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A nationally recognized speaker and public speaking coach, Mary Gardner rose to prominence in the industry as an agent at Keppler Speakers. She then founded The Coaches Certification Institute in Princeton, New Jersey, the first business and life coaching and training school on the east coast.

An avid communicator with a passion for helping others find their charismatic voice, Gardner has worked to raise the profile of many executives, celebrities, professional athletes and influencers, and transition them to new, lucrative careers in the motivational speaking circuit. In her role as the President of the Inspirational Speakers Academy, she has created a workshop series that fast tracks former professional football players into an exciting new career as professional motivational speakers.

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Mary has personally coached 20 individuals to a seven figure speaking career

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Case Studies

Liz CEO of Government agency

Laura has been a dedicated individual for many years and worked her way up to CEO of a large governmental agency. She’s an accountant by background, calm, quiet and introverted.  She hired Mary to help with her speaking.

Mary worked with Laura on messaging, and on presenting in public. Body language and tone of voice were key.  Learning to exert energy was another major addition and to own the stage.

On the big day, Laura was on a panel in front of all of the business community. She was prepped and prepared. She didn’t shy away! She shined!  She confidently took the microphone and lead the audience with her persuasive arguments and inspirational tone.  She was brilliant and knocked it out of the park!

Right afterwards, the buzz was, “WHAT HAPPENED TO LIZ?”  “OH my GOSH! Who IS she?”  All with an admirable tone of course!

That next year, Liz was given the award by the local Business Journal – CEO of the Year.  She came out strong and she earned recognition. This is the power of confidence in speaking and leading!

Craig C. of Simulation industry- Head of IT for public company

Craig called Mary off of searching on the internet for a speech coach because he had a presentation to give in Washington DC the following week.  He had a PowerPoint presentation that the marketing department had prepared for him which were just the facts. It was up to Craig to make it interesting.

Mary and Craig worked for one VIP day – creating stories and metaphors that would bring the PowerPoint to life.  Then practiced and rehearsed,

The day that Craig presented, they had a FIRE ALARM go off and so he was shaken up a bit, however, he had practiced so much he knew what to do. After the presentation he got several people who complimented him and told him he was the BEST speaker at the conference.  He was given the “Best in Show” as a result and later asked to present that presentation to NATO in FRANCE.  Smash success!

Todd of Aviation Company – CEO/Engineer

Todd is a big fellow and quite charming. Yet as a presenter, he read the material and was quite analytical, fact based and dry as a speaker.

Mary worked with Todd to become a storyteller while putting together his Power Point for a presentation to earn business.  He learned to engage with the audience of judges and to have fun with them.  He then learned to share a point by using metaphors and stories.

On the big day, Todd and his company were up against a national firm that had provided construction for a particular airport for 30 years.  Todd crushed it that day and came out on top. Not only did he beat the other company who also presented, but he earned a 2 million dollar project as a result. It was a great day in his company and the celebration after was fantastic!

Ray-  General Manager of Major Florida Company- From FIRED to HIRED!  (VIP Day)

This client had enjoyed a long history of success at one company until he made a big mistake that cost him his career.  The industry he was in was relatively small so the news of his departure spread like wildfire.

He was given a years’ severance and by month 8 was getting nervous about the fact that there were NO prospects.  His outplacement firm that hired Mary was giving up hope that his client would be able to be placed in a similar job. They hired her for up to 8 hours and didn’t know if that would be enough for this very challenging client they now served.

Mary worked with her client in a VIP day where they reviewed his strengths and weaknesses. They evaluated his life mentally, physically, spiritually, financially.  There were a lot of frank conversations about the “reality” of the situation such a the fact that as a 53 year old aging and out of shape executive was competing with the 35-40 year old executives who didn’t have the high financial requirements.

Discussions such as how to address “the incident” that occurred and whether to look within the industry or start over in a new one.  At age 53, the options looked bleak to him.

Mary encouraged Ray to become open about his situation, and to understand how the incident tarnished his reputation and to start volunteering and administering severe self-discipline in areas that were  possibly “questionable” to the outside critic.

Over the next few weeks Ray went to work recreating his life in those areas. He started networking as Mary suggested and within 3 weeks he had landed a terrific interview out West. Two weeks later he accepted the new job making $200,000 more in income with a terrific company.

Hear From Real Clients with Real Results

 

Mary’s coaching and techniques took me from being an industry speaker where I spoke about mostly technology, to being a speaker who can command an audience and receive a standing ovation. I would recommend Mary highly to anyone who needs to make a great impression an become a powerful speaker on stage and in life.
Mark Kelly

Astronaut, NASA

I’ve been working with Mary for several months and she definitely brings enthusiasm & next level mentorship to becoming a well rounded business professional. As I embarked on an entrepreneurship journey this year, i needed guidance on presenting & public speaking. I also found myself getting swallowed into the corporate mantra of “it’s a man’s world” so i needed to re-ignite my feminine energy to be able to light up a room & become more authentic. With Mary’s guidance she’s been a huge influence on my progression with her quick thinking mindset. She’s an inspiration and has been very influential in helping me become a better woman personally & professionally. I highly recommend her!

Mandy Smith

Sales Manager , Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits

As a busy professional, I receive hundreds of requests to speak to groups. Mary helped me to organize my thoughts in outlined speech that helps keep me on track and creates impact. She found out my specific needs and worked with me to achieve my professional speaking goals.

Billie Jean King

Tennis Pro, World Team Tennis

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