Welcome
Hello, thanks for coming by I'm Maria
I've been on a mission to make a difference and it's taken me across the world and back again. I've been employed by tiny start-ups to large organisations, happier self-employed, which led on to co-founding a successful non-profit called Illuminate with my business partner Sam.
“The coaching was challenging yet enjoyable and I always felt looked after.It’s helped so much at work but it’s the insight into how I prefer to manage personally and professionally that will stay with me. I like the way Maria is relaxed and easy going but professional and determined so I knew I’d get results – thanks Maria.”
My niche is inspiring smart and intelligent individuals (just like you) to do the work they want in a way that is right for them. Whether I mentor or coach it's individualised and personalised development, practical without being prescriptive to expand your thinking and get you the results you want.
My experience in training started along time ago teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) in Japan and Taiwan to designing and delivering our own impactful and engaging training courses.
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​I hold postgraduate qualifications in Personal and Business Coaching 2007, a postgraduate diploma in Social Work, a level 3 Award in Education, Mental Health First Aid certificate and I'm a founding member of the Universal Coaching Alliance. I'm insightful, intuitive and if you like personality profiling I'm a protagonist ENFJ-A.
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In 2008 I co-founded Illuminate Charity, a CIO, our mission to deliver professional high calibre coaching and training. There's more about Illuminate over here
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Every person and situation is different, what about you, where are you going?​​​​
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