Welcome!
I'm Barbara Shannon
I teach purpose-driven CEOs how to be masterful business leaders of phenomenally successful companies.
"Barbara is my sounding board, my sanity source when things get hectic. She's a wealth of business knowledge, and most of all a partner in leading my team. I'm a pretty controlling individual so for me to consider Barbara a partner indicates a very high level of trust in her ability. I can honestly say that given the challenges we've faced this year, we would not have achieved the success we've had without her."
Michael K. Hollahan
Lockheed Martin - Commercial Space Systems
Don't go it alone. If we're a fit, your results will be extraordinary.
"As a CEO coach, I get to partner with amazing individuals in pursuit of their dreams. Their successes are the rocks my business is built on.
I've been working with C-level executives since 1998. I began my career helping leaders at big companies like Hewlett Packard, Virgin Media, MetLife, JDSU/Lumentum, HireRight, FEI/Thermo Fischer, Flextronics/NextTracker. For the past 10 years I've exclusively coached the CEOs and owners of small to mid-market companies.
Together we double-down on your values, define your vital few needle movers, get the
right people on your bus and refine your company culture to optimize your path to success.
I can help you grow your business, deepen your purpose and bring the fun back into your work and your life.
I bring exceptional business acumen and experience, decades of coaching plus intuition, deep caring, and creativity to our relationship.
This is not just coaching.
This is our partnership connecting my deep business experience and coaching expertise with your vision and unique capabilities, to achieve exceptional results.
Working with Barbara Shannon

One-on-One Guidance For
Today's CEO
Work with me one-on-one to propel you and your business to a whole new level of performance.
This is your opportunity to receive the highest-level customized coaching experience available only to CEOs.
Gain the expertise, acumen and leadership tools you need to take your organization to a whole new level of profits and performance. Only available for select clients.

Athena: A Group for Women Business Owners
Grow your brand and your business in harmony with your life. Make more. Work less. Bring the joy.
Can you imagine your business operating at a whole new level of success? If you believe you have unlocked potential the ATHENA experience is your fast track to make it happen. Simply the best business training you've ever experienced using a format designed for smart, busy women with big dreams.

Leadership
Development For Your C-Suite Team
Level up your leadership team.
You need your team to be pro-active innovators who lead and drive the goals, culture and values of your organization.
The world’s most successful CEOs build a highly productive, collaborative culture that attracts top talent and creates top value for customers and clients. It's not magic. It's a step-by-step process customized to you, your people and your business.
"I am accomplishing so much since we started working together. I want to reposition my business and I am finally taking the steps to do that. Every time we meet, I’m another step towards my goal. Barbara's broad business experience is tremendously valuable. She's way more helpful than an industry coach. "
Cathy Curtis
CEO - Curtis Financial

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Barbara Shannon is CEO of TSG The Shannon Group, a management consulting company, BarbaraShannon, Inc. an executive leadership company and THECEOBOARD, a San Francisco Bay Area CEO network and advisory group. Barbara founded and led two New York based start-ups and spent 9 years working with global clients as a senior executive at Deloitte Consulting. She launched her private consulting practice, TSG The Shannon Group, in 2006. Barbara's client list includes FEI/ThermoFisher, Flextronics/NexTracker, HireRight, Hewlett Packard, Xilinx, Virgin Media, JDSU/Lumentum along with dozens of Bay Area mid-market firms. She is a sought after speaker at corporate events and a fellow at the Wharton Center for Leadership and Change.
Barbara received her BA from Smith College and her MBA at The Wharton School.