HI, I’M MARIE
And I want to help you build yours.
I’m an accredited coach and mentor, a business owner, and the person who will happily help you untangle a big life decision and then get very interested in the system that could save you five hours a week.
Because to me, those things belong in the same conversation.
You want a business that works. You also want a life you actually get to be there for.
Let’s work on your version ↗
THE LIFE BEHIND THE BUSINESS
A lovely big bed. Comfortable white sheets. The sound of little feet and giggling, followed by sleepy cuddles.
Then a chai latte, a balcony and a view.
It was a very specific little scene. And somewhere along the way, I realised how much of it had become my actual life.
I have the children. The bed. The sheets. The chai. Even the balcony, although it’s not quite where it was in my imagination.
I’d pictured being back in Australia. We’re in Dorset. The view is different. The feeling is there.
WE DIDN’T WAIT UNTIL EVERYTHING WAS SORTED
For a long time, moving back to Dorset, where I grew up, was something I thought had to wait until the financial plan was finished.
Moving meant higher outgoings. It wasn’t the neatest decision on a spreadsheet. But being close to family and building our everyday life where we wanted to be mattered.
So we moved.
That decision is a big part of why I care so much about looking at the whole picture. You can make sensible financial moves and still find yourself postponing the life they were supposed to make possible.
I want to help you make thoughtful decisions about both. What you’re building towards, and what you want to be living along the way.
I’M PLAYING THE FREEDOM GAME TOO
I love the life we have built. I can honestly say I never thought I would get to be this lucky. But in this day and age, things can change so fast. So I’m also still working on the income, security and ways of working that will help me protect it.
I want to be able to take a day off without everything depending on me being at my laptop. To have choices. To enjoy the things we have, with more breathing room around them.
So I’m building my own business, developing different income streams and putting systems around the work. Trying things. Learning. Adjusting.
That’s what I mean by “Hold the Dream.” You’re allowed to enjoy what you’ve built while you work on what comes next. You don’t have to keep moving the finish line.
And I’m sharing the journey as I go, including the useful things I wish I’d worked out sooner.
THE EXPERIENCE I BRING TO YOUR SIDE OF THE TABLE
I’ve personally coached more than 250 people and supported more than 500 through workshops and accelerator programmes. That work has given me a close-up view of what it takes to turn an idea into a business, and what can get in the way.
COACHING & MENTORING
I’m an EMCC-accredited coach and mentor at Practitioner level, and achieved a Distinction in my Level 5 Coaching Professional qualification.
We can work through the decisions, assumptions and doubts that are hard to untangle when you’re in the middle of them.
BANKING & ACCELERATOR PROGRAMMES
At the NatWest Accelerator, I coached business owners and taught practical sessions on topics including CRMs, marketing, automation and growth mindset.
I love helping someone understand a part of business that previously felt like a mystery, then see how they can use it.
C-SUITE & BUSINESS OPERATIONS
I bring C-suite experience, including building all the systems and processes for an entire new business within a wider group.
I continue to help other business owners improve their processes and get systems working for them, alongside running my own business. I understand the responsibility of making decisions, keeping things moving and turning a plan into something people can actually use.
Good questions. Useful experience. Then, “Right, how do we make this work?”
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM ME
The one about whether you actually want the thing you’re chasing. Whether that plan fits the hours you have. Whether you’re making something more complicated than it needs to be.
I’ll listen. I’ll help you see what’s going on. I’ll share experience where it’s useful, and help you turn the conversation into something you can do.
There will probably be a pep talk. There may be a “why the hell are we still doing it this way?” There will be room to be honest.
You remain the person deciding what your life should look like.
See how we can work together ↗AND WHEN I’M NOT WORKING?
I’m fairly introverted, even if I don’t always look it. I like an honest conversation, a beautiful view and the feeling of having time to enjoy where I am.
I’m a mum. I’m ambitious. I care about building a business and being there for my life. I don’t want to have to choose one version of myself.
And yes, I get very excited about a useful system. Particularly when it gives us back time for something better.
The drink
Ideally with a view and a little time to sit there.
The place
Close to family, in the part of the world where I grew up.
The little things
The ordinary moments that were once part of a very big dream.
The question
Especially when the same task is eating another afternoon.
WHY THE FREEDOM GAME EXISTS
Maybe yours is a business you can run from different countries. A slower week. Work you care about. More time with your people. The ability to say no.
We start with what freedom means to you, then look at the choices, money, time and practical systems that could help you create it.
That’s the thinking behind The Freedom Game.
And I don’t want us doing it alone.
I’m building towards a community of people supporting each other in becoming their own version of free.
People you can share the big idea with. Ask the awkward question. Learn from when something hasn’t worked. Celebrate with when it has.
Different businesses. Different countries. Different dreams. Connected by a willingness to take the next step and help someone else take theirs.
It’s taking shape. You’re welcome to be here for the beginning.
Keep me posted about the community ↗ENOUGH ABOUT ME FOR A MINUTE
You can bring the dream, the doubts and the bits that aren’t working yet. We’ll look at where you are and what could help you move forward.
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