BIOGRAPHY
ANDY SCANTLAND
BIOGRAPHY
Andy has a passion for helping executives lead authentically and
effectively, in support of their teams and organization. He uses a
co-creative, Socratic method combined with evidenced-based
practices to drive increased authenticity, clarity, engagement, and
performance. As founder of Upside Leadership, he helps people
step into confident and inspiring leadership.
His focus is on supporting leaders through rapid change and has
worked with executives in start-ups, Fortune 500 enterprises,
government, and non-profits in North America, EMEA and Asia.
With more than 5,000 hours of professional executive coaching
experience, Andy has worked with leaders in the technology,
healthcare, life sciences, biotech, retail, government, nonprofit,
education, financial, and education sectors.
Andy is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), trained through the
ICF-accredited Co-Active Training Institute as well as a certified
Strengths Coach and Mentor Coach through The Marcus
Buckingham Company and a Premier Fellow Coach with the
BetterUp organization. He is certified in Brain-based Coaching
through the Neuroleadership Institute and in Fred Kofman’s
Conscious Business Coaching model. He also holds certifications in
James Garrett’s Brain-by-Design model for habit formation as well
as the StandOut Strengths assessment and TILT365 Leadership
Predictor suite of assessments.
During his corporate career, Andy gained direct experience in
strategy, sales, marketing, communications, research, and financial
analysis. He has founded two companies: Ready2Lead and his
current business, Upside Leadership.
Andy is currently President of the Colorado chapter of the
International Coach Federation. He holds an MBA in Marketing
from Emory University’s Goizueta School of Business and a BS in
Management from Clemson University. He is a graduate of Harvard
University’s ‘Strategic Planning: Formulation to Implementation’
program, run seven marathons and loves to hike and ski near
his home in Colorado.
TESTIMONIALS
THOUGHTS FROM OUR CLIENTS
“Andy helped me to have a better understanding of myself. Instead of telling me what I am doing wrong or what I need to focus on or develop, he continuously helped me figure out the things I need to work on. He did a very good job on this. He asked questions and helped me find the answers. He helped me to manage my stress, build self-confidence, and build good relationships with others. I would definitely recommend him to others.”
“My leadership style wasn’t inspiring the results that I wanted and needed to see from my team. I’ve studied corporate communication and tried several approaches on my own, but I was too close to the situation to be able to see a clear path forward. My sessions with Andy produced an “a-ha!” moment for me every time. There were even a few habits I had that I thought were helpful, but were contributing to the lack of progress. Andy’s conversational, low-key, no-judgement coaching style is brilliant. I highly recommend working with him. It will change your business for the better.”
“Andy was a great sounding board for helping me talk through what I consider a foundation for my management philosophy, and what success looks like for how I support people.”