Being the best leader starts with being the best version of you.
Whether you feel stuck or you know exactly what you want — or you are both, I can help you reach a level of self-awareness that we are often too busy to acknowledge on our own. This helps you know where you are and where you want to go.
Together, let's equip you with the tools to transform your situation and be the best version of you so you can lead the life you desire.
Hi, I'm Mara
Executive Leadership Coach &
NLP Master Practitioner
With over a decade of experience leading teams and managing stakeholders in various multinational companies in Asia Pacific, I specialise in helping people hone their influencing skills, communication and leadership by taking lessons from the corporate world and applying them to work-life challenges, taking an introspective, holistic approach.
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My background is in psychology, marketing and sales, training and facilitation, and executive sales coaching. I hold a coaching certification from both The Coach Partnership as a Newfield Certified Coach in Ontological Coaching and NLP Worldwide as a Neuro Linguistic Practitioner. I am a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC).
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I am also a proud mom of 3, practicing these techniques most on myself as I navigate the (mis)adventures of a full-time working Asian mom in a very American corporate culture.
How I have helped my clients
Understand your values that could explain areas of dissatisfaction in life and work
Unlock beliefs that are preventing you from reaching your goals
Gain the confidence and clarity needed to pursue a goal
Improve your communication and influencing skills to be a better leader
Find satisfaction and peace in the midst of life transitions.
Mara has truly been an amazing coach. She has a very calming and warm aura, putting me at ease as a coachee right from the get-go. We were able to explore a number of topics ranging from career to personal life and how they were intertwined. Mara also has this elegant and natural ability to ask astute and thought-provoking questions to guide me in getting to the heart of the matter. She provides a safe place as a fantastic listener as well as being able to distill and playback my long ramblings and trains of thought. Mara was able to share some useful mental tools/ frameworks that really allowed me to look at issues or the topic at hand with much greater clarity. Through my time with Mara, I've been able to experience my own mini-epiphanies and breakthroughs during the coaching sessions. This in turn has spurred me to look into or take action on long standing, deep-rooted issues or buried aspirations.
- Wan Sze, Prudential Life
Mara is amazing in helping identify what holds me back. Having a coach like her tell me and help me address it has been transformational. I am able to reframe my challenges and take more control over the situation. After my sessions, I am calmer and have more confidence to be the leader I know I can be.
- Patrick, Nike
I found your coaching style to be very similar to that of a homeopathic doctor - precise and relentless questioning of the problem in front of us to get to the real root cause and issue. It is challenging but in the end rewarding to be able to know what the real issue is/was and what are the ways in which it manifests itself. It left me feeling empowered to do the same in the future - think harder on what the real issue is. This of course also helps us come up with a much more robust solution. I also really liked that you helped me address problems through 2 ways: changing the physical disposition combined with changing the narrative / mental thoughts. I think that combination is really powerful when practised.
- Karishma, Google
In just five sessions, I came to realise a lot of short-comings about myself that, with some self-realisation and reflection, would lead to major changes in my daily lifestyle, habits and mindset. Personally, it has helped me reconcile with my goals, values, commitments and personal desires. I happen to get coaching in a crossroad in my life, but I thoroughly believe it can benefit literally anybody at any stage in life provided you keep an open mind and are willing to open yourself up with the goal of understanding yourself better.
- Rachel, Accelerasia
In 5 sessions spanning a short 2-3 months, Mara pinpointed my biggest professional / personality hurdles and areas for improvement, with step-by-step advice to gradual progress and consolidation. She is a great listener and an intelligent thinker who dissents problems and crux of issues from my input, then provides critical, constructive feedback with true empathy. I recommend Mara to anyone who wishes to deep dive into their personal issues - career, relationships or otherwise - to investigate and resolve.
- Anthea, YouTube
Mara and I worked together for about 4 months. And over that time, she helped me ask questions of myself and my intentions and unearth the underlying problems. She guided me on how I have the answers and guided me perfectly to look inwards.
Mara has a no-nonsense approach, and a very assuring demeanor which makes you feel comfortable and strong, even when you’re feeling lost and unsure. I wasn’t sure what to expect going into her first session, but I’m glad I worked with her, and I try to apply her guidance in my day-to-day. She is a great coach and I definitely recommend her!
- Vivek, Publicis
Companies my clients work for
