Sometimes you have to go your own way

That was Mariette's story. She was a 20-year veteran of the corporate world when she went out on a limb in search of her own great work. 

What started as a bold and daring move led to an 8-year journey filled with amazing experiences. But clarity about what her great work might be remained just beyond her reach--until the day she realized she had been doing her great work the whole time!

How it happened

A friend had just lost her job. Scared and angry, she was surprised when Mariette told her that she had a lot of power in that situation. Her friend just had to use it.

They worked out the details as Mariette prepared her for the conversation of a lifetime with her soon-to-be former employer.

The scheduled meeting came and went but Mariette heard nothing. Curiostiy finally overcoming patience, she called to check in on her friend's results. "Well?", Mariette remembers asking, "How did it go?"

"I decided to ask for more than we rehearsed and...I got it! My boss was so happy to help me, he gave me a hug and wished me good luck. You are really good at this. You should be a coach."

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Mariette's greatest gift is her ability to see possibilities others can't see. She uses that gift to help her clients build the strategies, tactics and plans that turn their desire into results.

Creative, insightful, intuitive, holistic, quick, curious and innovative, Mariette's work as a strategist and coach has been featured in Make a Name for Yourself by Robin Fisher Roffer, Wired for Creativity by Candace Long and 201 Best Questions To Ask On Your Interview by John Kador. Her articles and advice on business and career strategies have appeared in print and on-line around the world including The Wall Street Journal, CNN, CNN London, the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Business to Business Magazine, Atlanta NBC and CBS television affiliates, Georgia Business Coaches Radio and more.

Mariette's expertise has been honored with remarkable and notable engagements with executives and professionals at companies that include MTV Networks, IBM, Bristol Myers Squibb, Raytheon, Ricoh, Price Waterhouse, and many more that client confidentiality prevents her from sharing.

Mariette's clients work in clties across the U.S. and around the world and are graduates of colleges and universities that include Harvard, Wharton, MIT, Georgia Tech, Cal Tech, The Kellogg School, NYU, Columbia, Cornell, Emory, Vanderbilt, Duke, Northumbria and many, many others.