What our clients are saying:
“Mary Gannon is a superb facilitator. Her personality and techniques helped our senior management team come together. We went from twelve different messages to one. She helped us craft a message to the market that was effective and had buy-in from the team.”
Blackwell Consulting Services Partner, Nancy Ruprecht
“The Coaching Group went above and beyond to customize our session to address both customer interactions and the media. The facilitator’s understanding of our industry was impressive and the team established unique real world scenarios for role-play. The attention to detail made the experience an incredible success for our participants."
Fannie Mae Senior Communications Manager, Tracey Shell
“In a word, Mary Gannon is “impressive,” mostly because she is an incredibly good listener. It’s rare that I speak with a consultant who truly hears every last detail of what I’m trying to accomplish in a given project. This is especially important for executive coaching sessions since CEO time is extremely valuable. I would also say her finesse was extraordinary in her session with First Industrial Realty’s CEO, Michael Brennan.”
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. Investor Relations SVP, Sean O’Neill
"I found your workshop to be tremendously helpful. Your experience in broadcast journalism and enthusiasm for helping our group to become better speakers really set your workshop apart from others I've attended.”
Apio Inc. Business Development, Cali Tanquay
"Thanks Mary – working with you and Jennifer is a real pleasure!"
Motorola Solutions, Therese Van Ryne
"The Coaching Group has proven a great partner for media training all levels of executives. They are highly professional and a real pleasure to work with through every stage of the process."
President of Lisa Doherty Marketing Communications, Lisa Doherty
"The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA), a 40,000+ member professional association serving one of American's most unheralded yet important healthcare providers, relies on The Coaching Group to prepare its elected leadership to deal with media inquiries on the vast array of legislative and regulatory issues affecting the profession and healthcare in general. Recently, members who have served on the AANA Board since 1990 were surveyed about ways to improve their orientation onto the Board and into their leadership roles. The hands-down most valued training the Board members received was identified as the media spokesperson training program. As challenging and nerve-wracking as the program can be, the members love the videotaped role play scenarios and facilitator/group analysis that follows. Clearly seeing the benefit of these experiences, they always want more. Additionally, the Board members come away from their training with the realization that the techniques they learn aren't just for dealing with the media--they are life skills that can be used in any situation where the need to take control of the conversation, discussion, Q & A, interview, etc., arises. For the AANA, The Coaching Group is worth its weight in gold."
AANA Senior Director of Communications, Christopher Bettin
"The Coaching Group is an outstanding resource."
CS Communications, Carole Shifman
“If you are looking for professional coaching/training with experts who are leaders in their field plus terrific people to work with, look no further than The Coaching Group. They simply get it and are great people as well.”
Olson Public Relations President, Pete Marino
“Either through individual or group sessions, Abbott managers have greatly benefited from your coaching on content organization, fielding questions and giving presentations across a variety of forums. I noticed an immediate positive impact in how my presentations were received after adopting the skills gained through these sessions. Mary Gannon really made everyone feel at ease. I would highly recommend her for executive coaching for presentations skills to my business colleagues.”
Business Development Director for a major Pharmaceutical Company
"The Coaching Group goes out of its way to create a real-life learning environment that breeds confidence in my clients. I wouldn’t think of using anyone else to keep my clients on message when it matters most."
Dean Public Relations, Amy Dean
“The Coaching Group has always provided us with the best tools and coaches for our spokespersons ensuring we’re confident that they can handle whatever comes along.”
American Dental Hygienists' Association Manager of PR and Marketing, Nicholas Olsen
