Are You Asking Yourself?
- How do I turn all these moving parts into a clear, workable plan?
- How do I lead people through uncertainty without losing momentum—or myself?
- How do I hold others accountable without creating more tension or doing all the work myself?
- I know what I care about, but how do I lead in a way that reflects it—consistently?
These are the kinds of questions I help leaders untangle—especially those working in nonprofits, public health, and purpose-driven organizations. I bring structure to chaos, strategy to overwhelm, and a grounded presence to the pressure of leading systems that matter. My coaching isn’t about giving advice or prescribing a one-size-fits-all plan. It’s about helping you lead your way—strategically, sustainably, and in alignment with your values. I help you see the big picture and the levers that matter most. Clients describe my coaching as grounding, energizing, and honest. Whether you’re facing a tough decision, managing a growing team, or trying to lead with more clarity and purpose, I’ll meet you where you are—and help you move forward with intention.
Testimonials
"Shana Montrose is legitimately one of the most powerful and effective coaches I've ever worked with! Her listening skills, and rapid ability to synthesize what you're saying and relay it back to you in a way that is extremely insightful, illuminating, and empowering is second to none! Her words are nutrient dense and instantly help you see the blocks in a way that is helpful... I've worked with many coaches and Shana's brilliance, experience, and communication skills are top tier! I would recommend her to anyone that is looking for clarity, structure, and actionable steps to help them move forward. She's the real deal!" - Ron Ben Joseph
"Shana does an excellent job giving space to explore issues and topics using your own voice and your own style. In a supportive and non-judgmental way, Shana helped me break the 'dancing around' cycle by posing a few clear and concise (and precise!) questions that really made me think. I'm not one to take a few moments to collect my thoughts, but Shana's questions got me to do so. I had never thought about the questions she asked. So, 2-3 questions brought me a great amount of clarity. I would never have had the creative and action-oriented output... if not for Shana's coaching. Her coaching clients are lucky to have her as their coach." - David Humphrey
coaching credentials
ICF ACC Certification
Certified Lean Management System Professional
ICF ACC Certification
ICF is the gold standard for coaching. To earn this certificate Shana Montrose completed 97 hours of coach-specific training and mentor coaching, 100 client hours outside of the educational setting, passed two written exams and an oral performance evaluation.
CoachU Graduate
Certified Lean Management System Professional
ICF ACC Certification
Coach U was founded in the USA in 1992 by Thomas J. Leonard, known internationally as the “Father of Coaching”. Coach U is recognized as one of the world’s first coach training schools, for having contributed to founding the coaching profession, and for giving birth to the International Coaching Federation (ICF) - the global standard for coaching credentials.
Certified Lean Management System Professional
Certified Lean Management System Professional
Certified Lean Management System Professional
Lean is a universal approach to improving performance across many industries. It challenges organizations to proactively illuminate problems and performance issues from the customer perspective and commit to continuous improvement. Lean’s core tenant of Respect for People implores organizations to ensure every employee contributes to operational excellence.
Certified DiSC Practitioner
Certified DiSC Practitioner
Certified Lean Management System Professional
Everything DiSC® is an assessment-based learning experience designed to help people understand their working styles and work better with others.
360 Assessment
Certified DiSC Practitioner
360 Assessment
Confluescent Consulting offers the Checkpoint 360 assessment that measures leaders against 8 universal management competencies. These competencies aren’t unique to any specific industry. Rather, they are skill categories that are required for anyone to be a successful leader regardless of the organization they lead.
LifeBound
Certified DiSC Practitioner
360 Assessment
LifeBound trains and certifies academic professionals and higher ed institutions worldwide in coaching strategies to help guide college students to personal, academic, and professional success. LifeBound training focuses on coaching first generation college students with a multicultural lens.