SHAMIS PITTS is
The Intentional Emcee
Leadership.
Organizational Change.
Engagement.
Execution.
Impact.
.
Main Stage Anchor & Emcee | Keynote Speaker | High-Stakes Facilitator | Panel Moderator
The Intentional Emcee One-Sheet
ExploreShamis Pitts is on a mission to build healthier leaders and organizations where people can thrive and do impactful work together.
She’s the Founder & CEO of Pitts Leadership Consulting and the creator of the R.E.I.G.n® Alignment Engine.
Read Shamis’ Bio
YEARS OF BUSINESS & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
20
+
WORKFORCE LIVES IMPACTED
100,000
+
TOTAL CURRENT COACHING HOURS
900
+
THE WAYS TO ENGAGE SHAMIS
4
Core Offering: THE VALUE THE INTENTIONAL EMCEE™ CREATES
Shamis Pitts is The Intentional Emcee™. She combines executive-level business, leadership and human capital depth with the energy and presence to engage a room, connect the dots and keep people focused on what matters most. As an ICF-certified executive coach, she listens deeply, asks incisive questions and reads the room in real time, creating the trust, connection and momentum that move ideas, people and organizations forward.
The connective tissue of your event, linking speakers, sessions and participants while managing transitions, maintaining momentum and synthesizing key takeaways in real time.
Strategic facilitation for executive conversations and high-consequence meetings where trust, alignment and meaningful dialogue matter.
Engaging, research-informed experiences that challenge thinking and inspire action around intentional leadership, organizational trust and navigating change.
Thoughtful questions that draw out meaningful insights while connecting the conversation to what matters most for the audience.
Annual Conference | Industry Conference | Leadership Summit | All-Hands Meeting | Town Hall | Employee Resource Group Summit | Executive Leadership Offsite | Team Offsite | Executive Roundtable | Awards Ceremony | Gala | Fireside Chat | Panel Discussion
Differentiators: THE INTENTIONAL EMCEE™ ADVANTAGE
Bringing people together is an investment of time, energy and resources. The Intentional Emcee™ helps organizations realize greater ROI from that investment.
Connects ideas and synthesizes key takeaways in real time so participants understand what matters and how that connects to event and organizational goals.
Not the Status Quo: Passive Announcements – Standard hosts simply read scripts, introduce speakers and keep time.
Integrates pre-event strategy, event-day delivery and post-event debrief to extend value beyond the stage.
Not the Status Quo: Transactional Delivery – Show up right before stage time and leave immediately after the final applause.
Brings 20+ years of leadership, human capital and operational experience to understand the room, navigate complexity and connect content to context.
Not the Status Quo: Limited Business Context – Entertainers who lack business and organizational context can risk misreading executive rooms.
Signature Keynotes
What does Shamis Speak About?
Leadership. Trust. Engagement. Transition & Change
Be a Leadership R.E.I.G.nmaker: Navigating organizational transitions, opportunities and disruptions.
Leading from the seat You’re in: Building distributed leadership.
Be Brave Together: Trust, Safety & Performance.
All keynotes are customizable based on needs and goals.
Rave Reviews: WHAT EXECUTIVE SPONSORS SAY ABOUT SHAMIS
Smart, thoughtful, and impactful are the three top words I would use to describe Shamis. Data-focused, operationally sound with a keen cultural sensitivity. Her communication style is strong, warm and without judgment.
– Ilana Tolpin-Levitt, AVP for Organizational Development and Employee Experience, The New School
Shamis brings a rare combination of subject-matter expertise and lived experience, allowing her to connect with participants in a way that is both credible and deeply impactful. Her delivery is authentic, genuine and transparent.
– Director & Senior Manager, Global Diversity and Inclusion Center of Excellence, TD Bank Group
Her strengths-focused approach helps people move forward in a positive, productive and intentional way. She taps into what makes people tick and gets to the root of what is most important for them, while recognizing the whole person.
– Rebecca Hunter, Vice Provost & University Registrar, Northeastern University