I’m a Consultant who also writes books and songs -
Julie A. Shannon

Because business and information technology need strategy, but life needs soul.

About Me

Hey, It’s Julie— a Consultant, Writer, and Songwriter who blends strategy with storytelling. After 20+ years helping brands like Microsoft and Starbucks simplify complexity, I’ve learned that the best solutions — and the best stories — start with heart and clarity.

Creating with Purpose, Driven by Curiosity

Every project starts with a question: How can this make life better?
Whether I’m leading a product initiative, writing a book, or crafting lyrics, I approach each challenge with curiosity, empathy, and a drive to create something meaningful.

Overhead view of a diverse team in a business meeting using laptops and tablets.

Professional Experience

Focused professional with 20 years of experience aligning people, processes, and technology to deliver clarity and results. Proven expertise in product ownership, agile delivery, stakeholder alignment, process improvement and business intelligence. Strength in AI automation, workflow design, and data storytelling. Recognized for simplifying complexity and enabling smarter, faster decision-making. Proven remote consultant with 6+ years of distributed delivery experience.

Senior Strategy Consultant at Microsoft
2024-2025

Project-managed Windows Advisory Council, scaling engagement and improving feedback loops. Designed SharePoint / workflow proof of concept for 350+ users (Inbound Marketing to Go-To-Marketing) integrating Power BI, SharePoint, and AI automation. Led cross-functional stakeholder alignment and continuous improvement initiatives.

Process Improvement
Senior Technical Project Manager at Blankfactor
2023-2024

Delivered fintech solutions via agile lifecycle management for clients. Bridged business and technical teams to reduce delivery risks and strengthen outcomes. Stakeholder engagement and reporting.

Project Management
Senior Consultant / Product Owner at Premera Blue Cross
2022-2023

Led Agile and Azure DevOps transition for Client Engineering team; created training for asset tracking and Scrum practices. Analyzed and recommended improvements for ServiceNow processes, boosting intake request management.

Agile Implementation
Senior Business Systems Analyst at Starbucks
2021-2022

Interviewed stakeholders, mapped processes, and authored personas for RFP preparation to replace Demand Planning System. Documented high-level requirements and supported executive stakeholder engagement.

Process Improvement
Senior Business Analyst at Pfizer (Seagen)
2020-2021

Interviewed stakeholders, mapped processes and authored personas for vendor relationship management with GxP-compliant Veeva Vault RIM, including health interactions, formulating, manufacturing and communications. Delivered secure document comparison and file transfer solutions.

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Let's Connect

Have a project, idea, or collaboration in mind? Whether it’s strategy, storytelling, or something in between, I’d love to hear from you.