The Bible, “The Purpose Driven Life,” “Make It Stick,” “Way of the SEAL: Think Like an Elite Warrior to Lead and Succeed”
Phil Collins, Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, Cyndi Lauper, Whitney Houston
Basketball, track
Reading, decorating, family time outdoors, Outer Banks vacations, travel
“If you put limits on what you can do, physical or anything else, it’ll spread over the rest of your life… There are plateaus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them… A man must constantly exceed his level.” — Bruce Lee
Executives across the country think of Sheila as “coach.” That’s how she delivers through Taft’s ClearPoint practice, strengthening the leadership communications skills of individuals and teams. The host of Taft’s widely used “Leading Through Tech” best-practices video, Sheila brings experience and an innate ability to the trainings we offer in public presentations, handling media interviews, writing and other aspects of the “constant conversation” essential to success. Sheila was a vice president of consulting at DiversityInc, with responsibilities that included providing diversity management and metrics consulting to a mix of pharmaceutical, retail, chemical, insurance, and manufacturing firms. Her background also involves serving as vice president of corporate communications for Jackson Hewitt, the nation’s second largest tax preparation service, where she was corporate spokesperson, led national communications programs, managed brand reputation and crisis communications, and conducted media and communications training for franchisees. Sheila has a bachelor’s degree in speech communications from Syracuse University.
