About

MaryAnn is an Executive Coach, Leadership Development Expert and Mindfulness, breathwork and compassionate leading teacher. Her leadership and coaching work is grounded in 13 years of experience in different marketing senior leadership roles in 3 multinationals (US, German, Japanese) in different continents. She has 12 years of formal training and experience in executive coaching & leadership development focusing on developing a human centered leadership brand as well as developing a sense of purpose and fulfillment in life, through emotional intelligence, positive psychology and mindfulness/compassion/breathing practices and theory, including uncovering unconscious bias and beliefs that hinder team engagement and personal 360 degree success.

MaryAnn has successfully coached, designed and/or delivered for different leadership and talent development programs, including Women in Leadership, mindfulness and resilience, executive presence among others in Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Malaysia, India, Philippines, Japan, Italy, Spain and Colombia/Ecuador. Leveraging on her own extensive marketing and senior leadership experience as well as her caring and energetic character, she supports the leaders she works with through a refreshingly challenging and caring style.

For MaryAnn, success is measured by the new insights and mindsets she helps develop in leaders, opening up new possibilities, new behaviours and therefore new results.

MaryAnn is based in Portugal, and and co-founder of Quinta Marugo Retreats, a sustainable retreat center for leaders to connect to what is important.