I’m Keri Lyle, a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) who helps people navigate inflection points in career and leadership—whether that be making their next career move or becoming an even better leader.

My clients are diverse: startups to Fortune 100s, for-profit and nonprofit, emerging leaders up to the C-Suite, professional services and trades, and people between roles or on sabbatical. My clients are also global leaders with Harvard Business School Executive Education and coaching certification students with Co-Active Training Institute (CTI).

Before taking my coaching practice full-time, I spent 15 years in corporate HR roles at a high-growth startup and at Google. While at Google, being a peer-to-peer coach quickly turned into professional coaching certification and a side hustle coaching practice. I continued to use my 20% time to coach internally—focused on high-potential talent across the company and startup CEOs within Area 120, its in-house incubator. I also facilitated leadership development programs and trained other employees to become peer coaches. Even with a successful, fast-moving corporate career, I couldn’t ignore the pull toward coaching so I left Google in 2022 to go all in.

Now back in my home state of Maine, a cornerstone of my practice is serving individuals and organizations across the state. This includes partnering with Starboard Leadership Consulting to coach nonprofit leaders and serving as a mentor to founders in accelerator programs at The Roux Institute, UMaine, and Dirigo Labs. 

Outdoor endurance challenges are an important way I foster my own growth, hence the inspiration behind Birch Collaborative—birches are known as the “Lady of the Woods” and a symbol of strength, resilience, and new beginnings.