Shanna A Hocking

This week is the two year anniversary of launching Hocking Leadership, LLC.

After 20 years in my dream career, I felt a calling to support more organizations, teams, and leaders in fulfilling their potential.

I made my Bold Move.

As a result, Hocking Leadership has helped many universities and nonprofits to achieve more than they thought possible through their leadership and philanthropy.

Thank you to the wonderful organizations and leaders who have trusted us to help them achieve their biggest goals, the amazing team who makes Hocking Leadership magic happen, loved ones and friends for cheering me on, and all of you for learning together.

Cheers to more Bold Moves together this year.

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For more about how Hocking Leadership can help your organization and team achieve its biggest goals: www.HockingLeadership.com

Let’s start off the new year together!

I’m excited to share about a super fun opportunity to learn together with me and support an important cause.

I joined together with to bring awareness about antisemitism, and to build toward a more inclusive, brighter future for all of us.

Here’s how it works: Bid on an opportunity for you and your four closest friends to get a one-hour group coaching experience with me via Zoom, plus 5 signed copies of ONE BOLD MOVE A DAY.

ALL proceeds will be donated to Project Shema. The funds raised from this auction will subsidize Project Shema’s training on college campuses (where I dedicated so much of my career and life) to help students understand anti-Jewish harm and allyship.

What an amazing way to start the new year together by investing in yourself, building your support network, and doing good in the world.

Bidding starts at $118 (which is less than the cost of 5 books!) and is only open until December 22. I’ll link to the auction in my stories.

Here’s to more Bold Moves together in the new year!

Get a personalized bookplate to go with your gift of ONE BOLD MOVE A DAY 🎁

A leader contacted me this week to say she bought copies of ONE BOLD MOVE A DAY for her team as a holiday gift. Love being a part of leaders investing in their teams!

I wanted to help make the gift extra special for that team so I sent them personalized nameplates—and now I’m offering this for you, too!

Whether you’re giving the book to a trusted mentor, new team member, close friend—or want the bookplate for your personal copy—message me and I’ll coordinate getting you a personalized bookplate to bring extra joy to your thoughtful gift.

Next Big Idea Club named ONE BOLD MOVE A DAY one of the “7 inspirational books to reach your goals in 2023” and we still have 18 days left in this year 😘

Thank you for your wonderful support of ONE BOLD MOVE A DAY!

DM me on or before December 15, so we can get this gift to them or you within a week.

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During my senior year of college, I interviewed at university development offices around the country. Every one of them rejected me—saying I didn’t have enough experience.

One of those interviews always stood out to me. I cold called a vice president of development at a major university—a woman, which wasn’t very common at the time. She flew me out for a full day of interviews with her team. Though they didn’t end up hiring me, I recalled her kindness during the process.

Her name has come up many times recently. I felt it was a sign. So, I reached out to cold call her again, 20 later, to thank her for her kindness all those years ago. We made plans to meet in person during our respective travels.

The last time I saw her I was a senior in college interviewing to get my first job as a major gifts officer. This time, we talked about our respective joyful careers in fundraising and I gave her a copy of my book, which tells the story of my career and leadership as a fundraiser and now consultant.

For many years, I carried shame about how I failed to get that first major gifts officer job on the timeline I worked for. The truth is: Those rejections fueled my drive to have a successful fundraising career, despite what other people thought I could do. And they have informed how I’ve hired people—for potential, not performance. Over time, I’ve been able to reframe that these experiences made me who I am today as a leader and fundraiser. And that meeting was a reminder to celebrate my progress.

What stories have you told yourself in your career up until this point? What if the things that you saw as failures were really the experiences that led you to your truest self? Remember, you’re not the same you that you used to be. You can always re-write your story, taking with you what you’ve learned over time and leveraging your strengths for who you’re becoming.

What’s your One Bold Move today?

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