Judy Horton

Judy has over 20 years’ experience in multiple variations of team leadership. She’s led HR and IT teams for three global multi-billion-dollar companies. She understands the value of learning and supporting ongoing business evolution. Her experience in Information Systems, HR Operations, Learning, and DE&I as well as Project Management give her a unique perspective on business, people evolution and superior business performance.

She holds several professional certifications including SHRM-SCP (Society for Human Resource Management – Senior Certified Professional), Registered Corporate CoachTM, and Project Management Professional (PMP). She’s also a certified practitioner for the Center for Creative Leadership and Herrmann International’s HBDI assessment, a cognitive diversity tool used by 97% of Fortune 100 companies to improve productivity, innovation, and inclusion.

Judy draws from her experience and tools to support her passion in helping people discover their value and strengths and map pathways to stronger work relationships, team enhancement and overall success. She guides coachees through thoughtful problem- solving, identifying and breaking down barriers, and establishing meaningful and practical next steps.

She is the proud spouse of her husband, Darryl, who is a 26-year South Carolina Army National Guard Veteran. She’s an advocate for Veterans and volunteers with The Honor Foundation, Upstate Warrior Solution, and Veteran’s Last Patrol and dedicates part of her business to coaching Veterans. She gained her SHRM Veterans at Work certificate to support her work with Veterans and was selected earlier this year as a SHRM-USAA Veteran Ambassador to be an advocate to hire military veterans.

Judy is an active member in the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and serves on the Board of the Spartanburg Human Resource Association as President. She serves on the Executive Committee for SCESGR (South Carolina Employer Support of the Guard and Reserves) and the Upstate Workforce Board.

Judy and Darryl reside in Spartanburg, SC with their three dogs, Argos, Gracie, and Charlie.