Shawn Upchurch Founder & CEO at UpSearch

Shawn Upchurch is a coach’s coach and master strategist. He naturally models how to use emotional intelligence in everyday life. I admire Shawn's business and personal wisdom and how he masterfully blends to the two together. Shawn’s purpose-centered process for change, strategy development and execution inspires me!

Shawn Upchurch has a remarkable ability to identify root issues, provide practical solutions and keep other focused on "purpose." He encourages, supports others and leads by example. Our governing board benefited greatly from his leadership.”

Shawn Upchurch helped me re-discover my leadership style, understand the importance of purpose-centered branding and adapt to the realities of reputation management. He provided engaging, fresh, and easy-to-execute perspectives that helped me become a better leader.

"Shawn is renowned for developing up-and-coming leaders within our organization. By setting the conditions for sensitive conversations to take place, Shawn creates learning opportunities for individuals to meaningfully improve their self-awareness and subsequently achieve lasting behavioral change.

After six months of being coached by Shawn, I am much more deliberate and intentional about where I focus my efforts to become the best version of "me." The value of our time spent together cannot be measured in hours or dollars; however, it can be measured by numerous lasting changes in my life.

In return, Shawn expects me to “pay it forward.”

Shawn embodies and models his deep rooted conviction of living life to a higher standard, including integrity, accountability, and a fierce advocate for equality - he uses words when necessary.

Any individuals or organizations that have the privilege of being engaged with Shawn, at any capacity, can expect to interact with an individual that brings tremendous value to the table and continually exceeds expectations."

Shawn Upchurch played a significant role in my transformation from manager to leader. He helped me get better at managing relationships and ultimately be more effective. Shawn helped me turn near-term operations competencies into signature-strengths and taught me how to intentionally make blind spots strengths. Shawn provides extraordinary value.

Mr. Upchurch’s service has clearly impacted my sales and networking activities--increasing bottom-line revenue.

I thank Shawn for his valuable time, talents and precise insights into my business model. Shawn Upchurch and his company exemplify the following proverb: "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."

Searching for the perfect job can be stressful, time consuming, and a very large task to manage on your own. I turned to the Professional Services of Shawn Upchurch to pinpoint open positions that I was qualified for and employers I was excited to work with. Shawn's professionalism, leadership, and knowledge helped guide me in making one of the most important professional decisions I had to make.

I wanted to let you know that your suggestions for developing my networking skills and invitation to join LinkedIn were right on target! I was able to move from identifying a target company and initiating a contact to accepting a job offer in less than three weeks! The framework you provided for approaching networking activities worked perfectly.

I am amazed at Shawn's level of integrity and determination in placing the right candidate with the right company. He's intent on Quality and has put a system in place that ensures just that. He's organized, professional, and solutions oriented. I always enjoy working with him.

My experience with Shawn was to use his firms recruiting service to hire 13 technical professionals. Shawn's recruitment efforts sent 14 candidates. His technique brings a learning of your methodology and brings the matching talent without spending your time in evaluating talent not matching your needs.