My mission is to use my business knowledge, experience, and connections to connect women overcomers with economic opportunities to build net worth and self-worth.

I strive to do this by:

-Supporting companies in aligning their environmental, social, and governance efforts with their strategic mission to create the greatest impact for the business and society.

-Training businesses to successfully hire overcomers through initiatives such as second chance hiring.

-Inspiring businesses to expand their hiring pool to individuals who have been historically marginalized in our society.

-Educating the public on the truths of human trafficking, specifically sex trafficking in America, and the role business can play to solve this social problem.

-Dr. Shannon Deer

Shannon's Mission Statement

Book Shannon to Speak at Your Next Event!

Shannon is ready to put forth her business knowledge to train, inspire, educate and support your community and your business. Potential topics Shannon discusses includes:

  • Strategic sustainability (or corporate social responsibility, or ESG)

  • Second chance hiring

  • Anti-human trafficking efforts

See what Shannon is up to on LinkedIn.

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    Freedom for Women and the Generations They Support

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    5 Signs of ESG and Why it's Here to Stay

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  • Two Women are on a Mission to Get More 'Women Overcomers' employed

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  • The Tried and Truth Podcast: Business Doing Good and The Story Behind it

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  • Did You Know There is as Many People with a Criminal Record as with a College Diploma?

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  • Life Changing Opportunity to Help Women in Prison Develop Business Plans

    Life Changing Opportunity to Help Women in Prison Develop Business Plans

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Shannon’s Past Presentations

  • "Business Doing Good"

    Board Meeting

    Empowering Women Out of Prison (EWOP), TX, United States. (April 21, 2022).

  • "Own Your Story: The Power of Personal Narrative"

    Summit

    Student Transformation Center - Mays Business School, College Station, TX, United States. (February 11, 2022) (April 1, 2022).

  • "Business Doing Good"

    CenterPoint Energy, Houston, TX, United States. (January 19, 2022).

  • "Business Doing Good: Engaging Women & Elevating Communities"

    Women’s Leadership Conference

    Mays Business School, College Station, TX, United States. (November 12, 2021).

  • "Women's Networking and Recruiting Event: Book Talk with Shannon Deer and Cheryl Miller-Business Doing Good: Engaging Women and Elevating,"

    Women’s Leadership Networking

    Mays MBA Programs, Houston, TX, United States. (October 16, 2021).

  • "Resilience"

    Summit

    Student Transformation Center - Mays Business School, College Station, TX, United States. (October 7, 2021).

  • "Business Doing Good: Economic Opportunities for Women Overcomers,"

    No Need Among You

    Texas Christian Community Development Network, Houston, TX, United States. (October 6, 2021).

  • "Lessons on Resilience from Women Overcomers"

    Women's Research on Women Symposium

    Texas A&M University. (March 29, 2021).

  • "Lessons Learned from Engaging Undergraduate Students Virtually and What Can We Expect Post-Covid?"

    UG Deans Conference

    University of Texas Dallas. (March 2, 2021).

  • "Entrepreneurship Boot Camp"

    Mercy Project, Ghana. (February 18, 2021).

  • "What Comes Next? 10 Disruptions Business Schools Must Navigate After the Pandemic"

    AASCB Associate Deans Conference

    AACSB. (November 18, 2020).

  • "The Business of Veterinary Medicine: Budgeting and Key Performance Indicators"

    Texas Veterinary Medicine Association Conference

    Texas Veterinary Medicine Association, College Station, TX, United States. (March 1, 2020).

  • "Increasing Brand Awareness"

    GMAC Leadership Conference

    GMAC, Scottsdale, AR, United States. (January 14, 2020).

  • "Riding on Water, Scaling the Ladder, & Starting Over,"

    Mays MasterCast

    Mays Business School, College Station, TX, United States. (October 28, 2019).

  • "MaysTalk"

    Women's Leadership Conference

    Mays Business School, College Station, TX, United States. (October 18, 2019).

  • "“The Money…Was Far More of a Relapse for Me:” Women’s Transition from the Sex Trade to Legal Work"

    Women's Research on Women

    The College of Education and Human Development Office of Organization Development and Diversity Initiatives, the Educational Leadership Research Center, the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, and the Women’s Faculty Network, College Station, TX, United States. (March 2019).

  • "We Make the Way By Walking"

    Transformational Teaching And Learning Conference

    Texas A&M University, TX, United States. (April 2018).

  • "“The Money…Was Far More of a Relapse for Me”: A Qualitative Study of Women’s Experiences Transitioning from the Sex Trade to Legal Employment,"

    Adult Education Research Conference

    Adult Education Research Conference, Norman, OK, United States. (June 2017).

  • "Flipped Classes and Online Teaching"

    Wakonse Teaching Conference

    University of Missouri, Shelby, MI, United States. (May 2017).

  • "Women and Business"

    University of Houston Table Talk

    University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States. (March 2017).

  • "Anti-Human Trafficking: A Descriptive Study of Adult Education Programs in Relationship to Policy and Funding (Empirical)"

    Adult Education Research Conference

    Adult Education Research Conference, Manhattan, KS, United States. (2015).

  • "Flipped Classes and Online Teaching"

    Wakonse Teaching Conference

    University of Missouri, Shelby, MI, United States. (May 2015).