Change Your Career Testimonials

From the beginning of our work together, Margaret created a space that was strategic and deeply human. Naturally talented at finding what is remarkable in people, she uncovered my skills, connecting my art experience with the business world that felt honest and compelling. With her guidance, I reframed my experience from a detour to an asset with clarity and confidence.

Her coaching was personal and customized, with a clear understanding of my personality, motivations, and values. Instead of generic interview tips, she helped me craft answers that felt like me, but much more elevated. She was a strategist, mentor, and cheerleader all in one.

I landed in business development at a top-tier financial advisory firm which seemed unreachable when we started. I also left our partnership with a new sense of agency and self-belief.

I regret not working with her sooner. Margaret is the rare coach who can combine practical strategy with profound insight. Seeing the best in me, she helped me see this quality in myself. I can’t recommend her highly enough.

Margaret’s 25 years of experience in executive search gives her a deep understanding of how recruiters and hiring managers evaluate candidates. Leveraging that perspective, she helped me clarify and articulate the value of my diverse experiences and accomplishments.

She also helped me with my positioning and communicating my story with more confidence. I’m grateful for her guidance as I landed a great role. I recommend her highly to anyone navigating a meaningful career transition.

I was armed with a pre-interview game plan, but things pivoted abruptly; I was laid off as part of a corporate restructuring. Margaret helped me expertly craft messaging around my unemployment bombshell while solidifying my responses regarding career arc and management style.

I successfully navigated four sets of interviews, securing a job offer. With her insights and appropriate advice, I had the confidence to interview with the gusto to succeed.

I rejected career coaching stubbornly until I worked with Margaret. It was the best career-rejuvenating decision I made. I’ve recommended her to my peers and suggest anyone who is undecided on the merits of career coaching should work with her.

She impressed me with her expertise and approach. She had astute observations on my resume and sold me on her sincerity, stressing the importance of finding the right coach given the personal nature of the relationship. She encouraged me to meet multiple coaches before making a decision. Little did I know the expertise that was lurking behind her welcoming smile.

I worked with Margaret six year ago to make a big career transition from academia to business with an operations role at a start-up jewelry company. After two promotions in 6 years, I was laid off due to restructuring. I worked with Margaret again, and within 2 months, I landed a new job with a 40% salary increase and title bump.

With her help, I crafted a resume with the arc of my professional growth through the progression of my roles and increasing impact. She excels at distilling detail and content to what is most essential and transferrable. Her feedback on my resume and interview responses resulted in my receiving meaningful traction. I am immensely grateful and could not recommend her more highly!

After 15 years in government and non-profits, and completing my Executive MBA, Margaret helped me leverage my experience and skills, translating my public sector experience to a corporate organization with a strong mission focus. I garnered a more senior role, increased my compensation, and improved my work-life balance. I valued her help in creating a compelling resume while providing sage advice on communicating my skills effectively in interviews. Her patience and friendly approach helped me navigate the daunting career search process.

Margaret coached me on rewriting my resume and LinkedIn profile, and on good interview practices. We developed specific responses to interview questions to address potential ageism. I saw an immediate increase in recruiters reaching out to me. I highly recommend her approach.

With a very thorough approach, Margaret understood my career journey and goals. She helped me reshape my resume to highlight my impact in each role and prepare for interviews. She encouraged me to think how my strengths could translate to my new career. As a result, I felt much more prepared to tackle my career search. I’m so glad I worked with such a wonderful career coach.

I left my prior role as CEO of a software company and had never conducted a job search as a senior executive. Margaret provided needed structure in the coaching engagement as I identified target roles and narrowed down companies. She helped me update my resume and LinkedIn profile to have the greatest appeal to potential employers. Margaret’s deep executive search experience was invaluable to help me anticipate recruiters’ interview questions and expectations about CEO candidates and how best to position myself. Margaret is pleasant, upbeat, and supportive and a joy to work with. My new role is a great fit. I would highly recommend Margaret as an executive coach for others seeking new opportunities. She offers leadership development coaching, and I hope to take advantage of this when the opportunity arises.

