Meet Shannan
Elevating Brands & Empowering People
Shannan Slevin is a founder, movement expert, and executive wellness strategist trusted by global brands, high-performing leaders, and visionary teams. With over a decade of experience partnering with Fortune 500 companies and world-class organizations—including Jim Beam, Vistage, Kaiser Permanente, Pandora, Adobe, and more—she transforms well-being into a strategic advantage for leadership, culture, and performance.
As the founder of multiple ventures in wellness, workplace innovation, and lifestyle products, Shannan designs bespoke programs that integrate movement science, philosophy, and conscious leadership. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Yoga Journal, TIME OUT, and 7x7 Magazine, underscoring her role at the intersection of innovation, adaptability, and wellness leadership.
A lifelong student of yoga, she began her practice as a teenager and has since dedicated her career to elevating human potential through integrative wellness and mindful leadership. She holds a BA in Communications and certifications in:
Yoga (RYT – YogaWorks, San Francisco)
The GYROTONIC® Expansion System (SF Gyrotonics)
SCOTT Pilates (Blue Sparrow Pilates, San Francisco)
Integrative Nutrition Health Coaching (Institute for Integrative Nutrition, New York)
Known for her ability to translate complex ideas into accessible, embodied experiences, Shannan redefines modern well-being for today's leaders.
Her approach is grounded, globally informed, and rooted in neuroscience, storytelling, and sustainable habit design—meeting the demands of a fast-moving world.
A location-independent founder with dual citizenship in Portugal and five-generation roots in San Francisco, she supports global teams and individuals working across cultures.
Her human-first philosophy and creative frameworks make her a catalyst for transformation—amplifying resilience, purpose, and long-term impact.
“Shannan’s work is absolutely exceptional! I am not the type of person who does yoga, meditates, does breathing exercises, etc., so her work was foreign to me. Needless to say, I was a bit skeptical. However, after participating in a few sessions with her, I realized that her work has immense power. Her ability to connect with skeptical audiences (aka me) and help them become more productive, present, and purposeful during the work day is an incredible value. Every manager and leader should speak with Shannan to figure out how their teams and employees can benefit from partnering with her.”
— Zach Ursiny, CCC Advantage Coaching & Training
“I think every entrepreneur, business professional, conference and company could benefit from Shannan Slevin.”,
Jared Kleinert, Founder of Offsite and USA Today’s “Most Connected Millennial”
“Shannan was great to work with And is an amazing service for stress and anxiety management while boosting energy, inspiration, morale”
Winnie LI, Executive Administrator Super{Set} Startup Studio
“Shannan is an absolute pleasure to work with and a true expert in her art. We’ve experienced different elements of her programming and teaching repertoire, all of which have been above and beyond.”
Alicia Schmidt, Senior Executive EventLink
“Every manager and leader should speak with Shannan to figure out how their teams and employees can benefit from partnering with her.”
Zach Ursiny, CCC Advantage Coaching & Training
Timeline
2001
I began practicing yoga in my early adolescents in the living room of my first teacher, Karen Barbarick. Karen offered me my first teaching opportunity in Northern California 10 years later
2010
Earned my yoga certification in San Francisco while working in tech sales, and began teaching part-time in SF and Oakland
2013
Earned Pilates and Gyrotonic Expansion System certifications and started teaching movement modalities in San Francisco, expanding into a private teaching business
2014
Left software sales to teach and coach full-time and build the community program, SHOWGA™ (A Live Concert on you Yoga Mat)
2015
Earned Integrative Nutrition Health Coaching certification out of New York
2016
SHOWGA™ expanded into B2B, experiential marketing events, and into large festivals across the west coast, US
2018
Launched WellFests, a workday wellness service offering movement, meditation, and stretch breaks designed to boost energy, focus, and well-being throughout the day
2019
Launched Executive Wellness Coaching to help CEOs and global leaders optimize performance and well-being through sessions and keynotes at leadership retreats and conventions around the world
2021
WellFests expanded to support corporations globally, delivering wellness break sessions across the U.S., U.K., Brazil, Mexico and India
2022
Launched Take A Breather, a wellness initiative developed in partnership with a nationwide B2B company to bring desk-friendly movement and mindfulness breaks to workplaces across the country
2025
Launched Flow Socials (virtual wellness hangs with friends)
Launched Wellness Concierge Services (wellness kits / coaching for business travel)
Launched Civil Doody™ (coming soon!)
