Shannon Brooks is a native of small-town Indiana, growing up on a working farm. She headed south and attended college at Auburn University, graduating with honors and dual degrees in Marketing and Psychology. Her career started in project management in an advertising agency and grew from there. Since then, she has accumulated decades of experience in process development, management and training programs, budget and forecasting development, and organizational restructuring. She currently runs her own consulting firm as a Fractional COO focused on helping business owners and leadership teams turn their visions into action.

In her free time, she’s an animal lover, nature seeker, and amateur photographer. Growing up in a multi-generational teaching family also made her a lifelong learner. She truly believes in the power of post-secondary education to exponentially multiply the opportunities at one’s disposal, sending ripples of potential prosperity through the community to benefit many more.