"Working with Margie over the past two years has changed my life. Thanks to her work with me, I have found the courage to more forward with my dreams and live boldly!"
Tracey C. Kiernan-Webber
Crackerjack Life
"Margie's insightful pragmatic approach kept us on-pace and focused. Her flexibility, intuition, and professional polish allowed us to cover a range of topics in short bursts of time. She creates immediate value for her clients and is invested in your professional and personal success."
Beth Hain
Loudon County Economic Development
"I met Margie at a crucial time when many aspects of my life were at a crossroad. Margie's thought-provoking questions and words of encouragement helped change my outlook and live my life the way I always envisioned – with integrity and courage. The lessons I learned from Margie are invaluable and I will always take them with me."
Ellen Shatzen
“Margie equipped me with some excellent approaches to dealing with challenging people at work, expressing myself more confidently, making more effective requests and better dealing with issues that had me feeling frustrated and resentful. The strategies she shared have not only helped me to be able to say no without feeling so guilty (both at work and in my social life) but also to become more focused and less stressed.
Margie also offered many encouraging words that helped me to have my commitments reflect my deepest values whilst giving myself permission to forgive myself when I fall short of being super-mom and super career person. Overall I can say that working with Margie was a really wonderful experience.”Meredith Van Wyk
“Margie’s coaching has been extremely beneficial for me in many ways. I am now far more confident in presenting to senior leadership and communicating issues of concern. I am also better able to prioritize my workload and to coach members of my team to prioritize and manage theirs. This has led to better results for me and my team whilst also allowing me to enjoy greater work/life balance.
Margie also helped me address other areas I wasn’t even aware were contributing to my stress such as managing expectations and requests, having the right attitude and expectations about my job rather than let unexpected things frustrate me, and even the size of my inbox! Her objective perspective always helped me work through my problems more successfully and deal with the demands on my time more calmly. This has helped me become a far better role model for those who work for me and whom I mentor myself.
Working with Margie was such a good experience that I campaigned my manager to offer coaching to all the Managers and above in our organization. So far the feedback from those who’ve taken the opportunity to work with Margie has been overwhelmingly positive. In terms of my personal growth and professional development, nothing I have done in the past has had such an impact."Miranda Mason
Accenture
“Wow… where do I start? Four coaching sessions and I am a different person. No I mean it, A DIFFERENT PERSON. I just cannot believe the difference your coaching has brought to my life. It is so dramatic that even my friends are saying, ‘Something has changed in you.’ Several friends have even said that I look physically different. These are just some of the statements that I am hearing. I honestly feel, act and think differently than I used too.
I know without a doubt that your coaching techniques have saved my life, my marriage and my sanity. I was truly at the end of my rope not knowing what to do. I was in desperate need for someone to give me some practical tools which I could implement in my every day life. I needed something that would help me overcome some of the devastating lies that were programmed into me as a small child. Forty five plus years I have been living in a private hell, which colored everything I touched or loved.
I've been so impressed with your coaching techniques. Your intuition was right on and how you used it to motivate and encouraged me was perfect. I even appreciated the way you challenged me! Every time we met I got something new from the coaching session which was exactly what I needed. For the first time in my life I truly feel good about myself my future and what I can accomplish. It is truly what we think that makes us who we are. Your coaching helped me identify those negative influences and replace them with the right stuff!
I had prayed so often for help and God answered my prayer. He led me to you. Margie you have truly opened the door for me and helped me to understand how, ‘Our way of moving through the world is our way of being in the world. This has truly changed my life.’”
Kemp Hoop
“Prior to coaching I was feeling unmotivated and allowing self-defeating emotions to hold me back from doing what I really wanted to do. I now feel passionate, exhilarated and engaged turning my dreams into reality!
Your professionalism and organizational skills set the stage for the relationship because, as a planner, I appreciate some structure. Though we met as strangers, you made me feel comfortable in pouring out my fears, frustrations and passions without judgment, which was really difficult because I am a very private person. Our conversations were productive and engaging. Your insightful questions helped me find my way through the proverbial ‘forest.’ You provided a great sounding board and shared a lot of wisdom with me.
The woman who referred me to you said you were great and I'm now on the same page as her. You have a wonderful gift and you'll remain an asset in my book of treasures.”
Sylvia Work
Verizon
“Margie’s coaching has given me the focus I’ve needed to make significant progress both professionally and personally. As a project manager I’ve always applied the rule of monitoring planned vs. actuals for my client deliverables however I did not always do the same with my own personal goals.
What I like most about Margie is that she does not accept ‘surface-only’ answers. Margie digs deep and it’s in the digging that all that’s valuable and meaningful begins to show itself. Her coaching has led me to a deeper thought process and taught me the importance of clarifying my intent in all things. Where am I trying to go? Why do I want to go there? What do I need to get there?
