Shawn Johnson is a speaker and trainer whose passion is working with emerging leaders from younger generations. As a baby boomer, she uses her many years of experience teaching and coaching millennials to bring understanding to a multi-generational workplace.

Shawn is a member of the John Maxwell Team and recipient of the John Maxwell International Certification Scholarship. She is also a Certified DISC Behavioral Analysis Consultant and has completed courses in Positive Psychology.

Reasons You Should Listen to Shawn Johnson

• Experience teaching and mentoring Millennials for decades
• Recently have facilitated (led) Leadership Mastermind classes with Millennials and other generations
• Leadership position in the “Growing Young” movement to empower younger generations by “giving them the keys.”
• University Guest Lecturer for leadership classes (currently)
• Extensive research: my own as well as others
• Multi-generation focus group
• Experience in working in numerous industries (much like Millennials and Gen Zs will do)
  • Industries include silicone rubber, steel manufacturing, advertising, wholesale marketing, couture apparel, office equipment and EDM software, pharmaceuticals, hospital marketing, Medical DME
  • Corporate environment, privately owned companies, my own independent contractor business
  • Positions in Management, Sales and Marketing

Certification

• Bachelor of Science in Marketing
• John Maxwell Team Certification
• Behavioral Consultant Certification
• Positive Psychology Certificate
• Life Coach Certification from Light University
• Dale Carnegie Public Speaking Certification
• Next Generation Facilitator Certification

Awards

• Dale Carnegie “Human Relations Award” and “Reporting Award”
• John Maxwell Certification Scholarship
• Outstanding Sales Achievement Award 1995
• Kennedy Group Peak Performance Award 1998 and 2000
• Professional Woman of the Year 2014