Cheryl Fields Tyler is founder and CEO of Blue Beyond Consulting, a management consulting firm that builds effective organizations where both the business and the people thrive. In addition to leading the organization, Cheryl’s daily work with clients includes everything from one-to-one executive coaching to the strategic design and implementation of large-scale business transformation efforts.

After 20 years in various consulting roles and researching what makes leaders and organizations effective, Cheryl yearned to see if she could build the kind of business she was advising others to create. She founded Blue Beyond in 2006 with a firm belief that Deep Trust and High Expectations™ cultures – where people feel safe, valued, seen and heard, and can learn and grow – are good for business and good for people. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Blue Beyond today has 80+ employees working remotely across the United States.

Cheryl and Blue Beyond have worked with companies in a wide variety of industries around the globe in both the private, higher education, and non-profit sectors, including but not limited to, Walmart, Kaiser Permanente, Hasbro, University of San Francisco, Ingredion and Emerson. A member of the Forbes Business Council, Cheryl was honored as a 2020 For All Leader of the year by the Great Place to Work® Institute.

In partnership with Great Place to Work®, FORTUNE has recognized Blue Beyond Consulting multiple times as one of the top 50 Best Small & Medium Workplaces in the U.S. Additionally, Blue Beyond has been recognized as a Great Place to Work® annually since 2015 and was named to the Inc. 5000 list of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies in 2021 and 2020. The company is also a certified women-owned business by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

Cheryl holds a B.A. and Master of Divinity from Anderson University and completed her PhD coursework in Philosophy and Religion at Claremont Graduate School. She has served as a consultant and advisor to nonprofit executives and boards, including ChangeLab Solutions, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and Out & Equal, and previously chaired the board of anti-slavery group Not For Sale. She is a sought-after advisor and speaker on leadership, culture, and change management.