internalGPS’s mission is to help you and your business navigate to big destinations that fulfill your dreams.

Through the use of coaching, professional speaking, or consulting we will provide the tools, motivation, and inspiration that you and your team need to fulfill your dreams.

Paula Shoup is passionate about helping businesses and individuals navigate their way to success more quickly with less stress.   She has been a leader in multiple fortune 100 & 500 companies and worked with suppliers across many cultures.  Her passion to help others succeed led her to create internalGPS.

Paula spent the last 22 years navigating several large corporate cultures.   She successfully moved up from an individual contributor to the Director of Strategic Sourcing at Medtronic with staff located across multiple states and an annual spend responsibility of over $400M.  She also led the creation of the Supply Chain organization in Puerto Rico for Medtronic.  At United Technologies Hamilton Standard she was part of a unique self-directed team that established a start-up “Greenfield” manufacturing facility.  She has also held various individual and leadership positions in Sourcing, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing Operations at Honeywell and Motorola.

Paula is a graduate of the Coach University Core Essentials Program and an active member of the Phoenix chapters of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the National Speakers Association.  She also volunteers as the Director of Great Minds for the Alliance of Technology and Women, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering women in technology, increasing the number of women in executive roles and encouraging women and girls to enter technology fields.  She is also on the curriculum advisory board for the ITT Technical Institute.