Shauna on the goHistorian · Educator · Bourbon steward
I make complex things simple, so people can actually use them.
A chalkboard. A spin bike. A supply operation the size of a country. A glass of bourbon. Different rooms — same job.
Twenty years in uniform
U.S. Army ·
West Point · CGSC
Always on the go
Thirty countries ·
and counting
The subject keeps changing. What I actually do never does.
What I do
Take the complicated thing, find the so what, and hand it back usable.
The classroom
History & leadership
The past made to matter, and frameworks people can actually lead with rather than just nod at. I taught both to cadets at West Point and to commanders at Leavenworth.
The operation
Logistics
Complex operations made clear and usable. I built leadership courses for the Army and directed the course that prepares incoming battalion and brigade commanders to take command.
The glass
Bourbon
The how and why of tasting, and learning to savor. Not a flavor wheel handed to you, but your own words for what is actually in the glass.
Receipts
Assistant Professor, Department of History — U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Assistant Professor — U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Pre-Command Course Director — Army Logistics University, Fort Gregg-Adams.
M.A., History — The Ohio State University; doctoral work, ABD. Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honor society. Certified Executive Bourbon Steward.
I have presented on the history of dueling and honor at the University of North Carolina, carried the question of what makes a man to a conference floor in New York, and worked to save what is worth keeping in the Hudson Valley.
Off the clock
The same instinct just points at other things. Rescuing rabbits. Volunteering with veterans. Cleaning up rivers. Tutoring kids and college students alike.
Lesson or life, I like leaving things better than I found them.
Work with me
Bring me into the room.
Bourbon tastings & events
Pop-ups, private tastings, and brand activations through Drunken Unicorn — built on sensory discovery, not bottle-chasing.
Enquire →Speaking
History, leadership, and the craft of making a hard idea land. Conferences, panels, and after-dinner talks.
Enquire →Teaching & coaching
Course design, instructor coaching, and mentoring — help doing the hard thing better.
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