The chapter's roster of rigorously vetted, proven coaches grows

MINNEAPOLIS, September 17, 2026 — The Women Leaders Association, the largest publisher and events organization for women professionals with 43,000 members and more than 130 chapters, today named Denise Byers a Coaching Partner of its Minneapolis chapter, MinneapolisWomenLeaders.org, expanding the roster of vetted coaches available to the chapter's members.

The Coaching Partners program addresses a challenge members raise constantly: executive coaching is one of the highest-impact career investments a professional woman can make, and one of the hardest to shop for. Under the program, the association does much of the screening itself — vetting every coach for recognized credentials, verifiable experience, and excellent client reviews before they appear on a chapter site — so members can engage with confidence and keep rising.

Byers coaches leaders from the chair they aspire to — because she has sat in it. CEO of Minneapolis-based Agility Partners, Inc., she previously ran global operations at enterprise scale: Global Senior Director of Supply Chain roles at Medtronic and Eaton, leading organizations of up to 360 people across 39 worldwide sites with $600 million-plus annual spends; Managing Director at Accenture; and Executive Client Partner at Silicon Valley start-up Aera Technology, with a midcareer master's in strategic management from Harvard. An ICF Professional Certified Coach and John Mattone Global Certified Master Executive Coach, she partners with boards, executives, and founders through JMG's Intelligent Leadership™ model, alongside fractional CEO/COO services and culture advisory.

"I've sat in the operator's chair at global scale, so my coaching starts with reality, not theory," said Byers. "Through the Intelligent Leadership™ model, I help boards, executives, and founders develop the maturity that actually moves a business — and become the leader others want to follow."

"Denise has led six-hundred-million-dollar global operations, advised Fortune 500 clients at Accenture, and pairs that operator's resume with a Certified Master Executive Coach credential," said Lydia Price, 2026 Volunteer Chair. "Growing our Minneapolis roster with that combination is exactly how this program is meant to work."

Byers joins Ursula Pottinga on the chapter's roster. Members can view her profile and connect with her at:
https://MinneapolisWomenLeaders.org/CoachDeniseByers