I’m Keri Lyle, a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) who guides midlife professionals through inflection points in their careers and leadership growth—whether they’re asking what’s next, preparing for it, or adapting to it.

I care about someone’s willingness to engage in the coaching process over their industry or title, so 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 through Harvard Business School Executive Education and coaching certification students with Co-Active Training Institute (CTI).

My coaching practice began a decade ago as a side hustle to my 15-year corporate career, most of it at Google. Alongside my HR strategy work, I coached fast-rising leaders across the company and CEOs inside Area 120, its in-house incubator. I also facilitated career and leadership development programs and trained employees as peer-to-peer coaches. Despite a highly successful corporate career, it became clear that coaching was my highest best use and I intentionally left Google in 2022 to take my practice full-time.

Now back in my home state of Maine, a cornerstone of my practice is serving individuals and organizations across the state. As part of my broader Maine-based work, I partner with Starboard Leadership Consulting to coach nonprofit leaders and serve 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.