Miranda Carls is an author, speaker, executive coach, organizational development consultant, and the Founder of Vertical. Throughout her career, she has provided team and leader development solutions for start-ups, non-profits, churches, mid-size organizations, and Fortune 500 companies. Miranda's career started in the non-profit space, managing the training and professional development functions of a large non-profit organization. She then joined the team at a successful corporate learning strategy firm, where she led large scale employee development initiatives, built adult learning experiences, and served as leader of the firm's learning design function. Currently, Miranda spends much of her time providing executive coaching and team development experiences.

 

​Miranda's book, The Word at Work, unpacks ten biblical principles for Christian professionals. Her writing on faith, work, and Christian living has been featured through The Gospel Coalition, Moody Radio, Biblical Leadership, and others. In 2023, she launched Gateway Faith and Work to provide professional development, spiritual edification, fellowship and networking for Christian professionals.

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Miranda lives outside of St. Louis, Missouri with her husband and three sons. She enjoys spending time with her family, leading worship at her local church, cackling with friends, and getting immersed in a good book. ​

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