Shonnie Lavender

Shonnie Lavender is an author, coach, and speaker. Her life and work are oriented around her cause: To inspire and empower people to live in a conscious, loving, and connected way. Through empathic listening, evocative inquiry, and compelling calls to action, Shonnie helps her clients embody their authentic power, embrace their accountability, and become the change they want to see in the world. She also presents workshops, trainings, keynote speeches, group coaching, and telephone-based classes. A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin and Coach U, Shonnie is a member of the International Coach Federation and serves on the faculty of the Secretan Center, a global consulting practice specializing in cultural and leadership transformation. Shonnie co-authored "I Do! I Do! The Marriage Vow Workbook" with her husband, Bruce Mulkey, a writer who tells powerful, inspirational, evocative stories intended to touch our hearts, minds and spirits, awaken us from complacency, and inspire us to become radically responsible for our lives and our world. Bruce's essays and commentaries have appeared in the Asheville (NC) Citizen-Times, where he served as an editorial columnist from 2000 through 2004, as well as numerous other print and online publications. He currently blogs at www.brucemulkey.com.