Women in Leadership - Grit to THRIVE

Leadership Lessons in the Keys of Life

Leaders are made not born.  We all have a leadership story full of major life events, highlights, low points and forks in the road.  It is these vital experiences that make us uniquely who we are as leaders.  At the same time, music is the “Universal Language of Mankind”.   It’s the great uniter amongst people and uniting is an essential skill set of a great leader.

In this fun and interactive session, you will develop the playlist of music that tells the story of your remarkable life and has influenced you as a leader.  Walk away with another tool in your kit to use in describing what makes you fabulous.  You will hone in on your leadership style and further refine your brand and superpower.  Along the way you will share with other remarkable women and leave with adding some new sheros to your network and community…all united through the power of song.

About Shannon Nash, Esq., CPA

Chief Financial Officer of Wing

Shannon Nash is a qualified financial expert, attorney, and CPA with over 25 years of experience. She is the Chief Financial Officer of Wing, a drone delivery company and subsidiary of Alphabet, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL). As Chief Financial Officer, Shannon taps into her history of scaling companies for growth through strong financial and operations leadership and is responsible for all corporate finance, accounting, investor relations, fundraising and revenue operations.

She was previously the CFO of Reputation.com, a SaaS company and provider of the first — and only — complete Reputation Experience Management (RXM) platform.  She led the company’s scaling efforts, raising $150M in a late-stage growth round and passing $100M in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), a key SaaS metric.  Prior to that she was the CFO and led a dual role as COO for Inside Source, Inc., a $200M+ global space design company. Her career has spanned the globe including time as an ex-pat in Switzerland, and with major companies (Amgen, Cooley LLP, Cumulus Media).

Shannon has a passion for board service, with a focus on Audit, Finance, and Governance issues. She is the Lead Independent Director, Chair of the Nominating & Governance Committee, and member of the Audit Committee at UserTesting (NYSE: USER).  She is also a Board Member and member of the Audit Committee and Talent and Compensation Committee at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, the largest community foundation in the world with over $15B in assets under management.

Diversity and Inclusion are cornerstones of her leadership. She is co-founder of the National Society of Black Certified Public Accountants and was recently appointed to the CalCPA Diversity Equity & Inclusion Commission. Shannon was featured on Accounting Today’s 2020 list of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting and named one of 2020’s Most Powerful Women in Accounting by the AICPA and CPA Practice Advisor. She also received the 2021 Trailblazer Award from CalCPA.

Shannon holds a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. She also serves on the Board of Advisors for the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce.

In her free time, Shannon is a fitness junkie and teaches Zumba and U-Jam Fitness. She’s also an award-winning documentary film producer with her film, Colored My Mind, winning best short at the 2013 American Pavilion in Cannes.