In this special flip-the-script episode of True HR: Beyond the Office, we’re turning the mic on the host, Shannon Clark Johnston. This time, Shannon sits in the guest seat as she’s interviewed by former guest and transformation coach Nikki Gangemi.

Shannon—speaker, coach, and founder of True HR—opens up about her path from corporate executive to heart-centered leadership guide. But this isn’t just a career story. It’s a conversation about navigating the messy, often unpredictable intersection of work and life.

From self-doubt and reinvention to deeply personal obstacles that shook everything she thought she knew, Shannon shares how confidence, connection, and resilience became more than just professional pillars—they became survival skills.

This is part one of a two part series.