Sharon Smart is a consultant with ZRG’s Leadership Development Practice. Sharon leverages her prior experience as an HR Executive in her role as coach, consultant, and trainer. She instills a sense of drive, determination, and purpose in her clients and helps them achieve notable results. Sharon had a long career with Wachovia Corporation (now Wells Fargo), where she was HR's EVP, Chief Operating Officer, and HR Shared Services Director. As an accomplished and inspiring HR Executive, Sharon was known for her passion to engage teams toward a common vision while building a performance-based and inclusive culture.

Sharon was accountable for managing a team of 925 employees through eleven Centers of Expertise, including Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, HR Service Center/Payroll, Enterprise Learning, HR Outsourcing, Employee Relations & Compliance, Workforce Policy, Metrics & Analytics, Program Management, and HR Communications. Sharon was a catalyst for significant HR re-engineering, pioneering alternative processes and delivery models.  She championed and guided large-scale HR transformation projects, introducing a multitude of new technology platforms. She served as the Executive Sponsor and program leader for a host of strategic initiatives.  She and her teams were the drivers behind HR M&A integration, ensuring the successful blending and engagement of all acquired companies.  Under Sharon's leadership, Wachovia's Corporate HR services achieved significant cost savings, improved productivity, introduced robust self-service platforms, and earned industry best practices recognition.

• Coach Certification – North Carolina University, Business Coaching Certificate
• Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Graduate of the Executive Leadership Program – Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Assessment certifications in Positive Intelligence©; Business Chemistry

It’s not about promises. It’s about performance. It’s not about perfection, it’s about progress.  You’ve got the power to make choices. Your life is the manifestation of the choices you make each moment and each day. When you use this awesome gift to your best advantage, there is nothing you can’t do.