Margaret helped me think critically about my career with sharp, honest conversations about what I enjoyed most in my previous roles and what I would prefer to omit. She helped me think about my skills, and the types of firms and roles that would best value them. When my initial interviews did not go well, Margaret was a godsend, acting as a sounding board and helping me to sharpen my responses to make them more illustrative of my abilities.  Our work together paid off quickly. After working with Margaret for less than two months, I am COO at a hyper-growth fintech startup. She helped me with strategy and advice during offer negotiations, ensuring that I was fully prepared to have critical compensation conversations. I was very happy with my final offer.

My goal was to create a concise resume and LinkedIn profile that clearly communicated my professional strengths, interests, and goals. Margaret began our work together with a meticulous review of my background, my interests, and my work experience. She assisted me in weaving those elements together into a cohesive and significantly upgraded presentation. The best part of working with Margaret is that she invested the time to understand where I am in my career now, where I want to be, and provided guidance that could only come from someone with longstanding experience as an executive coach. She treats her clients with the utmost care and respect. After working with Margaret, I have a much clearer picture of both the next stage of my career and my path to get there.

I enjoyed working with Margaret immensely as I considered changing from a teaching and theatre production career to corporate digital media production. She provided specific, actionable feedback on my resume and thoughtful, focused mock interviews. Margaret guided me to see how my theatre management skills could translate into succinct corporate language for potential corporate employers. I enthusiastically recommend Margaret to anyone looking to improve their resume or interview skills, or exploring a career transition.

In seeking a senior executive role on the corporate side, I needed to crystalize my achievements to demonstrate relevance to potential employers. Margaret’s approach of asking probing questions helped me reflect and gain new insight about my skills and capabilities, which resulted in a resume that was impactful, concise, and visually attractive.

I highly recommend her — she’s competent, responsive, wise, and cares deeply about her client’s success.

Margaret successfully coached me through a challenging period following my job loss in PE before a pandemic. Her coaching helped me reposition my complex story positively which was critical to my securing my new role at a private investment firm that is well suited to my skill set.

I hired Margaret initially to help with my search process, interview preparation, and networking communications. However, her approach proved to be more valuable and broader in scope than I expected. I shifted my interviews to focus less on my PE skills to ways that I could add value in the future: my investment philosophy, track record of strategic value-add, and proven leadership ability. I positioned myself as a senior executive and seasoned investor. This approach had an immediate positive impact.

Margaret has a natural ability to see the best in people. She was enthusiastic in helping me recognize my unique strengths, develop the confidence to tell compelling stories about successes and failures alike, and achieve a goal that seemed unattainable to me.

My only regret was not engaging Margaret sooner! I highly recommend her to anyone seeking to advance their career.

My goal was to switch from finance/strategy in banking to product/marketing at a major tech company. I knew the difficulties of changing my function and industry simultaneously; however, Margaret helped me approach my job search with confidence and clear thinking.

Her approach included a plan that incorporated extensive interview prep. I articulated my transferrable skills effectively and clearly presented my strategic thinking to elevate my relevant experiences to companies. I look forward to working with her in the future on my leadership development.

Margaret was a critical partner as I successfully transitioned from heading Corporate Development at an S&P 500 tech company to leading Strategy, Corporate Development, and Investor Relations (IR) at an early-stage entertainment tech company.

I have met many coaches over the years. By far, Margaret was devoted to genuinely understanding me both personally and professionally, which positively influenced our working together to achieve my goals. She helped me gain clarity and courage to pursue smaller companies to get broader responsibilities.

Margaret was comprehensive — helping with my resume, cover letters, emails, and interview preparation. We assessed feedback from my interviews with prospective employers so I could evaluate my options and make decisions. She was instrumental in advising on negotiations. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a true partner in their career transition.

After many years as a business executive with both legal and business experience, I wanted to switch to the tech industry. Margaret’s advice and pragmatic approach were extremely valuable as we developed an effective action plan.

I learned to focus on my broader skills — business, analysis, and negotiations — so I could explore a wider range of opportunities and continue as a leader in my next chapter.

After 20 years of marketing luxury goods, I pivoted to sustainability management. Entering a completely new industry required significant career and personal repositioning. Margaret helped me devise a strategy highlighting my transferrable skills. Her coaching was invaluable, insightful, and thoughtful.

