Shantera Chatman
MBA
TX, USShantera equips leaders and teams with tools to drive genuine behavior change, transforming culture into a measurable asset. This enhances communication and aligns team members with organizational goals, fostering trust and performance during change.
Shantera L. Chatman, MBA, is President of PowHer Consulting and a change enablement consultant with 20+ years of experience helping organizations bridge the gap between strategy and sustained behavior change. Her work sits at the intersection of strategic communication, global culture strategy, behavioral change management (BCM), and learning and development—supporting leaders and teams as they navigate growth, transformation, and high-stakes change.
Shantera has consulted across Aerospace, Oil & Gas, and international government environments, partnering with some of the world’s most complex organizations to strengthen alignment, increase adoption, and build cultures that perform. She is known for her ability to quickly establish credibility and trust, then translate insight into action through team assessments, strategic plans, change strategies, and immersive cultural workshops that shift how people show up and work together.
She is the creator of The Transformative Ally Framework™ and developed the Transformative Ally Intensive Series—an experience designed to help participants become more authentic, skilled, and consistent allies in their workplaces and communities. Her thought leadership on culture and leadership has been featured in media outlets and platforms, including the Houston Business Journal, Inc. Magazine, podcasts, and online business communities.
Shantera earned her BBA in Information & Operations Management from Texas A&M University and her MBA from Walden University. She is also a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses alum.
Shantera L. Chatman, MBA, is President of PowHer Consulting and a change enablement consultant with 20+ years of experience helping organizations bridge the gap between strategy and sustained behavior change. Her work sits at the intersection of strategic communication, global culture strategy, behavioral change management (BCM), and learning and development—supporting leaders and teams as they navigate growth, transformation, and high-stakes change.
Shantera has consulted across Aerospace, Oil & Gas, and international government environments, partnering with some of the world’s most complex organizations to strengthen alignment, increase adoption, and build cultures that perform. She is known for her ability to quickly establish credibility and trust, then translate insight into action through team assessments, strategic plans, change strategies, and immersive cultural workshops that shift how people show up and work together.
She is the creator of The Transformative Ally Framework™ and developed the Transformative Ally Intensive Series—an experience designed to help participants become more authentic, skilled, and consistent allies in their workplaces and communities. Her thought leadership on culture and leadership has been featured in media outlets and platforms, including the Houston Business Journal, Inc. Magazine, podcasts, and online business communities.
Shantera earned her BBA in Information & Operations Management from Texas A&M University and her MBA from Walden University. She is also a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses alum.
Adoption Isn’t Training—It’s Strategy: The Consulting Playbook for Change That Sticks
Most transformations don’t fail because the solution is wrong—they fail because adoption is treated like a training task instead of a delivery strategy. In this session, Shantera shares a consultant-ready approach to building adoption into the work from day one: aligning sponsorship, activating stakeholders, designing governance that drives decisions, and measuring behavior change in a way executives respect. Attendees will learn how to move clients from “we rolled it out” to “we actually...
Culture Is a Delivery Lever: How Consultants Diagnose What’s Really Blocking Change
When timelines slip, resistance rises, or momentum dies, the root cause is often cultural—misaligned incentives, unclear decision rights, low trust, or leaders modeling the wrong behaviors. Shantera teaches a fast, structured method to diagnose cultural friction points in weeks (not months) and translate them into specific actions that improve delivery outcomes. This talk equips consultants with tools to identify the few “culture levers” that matter most, reset expectations with leaders,...
Executive Sponsorship That Works: Influence Moves Consultants Can Use to Turn Leaders into Change Multipliers
Executive sponsorship is the #1 predictor of whether change lands—but many sponsors don’t know what “good” looks like beyond approving budgets. In this session, Shantera breaks down the sponsor behaviors that accelerate adoption: decision velocity, narrative discipline, visible role-modeling, and accountability mechanisms that don’t feel punitive. You’ll learn how to coach senior leaders in real time, redirect unhelpful sponsor patterns, and create a sponsor operating rhythm that drives...
The Transformative Ally Workshop: Authentic Inclusion That Builds Belonging and Results
Many people want to be supportive allies, but don’t always know what to do—or worry about saying the wrong thing. This workshop makes allyship practical, authentic, and measurable. Using Shantera’s Transformative Ally Framework™, participants explore how to build trust across differences, respond to bias in real time, and create norms that strengthen belonging in student orgs, classrooms, and campus workplaces. Expect guided reflection, small-group exercises, and scenario practice...
Lead Without a Title: Influence, Confidence, and Credibility on Campus
Leadership isn’t a position—it’s a set of behaviors. In this interactive workshop, students learn how to build influence in classrooms, student orgs, teams, and internships—even if they’re not “in charge.” Participants practice real scenarios: speaking up in group projects, navigating pushback, setting boundaries, and leading peers through change. Shantera shares simple tools to strengthen confidence, communicate with clarity, and earn trust through consistency.
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