Career Transition & Leadership Coach (PCC) in Toronto
Helping mid-career professionals and working parents navigate career change, step into leadership with confidence, and redefine what success looks like.
Whether you're feeling stuck, stepping into a bigger role, or returning to work after parental leave — I help you gain clarity and take meaningful action.
You might be here because you are:
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You feel stuck or unfulfilled in your career, but aren’t sure what to do next
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You’re considering a career change, but don’t know where to start
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You’ve stepped into a leadership role and feel unsure how to lead effectively
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You’re returning to work after parental leave and questioning your priorities
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You’re successful on paper, but something isn’t clicking
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Coaching creates space to step back, think more intentionally about what matters most, and move forward with greater clarity and confidence.
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What I help clients with​
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Career transition coaching for mid-career professionals
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Executive and leadership coaching for emerging and established leaders
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Career clarity and decision-making
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Returning to work after parental leave
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Navigating identity shifts and redefining success
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My Approach
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As a professional coach, I work with clients using a solutions-focused approach that emphasizes strengths, builds confidence, and leads to practical results.
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Coaching is forward-looking and action-oriented. Together we explore what’s most important to you, clarify your goals, and develop meaningful steps toward the future you want to create.
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I work with professionals and leaders navigating career growth, transitions, and questions about identity, purpose, and what’s next.
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Many of my clients are also navigating life transitions related to parenting — from fertility and early parenthood to returning to work and redefining their relationship with career and leadership.
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My approach focuses on the whole person. Together we explore both the internal and external factors shaping your experience so you can move forward with greater intention and alignment.
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Ways We Can Work Together
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There are several ways we might work together depending on what you're navigating.
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Career Tune-Up
A focused coaching program designed to help you gain clarity on your career direction and next steps.
Leadership Coaching
1:1 coaching for professionals stepping into leadership roles or navigating complex career decisions.
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Workshops & Speaking
Interactive sessions for organizations and communities exploring leadership, career growth, and identity.
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Hi! I'm Diana
I’m a certified career and leadership coach based in Toronto, working with professionals navigating important transitions in their careers and leadership journeys.
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Before starting my coaching practice, I spent over a decade in leadership roles in digital marketing agencies and as a career and leadership coach at the Rotman School of Management.
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Clients have come from organizations including:
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Microsoft • TD • RBC • PwC • Google • Sanofi
About me.
Diana Byers, PCC
Career & Leadership Coach
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Location: Toronto, Canada
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Credential: Professional Certified Coach (International Coaching Federation PCC)
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Specialties:
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Career transitions and career change
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Leadership and executive coaching
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Working parents and return-to-work transitions
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Identity and career alignment
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I support professionals of all ages and disciplines with career, leadership development and parental coaching. I've designed online and in-person coaching programs and have experience with self-assessment tools, job search strategies, leadership and skill development, and other professional growth topics. Namely, people wanting a change in their careers or lives.
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I've worked with professionals with backgrounds in finance, technology, data science, engineering, product management, marketing, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, education, consulting, CPG and law amongst others. Working across these industries has given me good insight into what it takes to succeed in different workplace environments both from a career and leadership perspective. And what these industries tend to look for in aspiring candidates. Clients of mine have worked for companies like Shopify, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Apple, BCG, Deloitte, Eli Lilly, Sanofi, TD, Capital One, Western Union, Moneris, Kenvue, Jones Lang LaSalle, HSBC, Mercy Health, amongst many others.
My coaching journey began with my experience as a leader in digital marketing. I then shifted into coach-specific roles at the University of Toronto and the Rotman School of Management as a Career Coach for several years supporting students from undergraduate to masters to PhDs in their career and leadership endeavours. I created customized programming, facilitated workshops and led group and one-to-one coaching in these roles which allowed my students to reach their goals.
Prior to becoming a Professional Coach, I spent over 10 years in leadership roles at digital marketing agencies focused on technology, consumer packaged goods and healthcare clients. I also worked as a recruiter at a prominent Toronto tech start-up. This background and my professional coaching experience at the Rotman School of Management influenced my coaching style and provided me with good insight into the industry and individual needs.
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I have obtained much of my coaching training from the Adler Graduate Professional School, and am a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), a designation granted by the International Coach Federation. I have obtained a Post-Graduate Certificate from Conestoga College for Career Development Practitioner (CDP). I hold a Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies (BMOS) with a Specialist in Human Resources and Organizational Behaviour from Western University.
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On a personal level, my husband and I also went through a fairly trying journey to conceive our first baby. I understand the emotional toll of fertility and parenting and how these experiences can impact both your identity and your career. And how to adjust as a working professional in light of those changes.
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Prefer email? You’re also welcome to reach me at diana@dianabyers.com