“I worked with Anna for several years as I began my consulting practice. I knew what I didn't want from work-life, but I didn't know what I DID want. So initially, our discussions explored what I wanted and needed out of my business and how that impacted my life. Once that came into focus, I needed to take actions to realize that vision. Being virtual and supporting multiple part-time employees and multiple clients, I had many other people's needs and expectations in conflict with my own. I was constantly playing whack-a-mole with others while burning myself out. Every other week, I'd bring my latest struggles to Anna and she'd help me see them for what they are and identify what is temporary and what is a real issue that needed to be resolved. With her coaching, I made changes with my employees (turnover + employee coaching) so that all our expectations were aligned and performance was improved. I also addressed several client issues which included scope creep, respect and boundaries, hour overages, and pricing. She helped me address these issues with my clients. I am still working with all those clients years later and have healthy working relationships. I also nearly doubled my revenue over an 18 month period.”

Founder, Business Owner

“My position as the CMO of a law firm was eliminated. I had been at the firm for nearly 18 years and in the legal profession as a marketing executive for over 35 years. Given my age, I knew I would need to pursue something different and perhaps in a different way. I was anxious and concerned. I love working and needed to find a different approach to finding new opportunities. I wanted to throw in the towel at times feeling I had no skills and nothing to bring to the table. Anna helped me identify my strengths; she helped me realize what really got me fired up and how to turn that into a job I could truly pursue and love. ”

CMO

“I've had the pleasure of investing in career and leadership coaching this year with Anna McKay, who has been such a helpful thought partner and guide as I've been wrestling with questions about the future of my work and balancing my career goals with being a new mom. I came into coaching with just a really rough idea of what I hoped to get out of it - knowing that I needed a change, but not sure what that meant. Other parents can probably relate to the challenge of finding any time at all to think about professional development, when I was just focused on keeping up my energy and getting my current work done! But Anna had just the right questions and resources to help me pinpoint my values and growth goals and envision different career pathways that could help me realize those goals. After just three months of working together, I'd not only identified what my next ideal position looked like (and a dream job description to go with it!), but what that could actually mean for the structure of my entire team to better support our collective growth! I'm so excited to bring back what I've learned about myself to my team and show up in my life as a more self-aware and empowered leader and parent. Thank you, Anna!”

Senior Institutional Partnerships Officer