Colleen Riddle

Colleen Riddle is a coach, speaker, community builder, and author who has spent over 20 years helping people reconnect with their strength, confidence, and sense of belonging.

As an ACE-Certified Personal Trainer, PCI and RPO-Certified Pickleball Coach, and founder of Elite Physique Personal Training and Fit Pickleballer, she has built a reputation for creating warm, non-intimidating spaces where people feel safe to try something new, grow at their own pace, and discover that they are far more capable than they believed.

But what sets Colleen apart isn't just her credentials.

It's what she builds around them.

Over the years, Colleen has watched something remarkable happen on her courts — people arriving carrying grief, loneliness, self-doubt, and the quiet belief that their best days were behind them. And then, rally by rally, that story begins to change.

Friendships form. Confidence returns. Joy finds its way back in.

A co-author of 333: The Power of Equilibrium, Colleen returns with her most powerful work yet — Came for the Game, Stayed for the People: True Stories of Pickleball, Friendship & Belonging. Born from years of witnessing real transformation on and off the court, it is a collection of eighteen true stories from people whose lives were changed not by a sport — but by the courage to show up, the community that welcomed them, and the unexpected power of saying yes.

Colleen is also the author of Quietly Brave: A Reflection Journal, created to help readers pause, reflect, and turn inspiration into meaningful change. While it beautifully complements Came for the Game, Stayed for the People, the journal also stands on its own as an invitation to reconnect with yourself, your courage, and what matters most.

Colleen speaks from both the court and the stage — bringing the same warmth, honesty, and heart to every audience she stands before. Her message resonates far beyond pickleball, speaking directly to anyone who has ever felt stuck, disconnected, or convinced that the most exciting chapters of their life are already behind them.

Spoiler: they aren't.

Colleen lives near the beach in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, with her husband John and their three cats. She believes that community changes everything — and that the yes that changes your life is always closer than you think.