Jill A. Pollard, MBA
CEO & Executive Coach
jillpollard@headcoachinc.com

Jill joined Head Coach in 2010 and has over twenty-five years of professional experience. She completed a coaching training program at the Center for Creative Leadership and served as a coach in Emory University’s Executive Education Program. She is trained in Birkman and Myers-Briggs (MBTI). She has coached senior leaders across a variety of industries, including transportation, healthcare, EPC, financial services, and non-profits such as educational institutions. Jill earned her MBA and BA at Emory University where she also spent 10 years working at the Goizueta Business School and served as Director of Advising and Leadership for the BBA program. Before this, Jill held positions in marketing, sales, and operations at a national hotel franchise company.
She and her husband live in Atlanta and are empty nesters with three children in college. Outside of work, Jill enjoys running, swimming, Peloton cycling, yoga, cooking, reading, and taking walks with family and friends. She is a committed lifelong learner and believes that continuous growth is essential – for herself and the leaders she coaches.

Howard Shapiro, PhD
Founder & Executive  Coach Emeritus
howardshapiro@headcoachinc.com

Howie’s illustrious career spanned forty-five years as a coach, consultant, educator and counselor. He became a licensed psychologist in 1975. His work included coaching senior level executives at major companies in the United States and abroad, and in a variety of industries including  transportation, consumer packaged goods, financial services, retail and government.
Howie earned his BA from Brandeis University, his MA from Boston University and his PhD from University of Minnesota. He is a member of the American Psychological Association (Division of Consulting Psychology). Howie and his wife, and all of their children and grandchildren, live in Atlanta.