Yvonne Bryant Johnson

Certified Harwood Coach

Headshot of Yvonne Bryant Johnson, certified coach for The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation

Yvonne works with organizations to build leadership skills and develop high performing teams through executive coaching, facilitation of learning sessions, team building and consulting. The organization focuses on leadership development, sales, customer service, DEI, and improved performance in the workplace. Bryant & Associates is an award-winning and Certified Wiley Authorized Partner of Everything DiSC® Workplace and The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team®, two of Wiley’s most highly acclaimed solutions. She is also licensed to provide Wiley DiSC Certification. 

A Spelman College graduate, Ms. Johnson was one of the first recipients of  the Alumnae Achievement Award for Business. She also attended Johns Hopkins University, the Universities of London and Ghana and received an MBA from Emory University.  

Ms. Johnson served on the faculty of Nonprofit University and served as an Executive Coach at  Kennesaw State University’s Cole School of Business Executive MBA Program. In addition, Yvonne has  served as a mentor with Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. Ms. Johnson has over 20 years of  corporate experience at AT&T, where she provided leadership to sales and customer service employees.  

Throughout her career, Yvonne has coached, developed and facilitated programs for executives, high  potential leaders, and employees for some of the following companies: Microsoft, 100 Black Men of  Atlanta, JCB North America, AARP, Southern Company, Home Depot, Georgia Pacific, Chick-Fil-A,  Medtronic, Technical College System of Georgia, Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, AGL Resources,  Meharry Medical College, State of Georgia, Fulton Atlanta Community Action Authority, Dad’s Garage,  Metropolitan YMCA, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Atlanta Victim Assistance Program, the Conference of  National Black Churches, National Leadership Commission on AIDS, and Office of the Fulton County  District Attorney. 

An active community volunteer, she is a graduate of Leadership Atlanta, Leadership America and former  board chair of the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy, Youth Ensemble of Atlanta, Partnership Against  Domestic Violence (PADV) and SCELL (a Sickle Cell organization). Her leadership roles include YMCA’s  Diversity & Inclusion Committee; Task Force for Minorities in Agriculture, Natural and Related Sciences;  High-Tech Ministries; Advisory Board for the Bettie Brand Mothers’ Empowerment Trust; and past board  member of the Atlanta Business League. Due to the strong support she has given PADV over the years,  Yvonne was selected to join the organization’s Legacy Society. She is recognized in Who’s Who in Black  Atlanta® and the Atlanta Business League’s Top 100 Black Women in Atlanta – Tenured.