Meet Shirley
Shirley started She's Got Drive podcast after years of coaching Black female leaders and wanting to shine a light on the phenomenal women.
Shirley started She’s Got Drive podcast after years of coaching Black female leaders and wanting to shine a light on the phenomenal women, like her clients, who constantly inspired her. “We are our ancestors’ wildest dreams”, and Shirley feels profoundly privileged to be able to interview her guests and share their powerful stories.
In her solo episodes, Shirley offers her many years of coaching and consulting experience and expertise with executive professionals to her listeners, providing guidance, insights, tools, and good practices with energy and passion, putting them fully in the driving seat of their lives.
She’s Got Drive Podcast was voted as one of the ‘Top 20 Podcasts for Black Women’ by Black Enterprise in 2019, and one of the ’10 Best Long-Form Interview Podcasts’ by Screen Rant, 2021.
Shirley offers her many years of coaching and consulting experience and expertise with executive professionals to her listeners, providing guidance, insights, tools, and good practices with energy and passion, putting them fully in the driving seat of their lives
Shirley is PCC accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and Faculty on one of only 50 fully accredited ICF programs globally. She is trained in Hellinger’s Systemic theory, EQ, Gestalt, and an accredited Intercultural Development Inventory Assessor (IDI). Over the years her diversity work has included supporting the launch of the Soros Equality Fellowship, coaching Fellows who are leaders influencing the racial justice field. In 2017, she designed and chaired the very first ‘Inspiring Black and Asian Leader Windsor Leadership Program’ delivered at Windsor Castle and was the Chair of EmpowHER Network at the Historic Apollo Theater.
LINK TO FULL BIO HERE
Married to Dan, with two teenage children, Honor and Ethan, Shirley and her family live in Chicago, IL having moved from London, UK in 2013.
SHIRLEY MCALPINE & ASSOCIATES
At Shirley McAlpine & Associates, a leading consultancy of Coaches, Consultants, Facilitators, and Leadership specialists working with Senior Leaders and their organizations globally, Shirley has brought together a group of creative problem solvers and passionate contributors who share the same commitment to humanity. Building on her work which began in the UK in 1999, she established the Chicago-headquartered company to expand the reach and impact of her work, bringing innovative answers to the questions; “How do people fulfil their potential at work and beyond?” “How do we create sustainable Anti- racist, Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive organization cultures?” And “What do we need to do to truly thrive every day, not just survive?”
