Client Stories

Coaching Was a Game Changer

When Stephanie Brobbey came to coaching, she was a qualified solicitor, working in the private client team in a top London law firm. She was on track to become a partner in the firm, and being under 35; this is a highly prized achievement. But deep inside, Steph was beginning to wonder whether this was what she wanted.

Turning fear into flow

Why coaching works and why you should try it!

How does a musician with a role in church leadership end up switching careers to one in cutting-edge tech marketing? Luke had an idea of what he was good at but wasn’t sure how to use it. When his church ministry career ended, how on earth could he transfer his technical, leadership, management and creative skills into a different industry altogether?

A Complete Turnaround at Fifty

When Elaine and Kevin Simpson came for coaching, both taught music for a living. Elaine taught singing at a private school, and Kevin taught guitar around Bedfordshire. They were also part of the leadership team in a small but struggling community church.

Now I believe things can change, and they will change.

Oliver reflects on how coaching with Marianne gave him purpose and a greater sense of who he is and the things he cares about. “Rather than searching with your eyes closed, it’s very much searching for something with your eyes open,” says Oliver as he chats about his newfound inspiration and positive mentality since his coaching process.

I now know what I’m meant to bring to this world and I will not accept anything less

Sandra, a former Account Manager at Bloomberg and mum of two, decided to look for a career coach when considering her return to the workplace.

Marianne is a brilliant career coach who delivers on her promises.

Katya Belyaeva has a professional background in International Banking and the Arts and is a mother to two girls.

New Business Launched

Andy Hole is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Psychotherapist who came to Marianne for coaching because he was struggling to decide whether to pursue a private CBT psychotherapy practice.

I Discovered What I Stand For

Kathryn McNeil describes how coaching enabled her to gain focus and clarity on the way forward. After dedicating two years to establish her training and coaching business, Kathryn McNeil’s venture was becoming successful, but she was tired and felt out of touch. “I was feeling restless because I couldn’t quite see where the business was heading.

Discovering My Life Purpose

Melanie McCready is a primary school teacher who lives in London. When she started one-on-one coaching with Marianne Welsh, she hoped to gain strategies for how to walk in a healthier physical lifestyle. After beginning her coaching sessions, Melanie discovered that she didn’t know what freedom looked like in this area, and her real journey began.

My dream to become a Women Empowerment Coach

I have had this great dream and passion for the longest of time to start a second
career working for myself as a Women Empowerment Coach. But I had no idea how
to move forward with it and what I needed to do to make it happen.

Coaching enabled me to stop wondering, and start doing

I’ve been working in my career for over a decade now, but there’s always been a part of me that wondered if it was something I was genuinely passionate about, or whether it was a career I fell into and never knew how to climb out of. The fact that I was having these feelings said it all really.

Clarifying my Purpose

Keren is an Executive Assistant at Ernst and Young in New Zealand who came to coaching for more clarity on her purpose.

Within a year of her coaching, I had resigned from my current role, organised an internal transfer and also moved country.

I worked with Marianne for around 6 months within the context of a life coaching engagement. Marianne was a pleasure to work with and I found her to have a good combination of her own professional background as well as the right coaching tools and a cheerful and energetic demeanour. I started work with her being at the top of my game from a professional standpoint but at the same time being unhappy with a lot of other aspects of life being unfulfilled. She helped me to hold myself accountable to what I really wanted out of life and was instrumental in helping me to decide to go for a career change. Within a year of her coaching, I had resigned from my current role, organised an internal transfer and also moved country.

I would definitely recommend Marianne to anyone seeking to make a positive change in their situation.

I am reaping the rewards and thriving in a new vision for my life and career

Marianne is an exceptionally talented coach. She was an amazing strategic partner to have alongside me while I pursued my purpose and career direction. Marianne helped me to get razor sharp clarity on what I wanted from life and work. Some two years on I am reaping the rewards and thriving in a new vision for my life and career, and equipped with the tools I will need along the way.

Her personal coaching helped during a role transition

Marianne is a gifted coach! She has coached me at a personal level as well as facilitated some vision days with my leadership team, both with long lasting effects.

Her personal coaching prepared helped during a role transition – helping me reconnect and clarify my purpose which prepared me to apply for the right CEO position and then transition successfully into it over the past 2 years.

She also led some Vision workshop days with my leadership team from which we developed a vision which has provided strategic direction through my first two years in post, including during the Covid pandemic, which will continue to provide a foundation for the coming years.

Since then, Marianne has proposed another mentor to guide me in this new season which has also been a great success. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Marianne or to use her again if the opportunity arose.

I find it invaluable

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Marianne has been coaching me twice a month since late 2016. I find it invaluable in processing complex situations and getting unstuck from issues that are dragging me down.

She coached with compassion, genuine passion to see me succeed

I came to Marianne when I was in crisis: I desperately wanted to change my career, I didn’t know what I wanted to do next, and I carried a deep doubt whether I’d ever be able to know what my vocation was, let alone pursue it. I felt stuck, frustrated and, at times, hopeless. Marianne was a perfect coach for me: she coached with compassion, genuine passion to see me succeed, immense clarity and insight into what I needed at a given moment and skill to move me forward. As a result of our work together, I left my job, gained clarity regarding my long-term vision and calling (for the first time in my life!!), along with mid- and short-term steps towards it. I’m now pursuing my vocation, which gives me tremendous joy, satisfaction and a sense of fulfilment.

I can’t recommend Marianne’s services highly enough.

Sessions with Marianne have been a highlight of my working week

Four years ago I struck out on my own after working for a series of big institutions. My venture started well but I was floundering with managing my own time, priorities and finances. Marianne is exactly what I needed. I now have a clear sense of my vocation and purpose and a much better articulation of what motivates me and why. Sessions with Marianne have been a highlight of my working week: I always come away with an insight or a strategy I am excited to put in place. I recommend her highly and without reservation.

Extremely enjoyable and enlightening coaching sessions.

Extremely enjoyable and enlightening coaching sessions. Marianne was able to unpack deeply held passions and desires in regards to work and feeling fulfilled. She created a safe space for me to explore dreams and talent, to overcome frustrations and obstacles. She brought value, strength and courage to what I was communicating which empowered me to take greater ownership and steps forward. Would highly recommend.

Marianne is a great coach!

Marianne is a great coach! I felt stuck at work, in a job that was not my dream job but I was so busy that I did not have the energy to work out what I wanted to do.

Since being coached, I am more aware of who I am, what I want from a job and how I go about achieving it.

I would definitely encourage people to have coaching with Marianne. She is very gifted at showing different ways of thinking, and she encouraged me to have more confidence in who I am and what I can achieve.

Marianne has an ability to show that change does not need to be feared in the small and big steps of life. I would highly recommend her for coaching.

Marianne is amazing!

Marianne is amazing! I’m taking regular coaching sessions with her since January 2021 and benefiting highly from it professionally as well as personally. I’m highly enjoying each session with her and am pleased to see that with each session there are new discoveries, progresses and results visible.

Let’s explore new possibilities for your career.

Are you burned out? At a crossroads? Yearning to do something more meaningful but don’t know where to start? If so, then drop me a line, and I will see if I can help.

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