stephanie j spencer

About Stephanie J Spencer

Stephanie doesn't rush insight. She creates the conditions for it.

She works with senior leaders and their teams, and her approach is built on the conviction that when people gain real clarity about themselves and each other, teams change. When teams shift, individuals are freed to lead differently. She doesn't push people toward predetermined conclusions. She asks the questions that make the right conclusions unavoidable.

The Enneagram is her primary tool, used not as a personality quiz whose results get forgotten in a drawer, but as a working map for self-awareness and team dynamics. She is an IEA Accredited Enneagram Professional trained in executive and leadership development, with clients across Fortune 500 companies, major universities, nonprofits, and churches.

What makes her facilitation different is harder to put in a list. She is a former pastor who has held space for people in crisis, a visual artist who reads what's nonverbal in a room, and a nonprofit leader who knows what it costs to lead without much margin. Those experiences shape how she shows up: grounded, slow enough to catch what's actually happening, and responsive to what's emerging rather than what was planned. Her facilitation is not a curriculum delivered at a team. It's a conversation that rises from the moment.

She is also the author of Out of the Box and Into the Wild: An Enneagram Journey through the Triads of Nature. The photos throughout her website are her own, taken during travels that have shaped both her practice and her perspective.

Most days outside of work you'll find her doing yoga, walking a trail, painting in her studio, cooking dinner without a recipe, or trying to keep her succulents alive. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband, two adolescent sons, and an energetic dog.

Experience & Credentials

  • Accredited Professional, International Enneagram Association

  • Executive and Leadership Development Coach, The Academies

  • Enneagram Spectrum Training and Certification, Dr. Jerome Wagner

  • Coaching with the Enneagram, Enneagram in Business with Ginger Lapid-Bogda, PhD

  • Enneagram Foundations Modules 1 & 2, Awareness to Action with Mario Sikora

Education

  • BS in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, cum laude

  • MA from Bethel Seminary, magna cum laude

Press & Appearances

“

Enneagram can be challenging to introduce into a corporate team, but Stephanie's facilitation made it a fantastic experience. Her in-depth knowledge of the subject, unique preparation for our particular team, and ability to engage with all executive types created a wonderful dynamic.

- Tony Capucille, CEO, Eight Twenty

“

Meeting with Stephanie was both a breath of fresh air and a lightbulb moment for me. Her approach to the Enneagram is so grace-filled and nuanced, our sessions together made me feel more free, not more boxed-in.

- Tsh Oxenreider: Author and Podcaster