About Us

ALEXANDER KOTLER

Shamis led an interactive conversation and keynote presentation on the importance of community and belonging at our annual user conference for RubyApps clients and marketing technology professionals. She prepared extensively, collaborated thoroughly with our team, and facilitated a highly engaging and meaningful session. I would recommend Shamis for any of the variety of services she offers.

R. THURMAN BARNES

Shamis was a featured guest in my graduate level course on leadership and management and was simply exceptional! Her ability to be in the moment created a safe space for the students—a group of mid to senior level public health professions—to openly challenge beliefs about themselves as leaders and take ownership of their personal/professional well-being. Shamis’ ability to draw on knowledge learned, to include lived experiences, while simultaneously reading the room made for a dynamic and engaging learning experience.

EMILY O’RYAN

Shamis Pitts was an incredible keynote speaker at our MiTek Women Employee Resource Group’s conference held the week of International Women’s Day. We pursued her services because of the research and practices she shared on empathy, mental health and wellness, and the ways we can feel seen within our professional and personal lives. She equipped us with a toolbox of tips on how we check in with ourselves and with our teams. She reminded us that compassion is not just intended for others, but to remember ourselves for the purpose of being our best in our work, in our lives, and for our families.

BARBARA AUGUSTIN

Shamis is a tremendous coach! She has an innate ability to listen empathetically and ask insightful questions that challenge and provoke. Our work together helped me overcome my inner critic, reimagine the possibilities, and explore opportunities that I would never have considered. Each session with Shamis was focused and purposeful. Our sessions created space for me to hope, breathe, and dream bigger.

DEVO HARRIS

While working with Shamis, I dramatically reduced my personal roadblocks and my business flourished in ways it never had. Shamis has an uncanny knack to not only divine what’s affecting you internally but also, as an executive herself, she knows the practical aspects of navigating the workplace and keeps it real. She cares and wants the best for her clients and I love her approach to helping improve one’s whole wellbeing and lifestyle, with improved work performance and leadership being just one result.

DENISE PALAVICINI

Shamis is gifted. To describe her any other way would be insufficient. She is called to this work and is truly walking in her purpose. Shamis has a unique ability to help you get out of your own way. I went into my first session with her one way and came out another. I look back over my sessions and the growth I’ve experienced is truly amazing. I underestimated my impact and what I brought to the table. She helped me identify my areas of genius. She challenged me in ways I’ve never been challenged.

JILLIAN WHITE

I met Shamis at one of the most challenging times in my career. My personal activism and professional life began to collide and so too did my emotions. Shamis helped me to disentangle the competing thoughts and feelings around the work that I was doing. She was a safe space for me to be seen and to strategize my next steps. Together we developed an action plan around what to do when tensions got high and my patience got thin. And most importantly, she reminded me to celebrate the wins!

ILANA TOLPIN LEVITT

We hired PLC for a training and development project to enhance leadership capacity and increase teamwork. Smart, thoughtful, and impactful are the three top words I would use to describe Shamis and the amazing work that PLC does. Shamis’ wealth of experience presents itself at every turn, bringing a data-focused, operationally sound foundation to complex and nuanced material and dynamics. She has a keen cultural sensitivity; easily relates to very diverse audiences and her communication style is strong, warm and without judgment.

KATHRYN HASLANGER

Pitts Leadership invested time and care to understand our organization and tailor an engaging program to increase the sense of belonging among our diverse staff. PLC’s data-driven approach to assessing their performance and our organizational progress measurably advanced JASA as an inclusive organization. JASA program leaders now have tools for continuing to strengthen our organization as a result of our experience with the thoughtful and creative PLC team. In addition, Shamis has provided invaluable support to me in her executive coach role.

AMY ORLOV