Bryce is the Founder of Great Team Partners, a Talent Advisory for early-stage startups. Her nonlinear career path spans Decision Sciences, Sales, and a variety of People / Talent roles, building and leading teams for venture-backed and publicly-traded tech companies.

Bryce encountered BECI while transitioning out of what she thought was her “dream job” as Head of Talent at a venture capital firm. The two adjacent experiences informed the hypothesis that sparked Great Team Partners: at growing companies, People challenges often precede People executives. She saw an opportunity to make an impact across a broader portfolio by partnering with a range of leaders in helping them build great teams. The Talent Advisory spans: People + hiring strategy, goal-setting, talent development, and executive coaching.

Bryce is based in Bernal Heights, SF, with her husband Chris, daughter Jacqueline (6), son Barrett (4), and their cat Milo (7).

I’m a coach, consultant, leader, mom/nana, and lover of learning, nature, art, and working with others to leave the world a bit better. After several years as a leader focused on organizational growth and effectiveness, I pursued a second masters in organization development then founded Blue Heron Associates in 2001. My focus has been partnering with leaders on the sometimes-overlooked levers for organizational health-the human side of change; organizational culture and design; leadership and team development; and having conversations that matter. I’ve been coaching for several years. I remain passionate about partnering with leaders as they explore and develop, and I am seeking to continually improve as a coach.

I look forward to being with you in November in our rich learning community. For my session, I’ll bring what I’ve learned and continue to be curious about regarding assessments in coaching and I look forward to learning with you.

Hale Yaman is an Executive Coach and founder of Minerva Coaching, as well as Senior Director of Engineering at an EdTech company in the Bay Area. She is known for her supportive, insightful, genuine and results-oriented approach to coaching and leadership. She combines her analytical mind and engineering foundation, 27 years of industry experience and her coaching training to serve as a knowledgeable thought partner intent on maximizing people’s performance by unlocking their potential.

Hale is passionate about diversifying the tech space, and is a public speaker and an advocate for Women in Technology. She has spoken at several national and international conferences, and led numerous workshops, seminars, and training programs throughout her career.

Hale holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, and received her executive coaching certification from the Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute. She lives in the Bay Area with her family.

Kathleen Holiday received a Points of You facilitator certification in 2018. Kathleen and Katie Valdivia have been using the Points of You method in CalSTRS for the past five years in a variety of ways: As an icebreaker in leadership forums with over 100 in attendance. In one-on-one coaching sessions with employees, and strategy sessions with directors and senior leaders to name a few. The modality encourages rich and authentic dialogue and allows people to gain new insights with actionable items to move forward.

Kedar is building PebbleCompass, an executive communications coaching business focused on enabling teams and leaders to share authentic stories and craft compelling narratives. After nearly two decades on the corporate treadmill, he traded the speed and intensity for the flexibility and perspective of the entrepreneurial hike.

Kedar has lived and worked in India, France, Germany, Singapore, and the United States. He built his corporate career at Apple leading L&D teams and crafting executive communications for senior leaders on topics focused on Inclusion & Diversity, Team Culture, and Employee Experience. Before Apple, Kedar worked in engineering and co-founded an immersive learning startup.

Kedar holds an MS from Stanford University, an MBA from INSEAD, and is a BECI alumnus from the cohort of Oct-Nov 2022. He is a LEGO Technic fan, a photographer, and a musician. He recently relocated to Seattle from the Bay Area with his wife and two young kids.

Kelsey Kerr approaches coaching as an integrated practice recognizing that humans flourish when we are aligned personally and professional. She is interested in the evolution of foundational skills -- critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, collaboration, learning and creativity -- and emotional intelligence: understanding the impact that self- and social- awareness and management has on our lives and careers. Prior to coaching, she led high performing agile product teams developing learner-oriented 0-1s across subject areas and levels of study that annually impact millions of learners and educators globally. She has experience at both start-ups and organizationally mature companies, managed and supported globally distributed teams and navigated multiple company restructurings. She currently lives in the Bay Area with her husband and two children.

Lara’s career in communications started before she even realized it - her first job was as a storytelling fairy, spreading magic through sharing stories with children. Fast forward two decades and Lara is still a storytelling fairy, only instead of wings and a wand, she’s now equipped with 15 years of international experience in corporate and executive communications. With a background spanning manufacturing, travel, pharma, and biotech, Lara partners with senior executives, leaders and teams to tap into the transformative power of communication to drive connection and - excuse her language - cut the crap. Her journey has taken her from Australasia to Asia to Europe, where she is currently based in Switzerland, leading portfolio and strategy communications for Roche’s global research and early development function. She is a graduate of BECI’s 2022 Berkeley cohort and dedicates her coaching and mentoring practice to helping individuals navigate the complexities of international corporate environments, and empowering young women to discover their executive presence and self-belief.

For three decades Laurie held management and leadership roles in public and government settings, including overseeing HIV/AIDS prevention efforts, introducing urban-based teens of color to the transformative power of the ocean and islands, and serving as senior advisor for 17 years to Boston’s mayor. Through ON BALANCE, Laurie provides executive coaching and strategic planning, along with teaching communications at Boston University’s business school. A city gal her whole life, she is thrilled now to live in Exeter, NH, an hour north of Boston.

The first time Patti realized the power of connection was at age 14, when people from the other side of the globe responded to her very first Geocities website. She’s had a thirst for impact ever since. She spent nearly two decades working in technology, from co-founder to consulting for Fortune 50 companies, to multiple leadership roles in venture-backed startups like Imperfect Foods. In 2021, Patti answered the calling to coach more formally, founding a private practice dedicated to product leaders. Working especially with historically marginalized founders and executives, she marries modalities from product leadership coaching with transformational executive coaching to help women and BIPOC thrive in the high-impact roles they want while de-stressing enough to enjoy the ride. When not coaching, Patti can be found sampling her way through Oakland farmers markets and attempting to recreate all of her Cantonese grandma’s best dishes from memory.

I lead presentations and group meetings at my current firm, Vector Consulting, a team of executive coaches all with clinical psychotherapy backgrounds and all practicing psychologically infused coaching. I support ongoing conversations about the intersection of coaching and psychotherapy and present on this topic. I also facilitate experiential group activities and lead mindfulness exercises at work retreats. I have been a therapy group facilitator, supervisor and teacher in both graduate school and work settings.

Sam Heninger, a native of Virginia near Washington D.C., is an experienced professional with a background in psychology (B.S.) and business (MBA) from Utah State University.

Currently residing near Walmart HQ in Arkansas, he serves leaders and teams in the private equity space, with an interest in coaching opportunities for multinational M&A activities. Sam loves multicultural topics such as food and language; with a particular fascination for Southeast Asia. His varied interests span from the psychology of Carl Jung to cooking Malaysian rendang curry and even barbershop singing.

The host of ‘The Courage Coach for Executives Podcast,’ Sam discusses topics close to the hearts and minds of leaders and their coaches. Sam works with his wife and co-founder, Miranda, to encourage others to create a career that builds their home life rather than competes with it.

Sam is excited to offer his expertise as a presenter and collaborator to you.