Dr. Mary Hemphill’s Bio

Dr. Mary Hemphill is a human-centered leadership strategist who equips executives, educators, and industry leaders with the tools to navigate complexity, drive innovation, and lead with authenticity. With over 20 years of experience spanning education, corporate leadership, and entrepreneurship, she specializes in actionable leadership strategies that create lasting impact.

As the CEO & Founder of The Limitless Leader LLC, Dr. Hemphill empowers individuals and organizations to identify, ignite, and illuminate their leadership potential through high-impact coaching, consulting, and executive workshops. She has worked with thousands of professionals, guiding them in designing human-centered strategies that enhance culture, performance, and transformation.

Dr. Hemphill’s leadership journey includes serving as North Carolina’s first State Director of Computer Science, Chief Academic Officer, and an adjunct professor of Leadership Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill. She has been a driving force behind large-scale strategic initiatives, digital transformation, and leadership development at the state and national levels.

Her thought leadership is widely recognized—she was named one of District Administration’s Top 100 Education Influencers and is featured on EdTech Digest’s Top 100 Influencers for 2023-24. In 2024, she was also honored as a Finalist for the EdTech Digest Leadership Award. Dr. Hemphill is a Senior Fellow at The Center for Model Schools, where she advises on leadership strategy, organizational culture, and innovation.

Beyond her leadership work, she is a Forbes contributor, where she writes on human-centered leadership, mentorship, and innovation. She is also the author of The One-Minute Meeting: Creating Student Stakeholders in Schools, a bestselling guide for school and district leaders seeking to elevate engagement and impact.

At the core of Dr. Hemphill’s work is a commitment to redefining leadership for the future—where people, purpose, and strategy align to create limitless impact.

Explore more at www.bealimitlessleader.com.

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Dr. Mary Hemphill is a human-centered leadership strategist, executive coach, and author with over 20 years of experience. As the CEO & Founder of The Limitless Leader LLC, she equips leaders to drive innovation, impact, and transformation through coaching, consulting, and executive workshops. She has served as North Carolina’s first State Director of Computer Science, Chief Academic Officer, and adjunct professor of Leadership Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Dr. Hemphill is a Forbes contributor and a Senior Fellow at The Center for Model Schools. She has been named one of District Administration’s Top 100 Education Influencers and EdTech Digest’s Top 100 Influencers for 2023-24, in addition to being a 2024 EdTech Digest Leadership Award Finalist. She is also the author of The One-Minute Meeting: Creating Student Stakeholders in Schools, a go-to resource for education leaders.

Her work centers on human-centered leadership and innovation, ensuring professionals at every level lead with purpose, authenticity, and impact.

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Redefining leadership through human-centered innovation, strategy, and impact.

Human-Centered Leadership Strategist | Executive Coach | Forbes Contributor | Speaker | Author