Dr. Cherry Collier

Chancellor of Executive Strategy, Coaching, and Consulting Managing Partner, Personality Matters, Inc.

Strategic advisory support grounded in trust, discretion, and service—helping leaders hear what matters, say what needs to be said, and act with responsibility.

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DR. CHERRY WORKS WITH LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS

ACROSS CORPORATE, GOVERNMENT, NONPROFIT, HIGHER EDUCATION, AND

HEALTHCARE SECTORS TO STRENGTHEN LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS, RELATIONSHIPS,

AND SOUND DECISION MAKING IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS

Leadership Challenges this work addresses

LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS IS SHAPED BY HOW PEOPLE WORK

TOGETHER, HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE, AND HOW RESPONSIBILITY

IS CARRIED WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS.

Leadership and organizations engage dr. cherry when they need support in:

  • Strengthening leadership judgment and effectiveness

  • Navigating complex organizational and stakeholder environments

  • Building and sustaining strong working relationships

  • Supporting leaders responsible for people, programs, and outcomes

Strategic Relationships and influence

LEADERSHIP DOES NOT OCCUR IN ISOLATION. IT IS EXERCISED THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS, ALIGNMENT, AND INFLUENCE ACROSS SYSTEMS.

dr. cherry Supports Leaders by Helping them:

  • Build and sustain strategic relationships

  • Help leaders connect thoughtfully with others to strengthen collaboration and shared outcomes

  • Support alignment and connection among leaders and stakeholders across systems

  • Navigate internal and external dynamics

  • Lead across roles, functions, and differences

  • Use influence thoughtfully and responsibly

Experience and institutional trust

Dr. Cherry's work reflects long-standing trust from organizations operating in complex,

highly regulated, and people-centered environments.

Her experience spans government, healthcare, higher education, corporate, and nonprofit sectors.

How Partnerships Work

DR. CHERRY WORKS THROUGH TRUSTED, RELATIONSHIP-BASED

ADVISORY PARTNERSHIPS, OFTEN STRUCTURED AS RETAINERS.

ENGAGEMENTS TYPICALLY BEGIN WITH:

  • A STRATEGIC CONVERSATION

    AND, WHEN APPROPRIATE,

  • AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT OR DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS TO INFORM FOCUS AND SCOPE.

A strategic conversation

LEADERS AND INSTITUTIONS ENGAGE DR. CHERRY WHEN THEY NEED THOUGHTFUL, EXPERIENCE SUPPORT GOUNDED IN TRUST, DISCRETION, AND SERVICE.

About Dr. Cherry. . .

A Leadership Psychologist

Master Certified Coach, and Senior Strategic Advisor to leaders and organizations across corporate, government, nonprofit, higher education, and healthcare sectors.

Known as
The CEO WhisperHer®, Dr. Cherry is trusted for her ability to hear what is often unspoken, surface what matters most, and guide direct, carefrontational conversations with clarity and respect.

She is frequently engaged as a long-term thinking partner by leaders who value trust, judgment, and service-oriented leadership.

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