Empowering Leaders to Choose Growth, Build Connection & Drive Results

Lance Satterthwaite partners with teams, managers, and executives to unlock the power of personal choice in leadership. He specializes in helping leaders grow through self-awareness, clear communication, and connection, building resilient, high-performing teams that thrive under pressure and align around shared goals.

Key Expertise:

• Executive & Team Coaching

• Strategic Facilitation & Planning

• Leader Transitions & Development

• Culture Building & Communication

Career & Experience

With over 15 years at Humanergy and a deep background in social work, Lance brings a grounded, people-centered approach to leadership development. He has facilitated strategy sessions with Boards and CEOs, coached rising and struggling leaders alike, and led team training across industries including manufacturing, finance, telecommunications, education, and civic organizations.

Lance adapts each coaching engagement to meet the unique culture and challenges of the organization. He supports leaders at every stage: new hires, seasoned managers, and high potentials, helping them assess strengths, address blind spots, and create actionable growth plans that lead to measurable results.

Before Humanergy, Lance worked with at-risk youth and families, serving as both a counselor and union leader at Starr Commonwealth, a nationally recognized nonprofit dedicated to character development and leadership.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Michigan.

Beyond Work

Lance lives with his wife and is the proud father of four adult children. Outside the office, he recharges in nature; fishing, boating, camping, and enjoying Michigan’s great outdoors. At the heart of his work is a passion for making a difference and elevating the greater good, always aiming to leave things better than he found them.

Based in Jackson, Michigan. Serving clients in Jackson, Ann Arbor, Detroit and Lansing, and supporting leaders statewide and across the U.S. through virtual and on-site coaching.