Susan G. Komen

Consultant: Strategic Planner and Growth Advisor

“When Susan G. Komen San Diego needed to be rebuilt, Marsha helped me create the right team to move us forward. She has an amazing ability to sense each person’s special talents and fine-tune the organization using those strengths. She’s a strategist, advisor, and orchestra leader, all rolled into one.”

– Laura Farmer-Sherman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Susan G. Komen San Diego

Cadence

Strengths Coaching For Senior Leaders

“I’ve worked with many different consultants over the years. What makes Marsha unique is that she is incredibly insightful and refreshingly honest. She listens to understand, not respond. She “sees” the problem and works side-by-side with you to execute the strategy.”

– Wendy Burk, Chief Executive Officer, Cadence Travel

Inheriting Wisdom

Employee Engagement

“Marsha’s keen insights about our business led us to reorganize the team in a way that played to each individual’s strengths. Her passion for helping others and her positive outlook make it possible for people to receive feedback without feeling judged. With a gentle touch, Marsha opened our eyes and redirected our energies.”

– Dr. Carolyn Weiner, Co-Founder, Inheriting Wisdom

Jewish Family Service

Team Building and Employee Engagement

“Marsha has mastered the StrengthsFinder tools and instruments and is highly skilled at interpreting the results. Plus, she had keen insights. Without Marsha, we wouldn’t have noticed that two of our staff members were in the “wrong seats on the bus.” By switching their jobs, we gave these individuals the opportunity to fully utilize their strengths.”

– Michael Hopkins, Chief Executive Officer, Jewish Family Service of San Diego

2-1-1 San Diego

Team Building and Individual Coaching

“Marsha’s honest, direct approach is a good fit with the 2-1-1 culture. She facilitates healthy, honest conversations, and drives us to move things forward. Marsha is passionate about her work and it shows in everything she does and delivers.”

– John Ohanian, President and Chief Executive Officer, 2-1-1 San Diego

Charitable Adult Rides and Services

Team Building and Employee Engagement

“Marsha was a tremendous asset to our company on the heels of hiring a cohort of first-time managers and growing a department rapidly. Her unique ability to help people understand and utilize their Strengths while honoring those of their teammates gave the group the foundation they needed to work together successfully. Marsha is at her best helping people learn how to navigate challenges and opportunities by leaning into their innate skills & talents so they operate at their highest value. She is a coach, mentor, and valued ongoing advisor for our business.”

– Howard Pearl, CEO, CARS, Charitable Adult Rides and Services

STAR/PAL

Personal Coaching

“I wanted to lean into how I could be a stronger leader and amplify my role as Executive Director for STAR/PAL. Because she takes a Strengths-based approach, I learned how to lean into my duties from a place of strength and positivity and how to move through challenges in a way that sustains you as a leader. I’ve gained self-awareness on a personal level as well. As a leader, we’re never done learning, and Marsha is the person who helps unlock that next level of growth and potential in you. There are always healthy habits and practices we can implement daily for ourselves or our team that get us to that next level. The beautiful thing about the way Marsha works with her clients is that she meets you where you are and gives you realistic, tangible goals. For me, that’s been the most potent catalyst for growth and development.”

– Claire LeBeau, Executive Director, STAR/PAL

Jewish Community Foundation in San Diego

Meeting of the Minds Workshop

“Something that was surprising to me was that the whole process was really fun! Marsha is so warm and engaging that the entire exercise was just such a fun process. In particular, I recall the ‘I Bring, I Need’ Strengths Booster. I loved the learnings it brought but even more so, the language it equipped me with. It opened up space for me to say ‘Hey, I’ve got this covered but I don’t have that covered.’ The exercise turned my self-awareness from a reflection into action. It also created a space where it was okay to say that and know it would make our relationship stronger and our work better. This mindset is the embodiment of the phrase ‘If you want to go far, go together.’”

– Beth Sirull, CEO of Jewish Community Foundation

Seth Middleton

Personal Coaching

“With my graduate studies nearing completion, it was time for me to launch my new career. I was finding job interviews challenging because of my lack of technical expertise in certain aspects of my “dream job.” I reached out to Marsha for coaching. Guided by the StrengthsFinder Assessment, we examined my past successes and reframed my story to highlight my talents and abilities. I can’t believe how comfortable I’ve become talking to potential employers.”

– Seth Middleton, Director of Client and Business Relationships

JOFEE Fellows

Strengthsfinder Workshop

“Thank you so much for all your spunk and personalized info and guidance!!! My biggest takeaway was to love my strengths, and recognize and be aware of my basements.”

“I thought it was really revealing in what I best and what I desire to do, especially in the context of my current work environment and what I want to do in the near future. I hope this workshop enriches my vocabulary so I can place myself in positions of success.”

“I am owning my strengths and feel more powerful in my sense of self. I understand with more clarity how I walk in this world distinct and special from all others.”

Kayla F.

Personal Coaching

"I can't say enough good things about my coaching experience with Marsha! Marsha helped me identify and understand my strengths and taught me to utilize my strengths and implement them in my career and personal life. After each session with Marsha, I had a list of takeaways I could immediately implement in my daily life. By teaching me to focus on my strengths and to let go of the saboteurs holding me back, her guidance led me to improve sales in my business, stronger communication skills with my colleagues, improved routine in my daily life, and increased productivity. Her coaching was the push I needed to take my business and personal growth to the next level and I will continuously use these strengths to improve my daily life "

– Kayla F., Individual Coaching Client