This has been my first experience working with an executive life coach. For me it is now a must. I can truly say that Margie has helped me get closer and closer to living, talking and doing things with purpose and on purpose.”Shondale Bostick
Accenture
“During my first session with Margie it quickly became apparent that coaching would be valuable to me. It gave me the opportunity to pursue some personal and business issues I'd been putting off. Because of the ‘homework’ Margie assigns there's a sense of responsibility and accountability to seeing things through. I worked on some weaknesses, but also expanded my personal strengths. The coaching taught me to set priorities and plan ahead to avoid stressful, urgent and unpleasant situations. I feel as though I am more focused and organized and it wasn't that difficult to accomplish. I found Margie extremely practical, realistic, compassionate and very easy to talk to. I would recommend coaching with Margie to my friends and family members.”
Rebecca Wallace
Run On Racing Systems
“Margie challenged me to confront my weaknesses. I was frustrated by my lack of work/life balance, but I was not taking responsibility. Margie allowed me to recognize I have much more control than I was allowing myself to believe. She encouraged me to have tough conversations with my co-workers and my husband, all which had positive impact. Margie acted as an unbiased and critical listener who really got me into action. I have been successful in moving to a 4-day work week when I thought it would never happen. I am encouraged to confront a difficult or uncomfortable situation much earlier than I would have in the past. My job is to evaluate investments for clients and this investment of time with Margie has been a home run for me.
Vice President
Goldman Sachs
“Thank you for your coaching. It’s clear why you are such a success…you are fantastic at what you do! I think you are incredible. Asking the hard questions in a non-threatening way is both a talent and an art. You have both, Margie!”
Cathy Wilkes
Executive & Business Owner, VA
“The Unleash Your Life Group Coaching Program gave me the inspiration as well as the tools I needed to identify and address the areas of my life that I found unfulfilling. I came to the shocking realization that if I did not carve out and protect the time to lay out a plan for fulfilling my goals, then, as you said, ‘life will just happen.’ And when ‘life happens,’ you wake up 10 years later to find you never managed to lose that last 15 pounds, you never extricated yourself from that draining relationship, you never set aside enough for that 'trip of a lifetime,' and, perhaps, you never left your mark on this world. No matter your personal spectrum of dreams and goals, they will always remain ‘should haves’ and ‘could haves’ until you learn to unleash your life and really go for it. Margie is well equipped to help you do just that!"
June Bood
PricewaterhouseCoopers
“Thanks Margie for all your help and support. I felt like you were ‘on my side’ and understood my situation and circumstances but yet still encouraged me to take responsibility for my part in the issues. I loved your honest and ‘in my face’ advice. You encouraged me to THINK. You were bold yet respectful. You were flexible and understanding with our time. I enjoyed your clever clichés and repeat them to myself regularly! I now know that I have more control in my life than I'd realized. I've also learned what it is to act with integrity (and how that differs from being bullheaded) and that I am where I am because of the circumstances and decisions I've made. I would absolutely recommend you to others. . . in fact, I have!”
Gay Jones
Business Owner, TX
“Having Margie coach me provided me with the accountability to move my finances, business, and personal relationships forward in the direction I wanted them to go. I couldn't budge them on my own because of my own obstacle -- me! Margie's great questions, gentle insight, and Australian accent made every coaching session more than just productive, each was empowering and fun. Everyone needs a coach at times. Only a few will be lucky enough to have Margie as their coach. Thanks Margie!”
Joan Luke
Business Owner, CA
"Margie and I worked through a variety of issues ranging from health, wealth, personal vision, as well as professional ambitions. Margie has this gentle way of encouraging yet still asking all those really hard questions. While I was a little afraid at first, I decided early that holding back would only hold myself back. From the first session, she has restored in me my belief that I can choose to enjoy each day, simply by creating one within myself. Her fabulous coaching skills have helped me see fresh new opportunities just around the horizon. Watch me fly Margie!!"
Katherine Howerton
"Margie's coaching style and expertise were very valuable in helping me address interpersonal issues in the workplace. Margie got me to really focus on the key challenges I was facing and helped me to address them effectively and in doing so create a more productive and more enjoyable work environment."
Linda Schoelkopf
Junior Achievement of Dallas
"Our team has been transformed into a well-oiled machine. We’ve now opened the lines of communication and are on the same page about what we want and how we will achieve it. I would recommend Margie because of the focus she brought to our team and the valuable communication techniques she shared with us that have made such a huge difference to our team morale. It’s great to be so excited about working together again and well on our way to achieving our goals. Thank you so much Margie!!”
Heidi Gough
The Ginnell – Gough Group
“Margie helped me open up and explore areas of my work and life in more depth than I usually had the time, the energy, or the inclination to do so. She provided an environment for me to slow down a bit, to discuss areas that I wanted to improve, areas that I was having challenges with or just trying to deal with some difficult personalities.
My time with Margie has given me the opportunity to feel more confident about the decisions I make and the actions I am taking to achieve goals, personal and professional. I am now better at prioritizing, saying no without feeling bad, delegating and monitoring the performance of those who work for me. These new ways of thinking and looking at things have not only helped me in my work environment, but with family and friends also. I can therefore highly recommend Margie as a coach!”Janet Johnston
Leading consulting firm
