Meet George:
principal, consultant & coach
Mission: Advise & engage with good people doing transformational work
to produce strong & resilient organizations, people & projects.
About George Neighbors
Recognized as a transformational leader through mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations across business, nonprofits and government, George Neighbors brings extensive experience managing people, leading teams, coaching leaders, and advising organizations, teams and individuals through change.
Check out what people have to say about working with George.
Education
- Master of Science, MS, Applied Behavioral Science, Johns Hopkins University’s Carey Business School
- Bachelor of Arts, BA, Political Science, Marymount University
- Executive Coaching Foundations Certificate, Emory University's Goizueta Business School: Oct 2024
- Advanced Executive Coaching Certificate, Emory University's Goizueta Business School: Dec 2024
Certification & Professional Associations
- Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE), member
- International Coach Federation (ICF) Credential (ACC: In Progress)
- International Coaching Federation (ICF) Virginia Charter Chapter, member
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Shenandoah Valley Chapter (SVSHRM), member
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) national, member
- Standards for Excellence Institute, National Council member
Nonprofit Education
- Measuring Nonprofit Outcomes and Impact workshop, Center for Nonprofit Excellence & Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge
- Board Academy at the Center for Nonprofit Excellence
- Facilitation of Nonprofit Management Essentials: Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management & Allstate Foundation
- Nonprofit Management Essentials: Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management & Allstate Foundation
- Collaboration for Action workshop series, Root Cause
- Board Excellence for Nonprofits with Staff, Maryland Nonprofits
- Leadership for Diversity Initiative Training Institute, National Coalition Building Institute
Experience
Prior to launching X-Roads Advisory in 2024, George’s career spanned across global entertainment & media, tech and nonprofits, where he gained experience and led change management initiatives and client services, global operations, communications, talent relations, capacity building, coaching, organizational development and training.
Over two decades at Warners Bros Discovery, as the company evolved from a private to public company, grew internationally, acquired and merged with other businesses, and expanded platforms, he built & led a global client service organization & center of excellence, and managed across a matrixed, hybrid & multinational workforce across iconic content & personalities e.g., MythBusters, Deadliest Catch, Storm Chasers, American Chopper, Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe, Man vs. Wild with Bear Grylls, Roland Garros, Olympics, etc. and brands e.g, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC, Oprah Winfrey Network, MotorTrend, CNN, HBO, Eurosport, etc.
Service
In parallel to his corporate career, George provided pro bono consulting and leader coaching to high profile and high potential leaders and professional staff.
He currently volunteers serving on the national nonprofit best practices National Council of the Standards for Excellence Institute, as the Workforce Readiness chair and board of Shenandoah Valley SHRM, on the board development committee of Friends of the Middle River, and volunteered with the Shenandoah Community Capital Fund.
Colleague, Internal Client, Board Member
"His skills in capacity building have made him very successful in both the private sector and not-for-profit organizations. I've witnessed and benefited from George's ability to identify the needs of an organization, then skillfully create a roadmap to develop and strengthen teams to achieve the established goals."
Colleague, Internal Client, Producer
"Always flexible and solution oriented, in his role as the hub of talent relations, George was the “glue” between many different departments all with their own goals, diverse agendas and focused needs for key company talent. Somehow, through his organization, clear communication and innovative negotiating he juggled a massive matrix of timelines and deadlines to fill everyone’s needs and kept teams happy!!! No easy task! "
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