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Shachella James

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Vice President, Enterprise Systems

Shachella James is an award-winning technology professional with well over a decade of professional experience across multiple industries, consulting services, manufacturing banking, telecommunications, and now utilities. She is responsible for information and operational technologies, and enterprise architecture. Her expertise also spans strategic and capital planning, cloud services, data center operations and infrastructure operations. She is keen on workforce management and serving up the talent pipeline for the future.

A Little Friction Is Good: How Strategic Curiosity Closes the Series and Opens Doors
Dec. 15, 2025

A Little Friction Is Good: How Strategic Curiosity Closes the Series …

Curiosity opens doors. It fuels creativity. And handled correctly, it is a trust builder. In this episode of the Leadership Sovereignty Podcast, host Ralph Owens and co-host Terry Baylor close out their five-part conversation...

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The Power of the Question: How Curiosity Becomes Your Greatest Leadership Weapon
Dec. 8, 2025

The Power of the Question: How Curiosity Becomes Your Greatest Leader…

Most leaders are taught to have answers. The best ones have learned to ask better questions. In this episode of the Leadership Sovereignty Podcast, host Ralph Owens and co-host Terry Baylor sit down with Shachella James — VP ...

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There Is Power in the Prompt: How Strategic Curiosity Gets You Noticed and Promoted
Dec. 1, 2025

There Is Power in the Prompt: How Strategic Curiosity Gets You Notice…

Most professionals ask questions to look smart. The ones who get promoted ask questions to move the needle. In this episode of the Leadership Sovereignty Podcast, host Ralph Owens and co-host Terry Baylor continue their conve...

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The SPICE Framework: How Sponsorship, Curiosity, and Exposure Accelerate Your Promotion
Nov. 24, 2025

The SPICE Framework: How Sponsorship, Curiosity, and Exposure Acceler…

Curiosity is the differentiator. But it only works when everything else is already in place. In this episode of the Leadership Sovereignty Podcast, host Ralph Owens and co-host Terry Baylor continue their conversation with Sh...

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Ask to Elevate: How Curiosity-Driven Leadership Accelerates Your Career
Nov. 17, 2025

Ask to Elevate: How Curiosity-Driven Leadership Accelerates Your Care…

Getting results is important. But you don't have to have all the answers. In this episode of the Leadership Sovereignty Podcast, host Ralph Owens and co-host Terry Baylor introduce Shachella James — VP of Enterprise Systems a...

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