Strength and Performance Are Not the Same Thing.
In the Spring of 2012 I lost my husband, my father, and my grandfather. My eldest still calls it the era when "Mom was broken.”
Out of the mouths of babes…
I didn't know then that the breaking apart was just the beginning. What shattered wasn't only my foundation, it was the masquerade. The whole, essential cluster of coping mechanisms I'd spent a lifetime calling strength.
It became clear that if I was going to make it through, there was no choice but to figure out what was underneath.
That's the slow, unglamorous part nobody talks about. Not just rebuilding a life on the outside, but the deliberate deconstruction of self. And then piecing together something true based on values, intention, and practice.
My late husband Peter's final words stayed with me through all of it: choosing love as the basis for a meaningful life.
That's what I did. That's what I still strive to do.
And it's exactly what I know how to support in you.
Hello, I'm Merritt Minnemeyer
As the Founder of Master of One Coaching ™ LLC, I partner with entertainment executives, arts innovators, and daring entrepreneurs as they endeavor to actualize their visions and fully live into excellence as they define it.
The Through Line
I grew up in Northern California in a family and community of entrepreneurs and artists. That lineage took me to New York and the UK; performing, producing, leading organizations, serving on boards. Throughout twenty-five years of building things and helping others build things, I've always been somewhat of a dog with a proverbial bone about getting better; my own growth and that of other people. It never gets old.
Our clients are Pioneers
Studio executives reinventing entertainment for new audiences. Innovation leaders building category-defining products and services. Artists and organizations bridging tradition and transformation. Visionaries who refuse to accept the status quo.
What unites them is a commitment to excellence, a willingness to embrace complexity, and the understanding that lasting impact requires both creative courage and strategic sophistication, all while keeping humanity, integrity, and ethical growth as the ballasts.
What surprises clients most? It gets to be fun too.
Chris Wells
Award Winning Founder + Executive Director, The Secret City l Woodstock , NY + Los Angeles, CA
“Merritt responds to the issues at hand and also gently pushes to get to the deeper issues underlying one’s resistance and fears. I’m so glad to have found her—my work, and my life, have grown and my visions for the future are more possible, and more likely, than ever.”
If you are ready to step into a deeply inspired version of yourself in artistry, leadership, + in life…
you are in the right place.
Media Bio for Merritt Minnemeyer, PCC
Merritt Minnemeyer cut her teeth in the theater, where the stakes are existential and the margin for error is zero. The boardroom, it turned out, was just opening night with better coffee.
As the Founder of Master of One Coaching ™, LLC she employs decades of leadership experience, her background in performance, production, and business growth, and her entrepreneurial DNA in guiding visionaries to exceed expectations, including their own.
She is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) by the International Coaching Federation, a “recovering” actor, an international speaker, and a passionate catalyst of the conscious business movement. She holds a BFA in Acting from NYU/Tisch School of the Arts, a Masters of Professional Studies, and several specialized coaching certifications.
Having rebuilt her life after being widowed at 35 with 3 young, “neuro-spicy” kids, Merritt believes that conscious, creative leaders are the #1 key to a thriving future, and that anything is possible when inspired people channel their power for good with excellence, integrity, and artistry.
She lives with her darling husband of 10 years, Tom, their now nearly grown kids, and their menagerie of furbabies in the Hudson Valley, NY.
“Merritt is nothing short of a superhero. Her love, compassion, and ability to show up fully for her life is inspiring. I love her and all she brings to this world.”
- Carole Kennelly Founder/CEO, Mayware Ceramics Studio and Ritual Retreat Studio I Ojai, CA
