Shea Childers

Shea Childers serves in business development, a role she has held for the past three years following a successful transition from software and agile coaching. With over a decade of experience in her field, she engages daily with Navy customers to understand their requirements, discuss emerging technologies such as AI, and build relationships to meet future needs. Childers earned an MBA to facilitate her move into people-facing work. She is passionate about mentoring, recently participating in a career fair where she guided college students, and volunteers with Big Brother Big Sister, having once been a mentee herself, as well as with the nonprofit Valor, which supports transitioning service members. Childers attributes her professional success to her deep faith, often seeking divine guidance when facing imposter syndrome. She advises young women entering business development to enter rooms with poise and grace, listen actively, and challenge ideas confidently, as they may be the innovator the room needs. She notes that generational divides present both challenges and opportunities in the field, emphasizing the importance of meeting people where they are with gentleness.