Certified 8(a) · EDWOSB · WBENC · DBE  |  Registered federal contractor
Atlanta, Georgia  |  Serving clients nationwide

Build the Workforce That Leads What’s Next.

Personality Matters, Inc. is an Atlanta-based workforce and leadership development firm. For more than two decades, federal agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and growing enterprises have trusted our science-based coaching, training, and assessments to turn talent into performance.

24+Years Developing Leaders
25+Credentialed Executive Coaches (MCC/PCC)
42+Workforce Training Courses
Fortune 500 & FederalCoca-Cola, Home Depot, Aflac, CDC, IRS, U.S. Army
8(a) · EDWOSBCertified Small Business
Featured: AI Workforce Readiness

AI Is Changing Every Job. We Make Your People Ready.

Tools alone don’t transform organizations; people do. The AI Workforce Accelerator combines hands-on AI skills training with the human disciplines that make adoption stick: change leadership, psychological safety, and communication.

  • AI Foundations for the Workforce: every employee working confidently and safely with AI
  • AI-Ready Leader Certificate: managers who can lead adoption, not just permit it
  • AI Adoption Sprint: 30 days redesigning one team’s real workflows
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Your training may be 50–100% reimbursed.

Georgia employers can recover up to $7,000 per employee through Incumbent Worker Training funds, plus up to $1,250 per employee through the Georgia Retraining Tax Credit. We deliver the training and walk you through the paperwork.

Your Challenges

We Solve the People Problems That Stall Organizations

Every engagement starts with your challenge, not our catalog.

New managers sinking, not swimming

Your best individual contributors got promoted and nobody taught them to lead people.

Frontline Leadership Programs →

Change fatigue and AI anxiety

Your workforce is overwhelmed by disruption and quietly resisting the tools you’ve invested in.

Change & AI Readiness →

Executives without a sounding board

Senior leaders carrying more complexity than ever, with no confidential space to sharpen judgment.

Executive Coaching →
Our Solutions

Coaching, Training, and Assessment. Built Around Your People.

COACHING

Executive & Leadership Coaching

One-on-one and cohort coaching from a bench of 25+ ICF-credentialed coaches, including MCC-level master coaches who serve C-suite, SES, and GS 14/15 leaders.

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TRAINING

Workforce Training & Upskilling

A 42-course curriculum spanning leadership, teams, communication, resilience, and AI readiness. Delivered virtual or on-site, and eligible for Georgia workforce funding.

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LEADERSHIP

Leadership Development Programs

Structured programs for every level: frontline supervisors, mid-level managers, and executives, anchored in behavioral science and real work.

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ASSESSMENTS

Assessments & People Analytics

DISC, EQ, 360s, and personality science that give leaders data about themselves and their teams before development begins.

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GOVERNMENT

Government Solutions

Executive coaching and workforce training for federal, state, and local agencies. Certified 8(a) and EDWOSB, with sole-source eligibility and past performance at CDC, IRS, and the U.S. Army.

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AI

AI Workforce Accelerator

Our flagship 2026 program: AI skills plus the human side of adoption, with funding guidance built in.

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Trusted By

From the Fortune 500 to Federal Agencies, and Everything in Between

Corporate
Facebook
Accenture
The Coca-Cola Company
The Home Depot
Aflac
Shell
Georgia-Pacific
Aon
Government & Federal
NASA
CDC
IRS
U.S. Army Management Staff College
EPA
U.S. Dept. of Transportation
Fulton County
DeKalb County
Healthcare, Education & Nonprofit
Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority
Ardent Health
HCA Healthcare
Quest Diagnostics
Harbin Clinic
Habitat for Humanity
Spelman College
Georgia State University
Kennesaw State University

All company and organization names are trademarks of their respective owners, listed solely to reflect past engagement history. No endorsement is implied.

Proven Results

Engagements That Delivered

600senior executives developed for the U.S. Army over a 3-year faculty engagement
777hospital associates trained in Methodist South’s culture transformation
Multi-Year BPAenterprise-wide executive and team coaching for the U.S. Dept. of Transportation
Full Curriculumdesigned and installed at Worldpay via train-the-trainer for lasting impact

“A top-notch coach, consultant, and trainer. The projects she has worked on with me brought great results, so I have hired her again and again. I highly recommend Dr. C for any coaching, consulting or training project where you want great results, expert knowledge, and excellent value.”

Christine Belknap, Chief Human Resources Officer & Leadership Development Expert

“Dr. Cherry brings the ‘WOW’ factor to any meeting, event or training activity. She possesses the knowledge, experience, and insight into business and developing exceptional leaders that makes her a valued speaker and coach, whether one-on-one or in a large group of leaders.”

Kevin Carrington, Senior Vice President & National Higher Education Practice Leader

“One of the finest coaches I know. She helped me propel my career to another level. Dr. Collier is a teacher, a professor, and a life learner. Most importantly, she inspires people to live their passion.”

Dr. Shelton Goode, CEO & National Black MBA Association Atlanta Board Member

“A warm and caring coach and trainer whose competence is superb and whose career advice, professional development exercises, and action planning methods always seem to be on target for the clients she is working with. I learn something new myself every time I work with her.”

David Ford, Professor Emeritus of Organizational Behavior, The University of Texas at Dallas
Why Personality Matters

The Rigor of a Big Firm. The Attention of a Boutique.

Science-BasedEvery program is grounded in psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral research, led by doctoral-level practitioners.
Credentialed Bench25+ ICF-certified coaches (MCC, PCC) with federal and Fortune 500 experience.
Measured OutcomesAssessments before, behavior change after. We report what shifted, not just who attended.
Certified Partner8(a), EDWOSB, WBENC, and DBE certified, simplifying procurement for government and supplier-diversity buyers.
About the Firm

A Workforce Development Firm Built on Personality Science

Personality Matters, Inc. was founded in Atlanta on a simple conviction: organizations don’t transform unless their people do. Today the firm serves federal agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and growing enterprises nationwide with coaching, training, and assessment solutions.

The firm is led by founder and Chief Engagement Officer Dr. Cherry Collier, MCC, and powered by a bench of more than 25 credentialed executive coaches and facilitators across the country.

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Capabilities Snapshot

UEI: WL6DNYJNNFC9 · CAGE: 6F0C5
NAICS: Professional & Management Development Training
Certifications: 8(a) · EDWOSB · WOSB · WBENC · DBE · MOB
Delivery: Virtual, on-site, and hybrid, nationwide
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A 20-minute conversation about your people, your leaders, and where you want to take them.

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