Nancy Shawver is the founder and principal of Nancy Shawver Consulting, a firm providing integrated communications solutions, writing and editing for traditional and digital media.
Services include news articles, white papers,case studies, presentations, speeches, blog and social media content, podcasts and video shorts.
Nancy is an experienced journalist, with more than 15 years experience as a writer, editor and leader in newspaper, newsweekly and magazine management. She is a pioneer in online and digital media, and as the vice president of electronic media for The Kansas City Star, developed early audio, fax and online/web services.
As a reporter, she specialized in health care, science, technology and business reporting. As an editor with American City Business Journals and The Star, she directed teams covering public affairs, including education, research and government agencies. She has a degree in journalism from The Ohio State University and continuing education credits from Simmons College, Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
She also worked for 13 years with Sprint Nextel Corp., leading a variety of initiatives to deliver transformational change to the organization, its processes and culture. In her many roles, from director to assistant vice president, she was seen as an agent of change and used her strong communications skills to deliver results.
For example, Nancy:
- Led programs to integrate multiple departments to streamline costs and improve operating efficiencies.
- Directed a team of international partners to develop new products for global offering.
- Orchestrated a program for a 5,000-person department to adopt behaviors and contribute to synergy savings following the Sprint-Nextel merger.
- Managed large and complex vendor/partner relations, including transition of services to international suppliers.
Nancy’s approach begins with a detailed strategy and vision. She is a careful listener and an engaging collaborator, focused on developing commitments from every member of the team or organization. Her communications style is clear and direct, and she enjoys using a variety of channels and media to engage the right audience – personal speaking engagements, internal newsletters, contests, events, social media, podcasts, etc.
Nancy served as a member of the corporate advisory board of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Computing and Engineering (2004-2008), and a member of the executive board and advisory board of the Center for International Business Education and Research at the University of Kansas, (2001-2007).
She is a member of the International Association of Business Communicators, and is a frequent contributor to the KC IABC Technology Special Interest Group blog.
She also is a member of the Ambassadors of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
- Some SAMPLES of my work
- The BUSINESS CONCEPT
- Philosophy, or, my FAVORITE QUOTES
