What Clients Are Saying
“Mary Jane coached me at a time when I needed to find myself and my direction. She was an insightful listener, providing support and challenge at the appropriate times and offering useful models that added value to the topics we discussed. As a result, she helped me redefine myself and my business strategy which has led to an increase in revenues and confidence and ultimately to long term success.”
“ I worked with Mary Jane Pioli for six months as my leadership coach. Mary Jane is an excellent teacher and coach, and I would recommend her without hesitation. She has extensive experience and a high level of creativity. Those worked together with her strong listening skills and ability to relate quickly to make this a particularly positive and worthwhile endeavor for me. As a female manager in a booming start-up company, I was able to improve my ability to communicate, manage, and lead as a result of coaching sessions with Mary Jane.”
—marketing manager, high growth start-up company
“I have had the good fortune to work with Mary Jane for more than ten years. In our early days, she assisted my firm with strategic planning and positioning. As our firm grew, my role as managing partner became more complicated. Mary Jane provided me with leadership and executive coaching that has proven to be invaluable. At first, I was not even sure I needed coaching because I did not recognize the difference between administrative and managerial leadership skills. By guiding me through a learning process of self-examination and reflection on my core values and my goals for myself and my law firm, Mary Jane taught me how to be a more effective leader, and our firm has grown and prospered as a direct result. Working with Mary Jane was transformative, and I recommend her without hesitation.”
“Mary Jane helped me clarify what differentiates me in my business, and how to use that to develop an actionable business development plan. She taught me to celebrate success every day which has resulted in even greater success!”
—senior vice president, wealth management firm
“I have had the good fortune to work with MJ for many years, in different capacities, as my own leadership coach, the facilitator of two different peer mentoring groups, a leadership trainer for my law firm, and as a leadership and business development coach to many of my colleagues. MJ is gifted at working with her clients to identify their most important goals and overcome obstacles to achieving those goals. She has helped many of the lawyers and managers at my law firm grow as leaders and achieve higher levels of success and satisfaction. MJ is as an essential resource for our firm, and for me personally, and has contributed significantly to our growth, stability, and success.”
“I am constantly reminded each time I attend, how valuable and different [my WPO] group is. I truly appreciate the education and support I am receiving through WPO.”
—member, women presidents’ organization
“In my role as a recently-appointed CEO of a company undergoing a tremendous organizational change, Mary Jane was an incredible thought partner, source of inspiration and invaluable resource to me. Her help in defining and promoting highly-effective teams and working effectively with our Board of Directors was critical to the success of the rebooted organization and achieving our important mission. ”
“I truly feel like the work we did together not only helped me through challenges, but also helped me build a solid foundation from which I am able to coach and lead our team effectively. Our team could not be more cohesive and productive.”
—manager, high growth distribution company
“I’ve worked with several executive coaches, and MJ is far and away the best. I was struggling to communicate and lead effectively at work. MJ asked me the right questions to identify the root causes, introduced me to tools to help address them, and held me accountable until my performance improved and I could move on to new challenges. She is a no-nonsense and wise mentor, coach, and friend. ”
When my business partner retired, 5 years ago, I needed to shift my role in the company from VP of Engineering to President/CEO, changing my daily responsibilities and placing me front-and-center on all strategic decisions as well as leading our sales, finance, and HR managers. I am thankful to have found a fantastic CEO peer group led by Mary Jane Pioli, to lean on. Under her leadership, this group has become an essential resource for me to discuss business challenges, share resources, and strategize on growth plans. The group dynamics are excellent, and feedback is honest but supportive, thanks for the tone of friendly accountability maintained by MJ. Every business person should be so lucky!
—CEO, engineering and manufacturing company
“Mary Jane has been in integral part of my personal team for years helping me be the best leader I can be. No issue has been too big or too small for us to work through. Her thoughtful and empathetic approach works well with my desire to be an intentional servant-leader. I’ve found her insight, style, and frameworks invaluable to navigate tough interpersonal conflict, crises of all shapes and sizes, strategic planning, and day-to-day management of my teams. I highly recommend working with Mary Jane. ”
MJ worked with me on my imposter syndrome after going from just being an "owner" to receiving the title of CEO. We worked through my specific leadership style, and how to show up being kind but firm for my direct reports and company. MJ's empathetic coaching style and consistent accountability gave me the confidence to embrace my new role and dig deeper into the kind of leader I wanted to be.
—CEO, consumer products company