Creative Grace Homes

Shannon was born in Aurora, Colorado and has lived in Colorado her whole life.  She received her GED at 17 only months after dropping out of high school. Her first business venture was at age 18 selling Tupperware, this ignited her desire to own her own business, but that wasn't something that came into reality until much later in life. At 29, Shannon completed her undergraduate degree at Metro State University in finance and accounting. Being naturally skilled in math she was encouraged by family and mentors to follow a career path into accounting, however after a few stressful tax seasons working for Ernst and Young she knew it wasn't for her. By that time, she had 2 young kids on her hands who had been encouraging her to stay home full time, so she did.  

In her time as a stay-at-home mom, she got involved with business ventures like Mary Kay and Melaleuca, until finding a role working with Primerica Life Insurance Co. where she worked as an agent for 15 years. 

Shannon was drawn to Primerica because of her personal experience receiving the life insurance death benefit after losing her husband to cancer when he was only 49. Without a trusted guide to help her, she felt overwhelmed by grief and uncertain about how to manage the funds. It was that lost and lonely feeling that ignited a passion in her to help others in the event of her clients losing their loved ones. Working with Primerica cultivated her desire to help people develop strong financial skills and build healthy relationships with their money. 

Shannon has helped dozens of small business owners through coaching, networking and mentoring, with her efforts in Primerica and through the connections she made working at Metro State University. She taught Ethics of Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation until 2015.