Thoughtful perspectives. Practical strategies. Meaningful action.

Looking for a speaker who can do more than deliver a presentation?

Need a facilitator who can help your team think differently, work together, and move forward? Seeking a strategic partner who understands the challenges organizations face and knows how to turn ideas into action?

Let's talk.

 

Shannon N. Maitland, MPA, is a leadership and organizational strategy professional, speaker, educator, and facilitator with more than 20 years of experience working across nonprofit leadership, community education, organizational development, adult learning, and community engagement.

 

As CEO & Co-Founder of Problem Solving Plus, Shannon helps organizations strengthen leadership, develop people, build capacity, improve performance, and solve complex problems.

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Her approach is engaging, collaborative, and practical. She believes the best learning experiences create space for questions, conversation, shared knowledge, and ideas participants can put into practice immediately.

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Speaking & Presentation Topics

Leadership & Professional Development

1. Emerging Leaders: From Doer to Leader

Making the transition from individual contributor to effective leader requires more than a new title. Explore communication, self-awareness, decision-making, accountability, and the skills that help emerging leaders grow with confidence.

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2. Leading Through Listening

Strong leadership starts with understanding people. Explore how intentional listening, thoughtful questions, and meaningful feedback can strengthen teams, improve communication, and build trust.

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Organizational Strategy & Problem Solving

3. From Ideas to Impact: Turning Strategy Into Action

Organizations generate plenty of ideas. The challenge is translating those ideas into priorities, decisions, accountability, and results. Learn practical approaches to moving from planning to implementation.

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4. Solving the Problems That Get in the Way

Every organization has challenges that slow progress. This interactive session explores practical problem-solving approaches, collaborative thinking, and how to turn obstacles into opportunities for improvement.

 

Community Engagement & Collaboration

5. Stronger Together: Building Partnerships That Make a Difference

Meaningful collaboration takes more than good intentions. Explore how organizations can build relationships, engage stakeholders, identify shared priorities, and create partnerships that strengthen communities.

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6. Beyond the Meeting: Engaging People in Meaningful Change

How do we move from asking people for input to genuinely involving them in decisions? Explore stakeholder listening, community engagement, and practical approaches to collaborative planning.

 

Data, Learning & Innovation

7. From Data to Stories: Turning Information Into Impact

Data is more than numbers in a report. Learn how to identify patterns, interpret qualitative and quantitative information, and communicate findings in ways that inform decisions and demonstrate impact.

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8. AI for Organizations: Use AI as Your Copilot, Not Your Driver

Explore practical ways organizations can use artificial intelligence to support productivity, brainstorming, communication, research, and everyday work while keeping human judgment, privacy, and purpose at the center.

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Facilitation & Customized Learning

Not every organization needs a traditional presentation. Sometimes the most valuable work happens when the right people come together to ask questions, explore challenges, share perspectives, and make decisions.

Shannon designs and facilitates customized experiences including:

• Leadership retreats and planning sessions

• Strategic planning and organizational conversations

• Team development and professional learning

• Stakeholder listening sessions

• Community engagement workshops

• Data interpretation and impact storytelling

• Customized training and learning programs

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Each engagement is shaped around the organization's goals, audience, and desired outcomes.

 

Strategic Consulting

Through Problem Solving Plus, Shannon also works with organizations seeking a thought partner and practical support to move important priorities forward.

Areas of support include organizational strategy, leadership and capacity development, project management, grant development and funding strategy, partnership development, and organizational improvement.

Engagements can be structured as focused projects, customized consulting, or ongoing strategic partnerships.

 

Why Invite Shannon?

• More than 20 years of experience in education, nonprofit leadership, organizational development, and community engagement.

• Master of Public Administration and bachelor's degree in Environmental Science.

• More than $6 million in grant funding personally secured.

• Experience developing and facilitating professional learning experiences for diverse audiences.

• Professional training in leadership development, Motivational Interviewing, and Trauma-Informed Care.

• A practical, participant-centered approach that connects learning to real-world challenges.

 

Let's Create Something Meaningful.

Whether you're planning a conference, developing your leadership team, facilitating a strategic conversation, or looking for a partner to help your organization move forward, let's explore what is possible.

Speaking, training, facilitation, and consulting inquiries:

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Shannon N. Maitland, MPA
CEO & Co-Founder, Problem Solving Plus, LLC
Shannon@ProblemSolvingPlus.com
321-266-7766
ProblemSolvingPlus.com

Turn Big Ideas Into Action.

 

Do you need someone to help guide your team through constructive conversations that lead to breakthroughs and impactful outcomes?

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We can help you with: 

• Data analysis & architecture

• Strategic planning

• Visioning

• Team building

• Brainstorming

• Goal setting

• Setting deliverables

• Implementation plans

• Collaborative teams

• Building partnerships

• Streamline processes

• Employee retention

• Plus more!