Sharon Grehan, PhD – Founder and CEO of CSI Coaching, LLC is passionate about helping and equipping individuals, managers and business leaders/executives for growth. “Success involves positivity following failure, doing something you love or feel passionate about, and feeling good about yourself, your work and your impact.”

Sharon’s role as a coach is built upon her work as a PhD in the academic world. She has over 25 years of leadership and enjoys coaching and empowering others to embrace opportunities beyond the limits of their imagination and to do so while being their authentic selves. Sharon has led numerous teams and individuals to high level of success, helping them to self-advocate and to highlight the impact of their work. People describe her as a very strong authentic leader and an effective, caring and relatable coach with a passion for making a difference in the lives of others.

Sharon has held leadership positions in various Commercial functions, including market research, forecasting, pricing, marketing and learning & development. She spent 2 years elevating the business impact of an employee resource group for women at a large company with 7,200+ members, tying efforts to business outcomes and measuring the impact of all initiatives. She has also been a guest speaker on leadership topics at numerous conferences including the Galvanize, HBA 3BC executive, California Conference for Women and Romar Learning Solutions conferences. She holds board and executive positions with BioLink, Zensights Executive Network, Romar Learning Solutions, INBA and FGB, leading ERG Accelerator efforts.

Sharon spent her formative years in Ireland and believes that EQ is just as critical as IQ to bring out the best in others. She believes that success is a relative term and will look different for everyone. She doesn’t think of it as a goal to be achieved, but a mindset of continually doing your best, being as happy as possible and helping others to do the same for themselves.

In recognition of the impact her leadership, she is the recipient of a 2023 Women of Inspiration award with the Universal Women’s Network and was shortlisted for a 2023 Forbes 50-over-50 award.