Shawn Mahoney

About Shawn Mahoney

I am an expert in transformation, leadership, and narrative. I am the co-author of the book titled Narrative Wins! which illuminates how the power of story drives leadership, decision-making, and sustained success for individuals and organizations. I am recognized for my unique ability to help individuals and teams learn and grow while optimizing commercial outcomes and efficacy, particularly during times of transition and change.As an author, advisor, and operating partner, my work has focused on career and technical education, workforce training, and skills development for the future of work (with a heavy emphasis on tech talent, sales enablement, learning certifications, and GTM optimization). My current clients include hyper-scalers, one the world’s largest IT services and consulting agencies, global software development platform companies, and K-20 edtech organizations seeking to optimize generative and agentic AI. Over the course of my career, I have worked with the U.S. armed forces and military, including the Seabees and Marines. I am often the executive recruited for first-ever roles in global companies, serving as a highly effective C-suite leader across industries and sectors. I have proven success creating change and value in publicly and PE owned companies while bringing cutting-edge, award winning SaaS, technology, and learning products, programs, and services to market. I have the unique ability to build, retain, and accelerate high-performing teams during times of deep change and transformation while creating topline and EBITDA growth. I drive nimble software, technology, training, and learning strategy and implementation for scale, speed, and operational efficiency while optimizing profitability, sales readiness, and business impact.A great day looks like…-Collaborating with curious minds who are dedicated to solving important problems-Setting and raising the bar for demonstrating positive measurable impact-Supporting individuals, teams, and organizations to achieve new levels of growth while navigating change to become an industry leader-Achieving and exceeding financial goals and other KPIs-Creating partnerships and cultivating mutually beneficial networksPlease connect with me if you are a CEO, President, entrepreneur/small business owner, or a leader looking to grow, scale, and/or transform for your next chapter. Let’s talk about how I can support you.

Experience

1. Board Chair

   Education Week

   Jul 2024 — Present

   Term of service commenced July 2024

Education

• Harvard University Graduate School of Education

  Ed. M.

• Arizona State University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

• University of Arizona

  M.A.

• University of Arizona

  B.A.

Skills

• Needs Analysis
• User-Centered Design
• Customer Presentations
• Educational Technology
• Instructional Design
• Academic Publishing
• Adult Education
• Market Research
• Presentation Preparation
• Online Publishing
• Instructional Technology
• Ebooks
• Technology Integration
• User Experience
• Captivate
• Publishing
• Distance Learning
• Research
• Research Design
• E-Learning
• Information Architecture
• Blended Learning
• Product Management
• Books
• User Interface Design
• Content Management
• Technical Writing
• Efficacy Research
• Learning Management Systems
• Content Development