Highly responsive to my needs and extremely systematic in her evaluative approach, she is a top-tier coaching partner. I strongly recommend Margaret — she is a highly effective coach.

Margaret was extremely helpful in my search process. She provided a unique combination of strategic clarity, pragmatic tactics, and highly relevant insights from her career as an executive recruiter. Her knowledge and inspiration help her clients to achieve their objectives.

I wanted my resume to demonstrate my readiness for C-suite positions. Margaret, a former executive recruiter for many years, knows what recruiters expect, especially with C-suite roles. She was incredibly effective and provided clear strategic value.

Margaret helped me reframe my experiences to emphasize the depth and breadth of my skills and accomplishments. She is curious and easy to work with, which created a safe space for us to discuss sensitive career topics.

I had a tight timeline — she delivered. She was responsive and readily available. I hope to work with her on leadership development in the future.

Margaret was a true partner in my job search. She took time to understand me as an individual and helped me articulate my unique experiences and values.

The job search process is stressful, and I was questioning my every move. Margaret was always available to talk things through and provide guidance — I was able to make decisions with confidence. My new role is exactly what I need for this next chapter of my career.

After a 10-year strategy career in financial services, I wanted to move into an operating role in entertainment. Margaret helped me target marketing roles that matched my strengths. She helped me identify my transferrable skills and position my relevant experiences. From coming up with an overall job search strategy to interview preparation, Margaret was strategic, practical, and responsive.

With her support, she helped me build confidence that my goals were achievable. I am now in marketing at a major entertainment company. I highly recommend Margaret.

I enjoyed my job in operations but wanted a more innovative company. Margaret’s pragmatic approach helped me immensely in changing to a more rewarding position. Together we tailored my resume to highlight my strengths and accomplishments, and identify and target roles where I could be an asset to the company.

Margaret’s networking strategies and focused approach are a huge reason why I am so much happier at my new company.

When I started working with Margaret, I had been looking for a job for a while and was feeling stuck.

From our very first conversation, before I had even engaged her, she asked insightful questions and helped me look at things in new ways. Margaret’s biggest contribution was helping me prepare for interviews — telling my story strategically.

She kept me focused, encouraged me to be proactive, and was supportive when I felt discouraged. With Margaret’s help, I found exactly the job I wanted and I couldn’t be happier.

When I was in a Ph.D. program, I decided to pivot from an academic career to business. I don’t think I would be in this position today if it were not for my work with Margaret. Her help formulating my interview responses and her feedback on my communication style (how narrative they were!) were absolutely critical.

Above all, her quick observation that I often stopped maintaining eye contact while I was thinking and speaking, was a game-changer for me.

I engaged Margaret during my third year of medical school when I was contemplating a major career change. This was a very challenging and stressful period and I needed a coach who was both competent and warm. Margaret met my ideal profile for a coach — empathic, easy to communicate with, and had experience guiding clients to navigate significant career changes.

Margaret did not impose her opinion; she offered constructive support as I reached my own conclusions. The process was stress-free and she sustained my morale throughout. Our partnership was a big factor in my successful career transition from medical school to healthcare consulting. I am happy to recommend Margaret as a career coach.

I experienced a crisis of confidence when I exited a business I founded and did not know what to do next. I partnered with Margaret — her guidance was invaluable.

Her logical process helped me understand my different career experiences, articulate my likes and dislikes, and recognize my strengths and development areas. We explored multiple paths that I would enjoy and fit my skill set. Margaret helped me position myself for roles that melded my entrepreneurial and financial services experience. She made valuable suggestions for my new bio and resume, and prepared me extensively for interviews.

Most importantly, she helped me regain my confidence — that I could add significant value to an organization. Without Margaret’s help, I might not be in the position I am today — one that I enjoy and find fulfilling. I can’t recommend her highly enough!

I was laid off during the pandemic and felt my worst. Margaret helped me stay focused and optimistic each day to look for new opportunities. I am so grateful for her help because I landed a new position in five months.

This was critical — re-setting my mindset about the next steps for my career — so I was more targeted in my job search.

With her help over two months, I focused on roles that aligned with my interests and strengths. I developed a clearer narrative of my experience and accomplishments for my resume. With her interview prep, I interviewed effectively. I am delighted to start my new role.