I began working with Margaret when I needed a partner to help me clarify what I wanted for the next phase of my career. Through our coaching sessions, she helped me articulate how to align my ambitions more tightly with my core values. While working with Margaret, I decided to pursue a promotion to Managing Director and concurrently pursue an MBA at UC Berkeley, and she coached me through the decision and the transitions.
She was one of the people I called the day my promotion came through. As an ICF-certified coach who manages internal coaching programs inside my organization, I can confidently say that what makes Margaret unique is her level of care for my success. If you want a culturally aware coach who can support you whatever short-term issues arise and still make progress on longer-term goals, you should consider working with her.
Jeric Huang
Managing Director
Deloitte Consulting LLP
When I began working with Margaret, I was in the middle of a leadership transition that had a very rocky start. The board and my predecessor chose me as the next GM to initiate some big changes. There was a great deal of resistance – even some hostility – to my arrival and the board mandate to make changes to our systems. Our board hired Margaret to support me to find a way to turn things around. Within 90 days, she quickly build trust with me even though I was under a high level of stress.
Working with her allowed me to reframe my mindset and facilitate more open and transparent communication with my team. Our coaching discussions were easy to relate back to my situation and helped me shape practical next steps. At the same time, I gained a better understanding of leadership principles, team management, and organizational culture. I noticed a positive impact on my approach to leadership in both work and personal life.
With the support of my board leadership, we were able to make a complete U turn to a significantly more positive environment in a short amount of time. I have challenges ahead of me, but I have a more cohesive and productive team supporting me.
Lesley Marr
General Manager
Pismo Coast Village RV Resort
I started working with Margaret to prepare myself and then transitioned into the role of Project Manager for a large, multi-million dollar, design-build transportation project that generates the highest amount of project-level revenue for my company. She helped me understand how to leverage feedback to prepare myself for this significant transition in my career. Since then, my scope has expanded to include management of a second project of similar caliber.
As a direct result of our work together, I have a much deeper understanding of how important it is to actively give, invite, and receive feedback, especially at the executive level and with the multiple stakeholders on these large teams. I now have more perspective and information, enabling better decisions and self-confidence.
If you work with Margaret, you will find that she asks insightful questions that move your self-development needle. I find myself better able to connect with others and be more authentically known to them, which makes my work much more fulfilling and has allowed me to cultivate a more comprehensive professional network. Working with her as a coach has helped me unlock capabilities in myself that I wasn’t initially aware were there, but now that I am, I am certain that I will continue to apply them as I progress in my career.
LeChi Huynh
Project Manager
Environmental Science Associates (ESA)
Everyone knows frequent and transparent feedback is the sine qua non of a high-performing organization. However, implementing that culture of feedback won’t happen by just reading a book or setting a goal. Managers need practical coaching as they begin strategizing on their development and figuring out how to change. They also need ongoing coaching support as they try new behaviors and decide which ones they want to maintain.
Margaret is the only executive coach I’ve met (and I have worked with my share) who can help my leaders embrace a realistic development plan built on actual 360 feedback that produces tangible results. She has helped us understand how to move from receiving an assessment result into taking ownership for moving that feedback into productive action.
Rafael Ortiz
Co-founder and CEO
Editorialist
When I began working with Margaret, I had recently completed a certificate program for paralegal studies but had yet to gain experience in the field. She taught me the power of professional networking, which allowed me to explore who I wanted to become as a young professional. I gained the confidence to navigate my job search by working with her.
I landed my first job as a paralegal in Chicago while working with her. The skills I learned from working with her continue to pay dividends because I continuously apply these skills in subsequent job searches and building my professional network. I have just joined MRHFM, a top national law practice focused on representing mesothelioma victims and their families.
Margaret’s support always felt natural and unconditional. We worked together during a time of heightened tensions between AAPI communities and Black communities, and she was highly aware of herself and the world’s social issues. She never made me feel as though we weren’t on the same team or didn’t have the same goal.
Patrick Johnson
Litigation Paralegal
MRHFM Law Firm
When I met Margaret, I was focused on securing an executive-level job with the City of San Francisco in diversity, equity, and inclusion. Working with Margaret helped me get clear on my heart-centered goals and find the courage to pursue them. I applied and was accepted to a doctoral program at the University of San Francisco; my life shifted dramatically, and she helped me through that transition.
I now look at my journey as a mountain climb with peaks and uncomfortable points. Working with her has helped me search for myself and reconnect deeply with the authentic, transparent, and able-bodied person that I have always been. Having regular dialogue with Margaret helped me put the pieces of my puzzle together for what I truly wanted for myself. That clarity has helped me take responsibility and necessary action to gain more control and create joy in my life!
