Host of the PinLeader Podcast™, Dr. Shanda Gore is founder and president of Mays and Associates, Ltd. (MAYS), a full-service leadership development, strategic planning, and culture building consulting firm. With more than two decades of experience in leading organizations for change, Dr. Gore leads the MAYS team of experts that works with organizations from city and county municipalities, private corporations, K-12 systems, public and private universities, and large athletic organizations. She is a highly sought-after executive coach and speaker known for driving lasting and impactful change. Her expertise in guiding leaders and organizations toward success has earned her a reputation for excellence and results.

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Dr. Gore has been interviewed by the Big10 Network for her work with the college football officials in the Big Ten, MAC, Missouri Valley, and Pioneer conferences. More than 22,000 individuals have benefitted from her training workshops. Dr. Gore is also a keynote speaker who has led discussion topics at conferences and has conducted workshops on leadership, disparities in health care, strategic planning, organizational change, engagement surveys, and policy implications. Her speaking engagements have included the annual meetings for the Association for American Medical Colleges, the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity, and the Higher Learning Commission. 

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Dr. Gore is a graduate of Bowling Green State University, where she received a Bachelor’s of Communications as well as a Master’s of Mass Communication and a Doctor of Education in Leadership Studies. Dr. Gore has been married for thirty years to retired firefighter Bobby Lee Gore, Jr. They are the proud parents of two wonderful grown children, Nathaniel Gore and Shoshanah Gore.