Holly Benner

Developing People, Strengthening Organizations

15+ years of strategy-driven learning and development expertise

Passionate about optimizing the engagement and retention of employees

Leadership and Performance Coach

Holly Benner combines a background in applied psychology with experience as an elite athlete for a unique knowledge around the psychology of success. Holly consults with organizations, teams, and individuals to support the development of sustainable high performance learning, knowing, and doing in changing and challenging environments.

Her approach is hugely practical, harnessing the simple (but not easy) ingredients of what it takes to deliver sustained success. She has been told that her ability to tailor concepts to the specific reality of the environments people perform in creates lasting impact.

Holly's work has focused on providing impact in the areas of:

Learning strategy, design, and development
Organization design and development
Leadership development
Change management

Besides her consulting, Holly is a passionate leadership and performance coach.

Holly serves on the Board of Directors for ISPI Southern California chapter and is a Mentor for the World Triathlon Organization. She holds an MS in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Clemson University. Holly is also a life-long endurance athlete and a former professional triathlete. She resides in Macungie, PA with her husband and their two cats.

"I was so impressed with Holly's expertise that I pulled her off her original assignment and brought her over to work on my global manager development program. Holly made such a difference, she is brilliant."
~ Brittany Smith - Global Operations L&D, Meta

ALL Testimonials

Elizabeth Holt - Senior Manager HR Transformation, Silicon Valley Bank
“Holly is able to work at all levels - from strategic to tactical. Holly brought a focused discussion to a large off-site, which resulted in dazzling the leadership to a degree I had never seen before. She is a great professional."

Toni Cawley - Change Management Consultant, Spinnaker SCA
“Holly is great at identifying risks and mitigations for those risks, she is excellent with strategic thinking. She is collaborative and an excellent communicator. I would work with her again in a heartbeat."