Shawn Upchurch Testimonials
"UpSearch has been a tremendous resource to my company since 1999. Personally, Shawn Upchurch has been instrumental in accelerating my evolution from manager to leader. Shawn excels at closing organizational, team and individual developmental gaps by intentionally managing change. We collaborated at the highest level, from global strategic planning and product positioning to the everyday minutia associated with leadership." Darren Hudach, Vice President, PerkinElmer
“Since 2006, Shawn Upchurch and his team have helped me transform cultures and navigate through multiple complex people and technology situations at two companies. Shawn is an ideal partner because of his business know-how, systems mind, integrity, work ethic and above all commitment to solving my unique business problems.” J. Michael Moores, VP & CTO, PreEmptive Solutions
“For the past decade, I've partnered with UpSearch to build top performing teams and accelerate my personal development. Shawn Upchurch is masterful at helping companies and individuals reach their potential. I continue to partner with Shawn because of his unique ability to remain focused on my company’s purpose, while we move between strategy and tactics to create practical and successful solutions.” Richard McCourt, Technology Operations Director, Advanstar Communications
“Shawn Upchurch and the team he has put together is absolutely amazing. He truly understands recruiting and human capital and is very intelligent when it comes to business. He receives my absolute highest recommendation.” Mark Newman, CEO, HireVue
“Shawn Upchurch helped me re-discover my leadership style, understand the importance of purpose-centered branding and adapt to the realities of reputation management. He provided engaging, fresh, and easy-to-execute perspectives that helped me become a better leader.” Thomas Godfrey, Vice President, General Counsel at NiSource
“Shawn Upchurch played a significant role in my transformation from manager to leader. He helped me get better at managing relationships and ultimately be more effective. Shawn helped me turn near-term operations competencies into signature-strengths and taught me how to intentionally make blind spots strengths. Shawn provides extraordinary value.” Greg Madachik, Manager of Technology Operations, Advanstar
“Shawn Upchurch helped me break down barriers that had been holding me back for years. He helped me re-discover myself, become a better leader and achieve better results.” Carl Bishop, Enterprise Project Manager, Advanstar
“Shawn Upchurch is an accomplished businessman who is providing exceptional volunteer leadership in Pi Lambda Phi, a remarkable international fraternity dedicated to the elimination of prejudice. Bright. Committed. Insightful. Tireless. Shawn is a model for how we should conduct ourselves in our personal and professional lives.” Jack Marsh, President and Chief Operating Officer, Freedom Forum Diversity Institute, Inc., an affiliate of the Freedom Forum and Newseum
“Shawn Upchurch has a remarkable ability to identify root issues, provide practical solutions and keep other focused on "purpose." He encourages, supports others and leads by example. Our governing board benefited greatly from his leadership.” Dan Scott, Managing Partner, Chepov & Scott, LLC
“Shawn is the rare combination of strategist and executioner. He has the innate ability to create a vision and then deliver that vision. His tireless dedication, focus and drive are what guarantee progress on any project, no matter what the hurdles. Shawn is not the consultant that advises then vacates; instead, he advises, rolls up his sleeves and forges through the trenches. As a trustee of an educational foundation, UpSearch built us a platform that made us relevant and credible. We outsourced several human capital needs to his firm and we realized results on all fronts. Effective, equitable, strategic, knowledgeable. Integrity at its finest!” Bill Chorba, CFO at NineSigma and 2011 Crain's CFO of the Year Award - Private Co
