Meet Michelle and Kellie

Michelle Berlin

Coach and Culture Consultant

  • People, Culture, and HR executive with 20+ years leading through growth, transformation, and organization pivots with companies including Patagonia, Amgen, Sunrun, and Mindbody

  • Former Senior Vice President, People & Culture for Mindbody, Inc.

  • Niche expertise in career coaching, executive and manager coaching, and people department consulting

  • 15+ years of nonprofit work as a volunteer, BOD member, and advisor with organizations including Destination Imagination and Community Counseling Center

  • Coached hundreds of executives and professionals at all levels through change, challenges, conflicts, and new opportunities 

  • 8 years leading a successful HR consulting practice, working with start-ups to medium-sized organizations

  • Led global People & Culture teams to deliver on every aspect of the HR function, developing deep connection to the business and understanding the corporate landscape and cadence

  • B.S. in Human Development

Kellie Conn

Coach and Culture Consultant

  • 30 years experience working in HR consulting, coaching, and leadership roles in technology, business services, and nonprofit industries

  • Former Chief Strategy Officer for Paradigm Group, Inc. and Senior Director, People & Culture Business Partnerships for Mindbody, Inc.

  • Niche expertise in career coaching, nonprofit culture consulting, and meaningful time away coaching

  • 20+ years nonprofit board and ED advisor experience in organizational structure, culture, and board & volunteer relations, including Ecologistics, CASA, Coastal Performing Arts Foundation, FiftyForward, SLO Film Festival, and the Society for Human Resource Management

  • M.S. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology

  • Senior Professional in Human Resources certification from the HR Certification Institute

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