About Deborah Biddle and The People Company Consulting Group

Deborah Biddle is a leadership strategist and organizational health consultant who helps teams thrive under pressure, perform with purpose, and lead with clarity. As a keynote speaker, executive coach, Certified Diversity Executive and Practitioner, and former Fortune 500 leader, Deborah equips individuals and organizations to build environments where people do their best work—because they feel seen, heard, and essential to the mission.

Her approach centers on strengthening the core of organizational performance: trust, communication, belonging, and adaptive leadership. Deborah collaborates with teams to uncover the unseen friction that holds them back, guiding leaders to cultivate cultures that withstand stress and change. Through workshops, executive coaching, and strategic consulting, she helps leaders in aligning culture with strategy—ensuring that inclusion is not merely an initiative, but a way of working.

Deborah brings the discipline of a former financial controller—with deep expertise in financial planning, operations, and systems thinking—blending business precision with human-centered leadership. Her clients often describe her as both wise and practical, someone who listens intently, challenges respectfully, and helps unlock untapped potential within teams and individuals.

In her TEDx talk, “The Message That Changed My Understanding of DEI,” Deborah shares a personal story that reshaped her perception of inclusion—not as compliance, but as connection. She champions the idea that resilient teams aren’t built by controlling people; they’re built by esteeming people. When leaders foster cultures of belonging, performance rises naturally.

A former college adjunct faculty member and active community leader, Deborah believes that high-functioning organizations reflect the health of the communities they serve. Her work is guided by the principle that every system—whether a workplace, a neighborhood, or a boardroom—is stronger when every voice is valued and every person has a place.

Whether she is coaching an executive team, facilitating a strategic planning session, or leading a culture assessment, Deborah shows leaders how to build organizations where people want to contribute, collaborate, and stay.