A Bit of My Backstory...

Stephanie Polen applies her over two decades of dynamic executive leadership experience, orchestrating teams through significant business transformation while delivering substantial bottom-line outcomes to empower her clients to do the same. A visionary with heart, she is dedicated to unlocking individual and team potential. Her professional journey, spanning roles from Product Development and Human Resources to Marketing and Business Development, is a part of the diverse portfolio she uses to catalyze transformation and inspire personal success.

With a career spanning varied roles and corporate contexts, Stephanie now extends her expertise to pioneer a holistic partnership approach that seamlessly fuses the insights of a consultant with the guidance of a coach.  Specializing in seasons of rapid transformation, she brings her experience in family-owned enterprises, navigating acquisitions, private equity, and public listing to help her clients see the human first during these times.

As Founder of The Polen Group and creator of Unshakeable LeadersTM, she guides teams and individuals through transformation. With a variety of certifications in executive and team coaching, conflict, psychological safety, and more, she harnesses tools to grasp holistic strengths and drive collective success. Stephanie’s goal is to guide her clients through the most tumultuous transitions with wisdom, empathy, and strategic brilliance.