the leader for executive impact while leading a Fortune 100 technology company through a global enterprise-wide digital transformation, cloud migration, and AI integration initiative.
CEO Leadership Development & Board Engagement
Coached a CEO navigating expanded responsibilities and organizational change. The work emphasized board engagement, executive presence, and strategic positioning, ensuring the CEO could advance organizational priorities and articulate mission-aligned leadership to senior stakeholders.
VP and Director Leadership Growth & Team Effectiveness
Coached VPs and Directors in leadership development and career progression, enabling them to navigate role transitions, enhance influence, and drive effectiveness across multi-generational teams.
Led the national integration of DE&I practices within talent acquisition, supporting equitable hiring
from early careers to executive leadership at one of the world’s largest advertising firms.
Partnered with executive leadership to define talent priorities and recruitment metrics as part of a three-year talent acquisition strategy for a leading international development organization.
Ranked among the highest-performing consultants at North America’s leading search firm based on quality of talent, efficiency, and sustainable outcomes.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
FLOW Coaching Certificate – FLOW Coaching Institute, ICF-accredited program
Positive Intelligence Coaching, globally recognized program in mental fitness and leadership performance
Master of Science, Urbanization and Development – London School of Economics & Political Science, UK
Bachelor of Arts Honours, Politics and Development Studies – Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
