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Build a career that fits you.

Without selling yourself out or settling for less.

Strategic Career Consulting + Leadership Coaching

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Build a Career that Fits.
Without Selling Yourself Out or Settling for Less.

 Whether you’re climbing, shifting, leading, or rebuilding  - in corporate, on your own, or somewhere in between - I help you name what's working, what's not, figure out what will and move forward in a way that actually fits you.

Strategic Career + Leadership Coaching for Real Women

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Made For Women Leaders Like You

This isn’t about going back. It’s about moving forward - clear-eyed, on your terms, and without apology.

Whether you’re rising up, stepping out, or ready to stop circling the same question, The Unapologetic EDGE™ gives you a sharp strategy to get clear and make your next move count. 

EXPERIENCED LEADERS

 who know they’re meant for more.

  • Tired of being called “too tactical” when your thinking drives real strategy
  • Weighing your next move - C-suite, board seat, or maybe leaving corporate
  • Leading teams but quietly wondering, "Is this it?"

Let’s build the next chapter that actually fits you.

NEW &  ASPIRING LEADERS

 who are figuring out what "their" way means.

  • Asked to lead, but feeling like you don't understand the "game" to be successful
  • Delivering results but still getting passed over
  • Wondering what you want when everyone looks exhausted

Let’s clear the noise and build a plan that gets you seen, on your terms.

THE ENTREPRENEUR 

who braved it to go solo.

  •  Starting up a business and realizing this is heavier than corporate ever was

  • Scaling and realizing it brings on new leadership questions, fears and doubts

  • Questioning if you made the right move

Let’s help you ground in your brilliance and build your business that reflects your vision, dreams.

If you see yourself in one of these women - or somewhere in between - let's talk.

Talk to Dr. Shans

Your career should work for you - not the other way around.

I’m Dr. Shannan Simms (most folks call me Dr. Shans). I know what it feels like to wake up one day and realize the path you’re on doesn’t feel like yours anymore.

I’ve been the only woman in the room, trying to decode rules no one explained. I’ve built businesses while questioning everything. I’ve made moves that looked wrong on paper - and heard plenty of “don’t do it” along the way.

Fast forward: two multi-million-dollar business lines, an executive title, and a doctorate later, I’ve learned how to tune out the noise and build a career on my own terms.

Because careers aren’t ladders. They’re lattices. And every decision is a chance to create something that’s fully yours.

At the Unapologetic EDGE™, I help women leaders move with clarity, confidence, and an unapologetic commitment to choices that are fully theirs - whether that means stepping up, stepping back, or stepping sideways.

Let’s make your next move the one that finally fits.

 

Advisor to Fortune 500 leaders, rising execs, and women rewriting the rules of power

Why I Do This Work

Stop the Performative B.S and Spirals of "Shoulds"

I want to give you the EDGE and an advantage.

But it isn't by following a step-by-step process.

You are unique with a unique story and experience. My approach is anchored in

  • Behavioral science principles to help you make connections
  • 20 years of lived experience coaching 1000s of leaders to develop your toolkit
  • A belief that clarity, movement, and confidence doesn't come from doing more - it comes from deliberate action

This approach is the consistent foundation to shape how we work together - whether in private coaching, self-guided programs, toolkits, exercises, or group events. 

It shows up in every tool, every course, every coaching conversation, quietly guiding you from “this doesn’t feel right” to “this finally fits.”

Three ways to get a feel for my style - on my dime - to see if we "click."

Take something useful with you either way.

Burn the Corporate Rulebook

3-day, "live-on-your-time" reset, Dr. Shans shares insider secrets on how she's coached 1000s of women leaders to get clear on what you want and get paid what your worth. 

Content drops 7am EST.

Private Community Access.

Available on desktop and mobile app.

July 15 to 17

Dr. Shans Office Hours

 

If you’ve been carrying too much, questioning what’s working, or ready for something different - you don’t have to figure it out alone.

This 30-minute call is a space to get clear - not pitch yourself.

Career Clarity Toolkit 

 

A free collection of real tools, coaching prompts, and quick audio boosts to help you reset, refocus, and take the next step—with less spiraling and more signal

Now available on mobile app (IOS & Android.

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Voices from the EDGE

Real women. Real clarity. Real power - on their terms.

No overnight wins. No hype.
Just women who got clear, made bold moves, and stopped waiting to be chosen.

"My life felt like an emotional roller coaster. After struggling with a rare health diagnosis, I was left feeling discouraged and depressed with where my life was heading. Enter Shannan.

Shannan showed me an incredible amount of patience while I sorted out my goals. She motivated and guided me to the next chapter of my life."

-Roledine

"Last year, I went through a major career transition - and it took a tool on me mentally and physically.

The exercises in Dr. Shans coaching program allowed me to recognize my core values and start to build alignment to my goals and move forward...I realized that much of the conflict between my career and life are values misalignments. 

I now recognize and redirect more quickly."

- Annie

"Thank you so much for this session!

It was so powerful to meet other women in similar situations—and incredibly validating to realize I’m not alone.

I’m walking away with clarity, a plan to identify a few STAR examples, and a new mindset:
thinking two steps ahead instead of just reacting to what’s next." 

- Ariana

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