I’m a purpose-driven communications and strategy coach who rebuilds from the ground up with integrity, innovation, and empathy. I turn adversity into opportunity—helping individuals and organizations communicate with purpose, plan with precision, and lead with authenticity. I bridge lived experience and leadership, using behavioral insight to inspire real change. My work focuses on what people can do next: creating understanding across divides, restoring trust through empathy-driven strategy, and ensuring success is measured by the impact you leave behind—not the status you reach.…

Drea Shaver

I’m a purpose-driven communications and strategy coach who rebuilds from the ground up with integrity, innovation, and empathy. I turn adversity into opportunity—helping individuals and organizations communicate with purpose, plan with precision, and lead with authenticity. I bridge lived experience and leadership, using behavioral insight to inspire real change. My work focuses on what people can do next: creating understanding across divides, restoring trust through empathy-driven strategy, and ensuring success is measured by the impact you leave behind—not the status you reach.…

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I’m a purpose-driven communications and strategy coach who rebuilds from the ground up with integrity, innovation, and empathy. I turn adversity into opportunity—helping individuals and organizations communicate with purpose, plan with precision, and lead with authenticity.

I bridge lived experience and leadership, using behavioral insight to inspire real change. My work focuses on what people can do next: creating understanding across divides, restoring trust through empathy-driven strategy, and ensuring success is measured by the impact you leave behind—not the status you reach.

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Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced

Work Experience

Freelance Communications & Strategy Consultant at Freelance (Remote)
January 1, 2020 - Present
Guided clients in clarifying purpose, refining communication, and designing strategies for measurable impact. Coached individuals rebuilding after hardship to find their voice, restore credibility, and align goals with personal values. Integrated behavioral economics and empathy-driven leadership to resolve conflict, restore trust, and strengthen collaboration.
Freelance Communications & Strategy Consultant at Freelance
January 1, 2020 - Present
Guided clients in clarifying purpose, refining messaging, and designing strategies that create measurable impact. Coached individuals rebuilding after hardship to find their voice, rebuild credibility, and align goals with personal values. Integrated behavioral economics and empathy-driven leadership to resolve conflict, restore trust, and strengthen collaboration.
Freelance Communications & Strategy Consultant at Independent / Remote
January 1, 2020 - Present
Guide clients in clarifying their purpose, refining communication, and designing strategies that inspire measurable impact. Coach individuals rebuilding after hardship to find their voice, rebuild credibility, and align goals with personal values. Integrate behavioral economics and empathy-driven leadership to solve conflict, restore trust, and strengthen collaboration.
Event Coordinator & Purpose Strategist at Independent Projects
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2020
Founded and led community events with measurable social impact under the motto #EventingPurpose. Organized Dayton’s first Black Women’s Artist Gala & Tradeshow during Black History Month; co-founded Beyond Vision, a tactile art show for autistic and blind individuals; created fundraising and awareness initiatives for autism, veterans, and mental health.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Economics at Ashford University
January 11, 2030 - June 6, 2026
Maestro AI University - AI & Technology Strategy at Maestro AI University
October 1, 2025 - June 6, 2026
Associate Coursework at Sinclair Community College
November 30, 0002 - June 6, 2026
Citizen Advocacy Leadership at Ohio Recovery Leadership Institute
February 27, 2026 - June 26, 2026
Completed and continue involvement with highly prestigious and notoriously selective program is considered an honor to get considered if not lucky enough to be accepted, and I took full advantage of this opportunity.
Applied Psychology in Environmental and Biophilic Design at Unity Environmental University
January 11, 2026 - July 11, 2026
Implementing sustainable development against human nature in hopes of maintaining Mother Natures productivity.
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Economics at Ashford University
October 1, 2025 - July 23, 2026
Associate Coursework at Sinclair Community College
January 11, 2030 - July 23, 2026
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Economics at Ashford University
January 11, 2030 - July 23, 2026
Associate Coursework at Sinclair Community College
January 11, 2030 - July 23, 2026
Continuing professional development (AI/technology integration & communication strategy) at Maestro AI University
October 1, 2025 - July 23, 2026

Qualifications

Marketing Psychology Expert
August 22, 2010 - February 2, 2012
Courses studying influential marketing techniques, consumer behavior, economic patterns of manipulation and advertising. degree requirements for BS Applied Psychology of Behavioral Economics.

Industry Experience

Non-Profit Organization, Education, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Government
    Social Media Campaign Page Banner
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    My Nonprofit Concept Now into Development
    I had a realization a while back that our feet prints match what we shaped them into with how we got here from those tiny baby footprints from maternity wards and Amazon Delivered keepsake making kits. Ink prints and personalized message framed to encourage the understanding that all stories aren’t told but still hold a story regardless. Purchases for in-person printing orders AND online sales of DIY kits with instructions included for non local orders will benefit shatterproof.org and opening a local Addiction Recovery resource Center. I’ve pledged to make monthly donations of at least 25% of each months revenue, sent quarterly with combined commitments of 3 subsequent months together.…