Maria Fafard is an executive coach and facilitator who is passionate about helping leaders reach their full potential. Drawing on 20+ years of experience in Technology, Finance, and Consulting, including Fortune 100 experience, Maria coaches executives and high potentials. She specializes in transformational coaching, helping clients to discern their core values and reorient their life and career around them; to uncover blind spots; and to find new perspectives. Maria sees coaching as a powerful tool to transform leaders, teams and organizations, and works with leaders to co-create a reality of fulfillment, meaning,​ and growth for them and the people they lead. She shares her passion for coaching and facilitation via speaking at conferences and designing and delivering courses for Project Management Institute (PMI). ​

​Maria successfully coaches leaders at all levels of organizations, including Fortune 100. Her portfolio of clients includes C-Suite, VP's, Senior Directors, and Directors. She delivers coaching in enterprise-wide cohort-based leadership development programs for high potentials at a Fortune 100 company. Survey results: 100% of participants recommend Maria as a coach to other leaders. Typical engagements address executive development in the areas of self-awareness, servant leadership, executive presence, mindfulness, collaboration and communication skills, developing an inspiring vision, articulating an authentic personal brand, building relationships, and accelerating personal growth (vertical development/adult development).​

​An accomplished speaker, Maria is known for her engaging presentation style, high energy and a sense of humor. She frequently speaks at major conferences and events such as international conferences of Project Management Institute, Agile Alliance and Scrum Alliance (audiences up to 1,600+). Popular topics include Power of Coaching, Power of Virtual Meeting Facilitation, Personal Branding for Leaders, Spiritual Tools for Leaders, and Coach Your Team to Greatness!

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