WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING
Chief Operating Officer + Equity Partner I Washington DC
Tom Draffen
“Merritt’s coaching rivals some of the most critical partnerships in my career. She has a deft touch at supporting my most fragile pieces and challenging my most stubborn habits.
I set some of my biggest goals this year, and Merritt’s partnership was critical to integrating the parts I want with the parts I need – making it possible for me to show up whole.
I truly value her ability to bring me back to simple – simple language, simple emotions, simple solutions.
Merritt’s energy is grounding, compassionate, warm, and demanding. Coaching with her helps me exercise muscles that make me a more whole human being to my team, my family, and my community. I’m excited to be challenged to show up all the way.”
Megan Dittman
Founder + CEO, Front Goose Wellbeing I Willmington, NC
“Merritt is an incredibly talented coach. She coached multiple groups of Executive Women for a program I designed, and received extremely positive reviews. Her coaching style is engaging, positive, and inspirational. She will leave you motivated to accomplish your goals, and ensure you have a clear path to get there. I would highly recommend Merritt to anyone looking for a coach, or a facilitator. You won't be disappointed!
Karen Anderson, MBA
Founder + CEO, Purple Peak Marketing I New York City, NY
“Merritt truly is a MASTER coach. In just one hour, we made some terrific discoveries about what’s holding me back from achieving my goals and we put together a practical framework to accomplish them. Merritt is smart, compassionate, and an absolute delight. If you’re struggling to achieve your goals, this teacher/cheerleader will deliver a high return on your investment.”
Tim McQueen
Founder + CEO, McQueen & Associates l Poughkeepsie, NY
“Merritt has been very instrumental through the steps of my entrepreneurial journey. She was there with an ear and always understanding when I was losing my mind. Whenever I had a new insight that led me to taking action and achieving my biggest goals, I would say that she “Yoda’d” me! What she is doing with her program and her platform is amazing. I feel humbled to be part of it.”
Scott Ramsey
Founder + Executive Producer, Fort Beacon Studios I Beacon, NY
“If you haven’t had the chance to work with Merritt, I’d say RUN don’t walk! Working with her transformed my dreams of leadership from an ethereal space to a very real, step-by-step reality. Her thoughtful and compassionate guidance on helping me uncover my roadblocks so I can dissolve them and move my desires into action were a game changer. I’m so appreciative of the clarity she brought to my ideas of who I want to be and I continue to hear her words of inspiration each day as I work towards the concept of authentic and compassionate leadership.”
Adrienne Peseller
Director of Leadership Development and Engagement, eBay l Bloomingdale, NJ
“Guess who just got hired?
I wanted to let you know that I got an offer today and have accepted it!!! Thank you for everything you’ve done to help me get to this point and for being in my corner! I am so excited for this next chapter!!!”
“I never thought an executive leadership program was something that I actually needed or would benefit from. I couldn’t have been more wrong. One of the best parts about what Merritt does is that she helps you bring out the best in yourself. This is true both when it comes to performance as well as being a positive person. I’ve personally made a lot of strides forward while working with Merritt. Working with her is both fun and rewarding. She is the Wendy Rhoades to my Bobby Axelrod and I can’t think of anyone who wouldn’t benefit from working with her.
Michael Passante, CFP, CPWA
Partner + Director of Financial Planning, Focused Wealth Management I Newburgh, NY + Boston Metro Area
"As a student in Merritt's leadership program, I found myself using her curriculum as a highlight of my day. In the midst of growth destabilization, I looked to classwork as my most effective grounding tool. The growth I experienced has leveled up my agency and grown my impact exponentially. Merritt guided me to goals I'd dared to dream. With a laser-focused purpose…Rather than admire leaders, I am one of them."
Clare Hefferren
Founder + CEO, Callosum I Vail, CO
Claudia Reuter
Director of The Roberts Innovation Fund, Yale Ventures/Board Director/Author/Podcaster/former GM of Techstars I Connecticut
“Merritt is a wonderful coach. She delivered group coaching to early adopters of a program we were developing in an early-stage startup. She received very positive feedback from participants and was a pleasure to work with!”
Doug Paulson
Founder, DP Voice Works + Professor at New York University I New York, NY
“Every interaction I’ve had with Merritt and Master of One Coaching has resulted in the “leveling-up” of my life. Whether it be directly related to my work, or to how I show up for even the personal relationships, the effects of our work together are clear and abundant. I highly recommend anyone looking to shore up their confidence and leadership abilities reach out to Merritt and begin their journey to meet their limitless potential.”
Jonathan Carroll, CPC
Founder/CEO, Tidal Transformation I Montanita, Ecuador + Toronto, Ontario, Canada
“Boy is Merritt talented!!! We went super deep. Healed a few things, became aware of a few more, and felt a sense of calm & peace wash over me. She led me through a powerful & absolutely ethereal experience. I didn’t want each session to end and when we did it felt as though I’d had a day at the spa!!! Bless! 😊💫”
K. Clare Johnson
Senior Manager, Market Engagement & Employer Brand, Healthfirst I Brooklyn, NY
“Master of One Coaching gave me the confidence to make major life changes without fear, and the support I needed when I doubted myself. I've been astounded at the continued positive impact of the work we did together. Master of One changed my life for the better.”
Keely Sheehan
Founder + CEO of Keely Sheehan Design I Hudson Valley, NY
“Merritt and I started on this journey and it really, really, really opened things up for my life. [In my first year of business] I started getting design clients. I started making art and selling art. People started responding and asking me to work with them. I really owe Merritt an enormous hug for life. I am so grateful for the time we spent together working - and still working - and I feel very blessed that our paths have crossed. Now she is stuck with me! Do it, do it, do it!”
“I had recommended Merritt to my friend. His business was growing fast, and he had more employees than ever before. He wanted to be a better leader and to put better processes in place to navigate these uncertain times. After six months of coaching with Merritt, he was improving more every day. And I was impressed, so I asked him about it.
As much as my business was surviving, I had no “plan” for my business, nor had I taken stock of what was coming next or had any notion about what it was I truly wanted.
“You have to see her. It might be tough but it’s so worth it,” he insisted. Suffice it to say, things did get deep, which I did not expect. I had some blocks holding me back and she took me through the tools I needed to get through them.
The most wonderful thing about working with Merritt was her ability to listen to all I said and how she was able to help me listen to what I was saying. Outside perspective can change everything. It felt like getting a fresh start on a clean slate.”
Victoria Cairl
Founder + CEO, Table 7 Strategy l New York, NY
Ali T. Muhammad
Founder, Next Step Hudson Valley/2021 Candidate for County Executive l Orange County, NY
“Master of One Coaching works! Since working with Merritt, my leadership ability has improved so much not only in my pursuit of public office but also in my personal and professional life. How I see myself and how others see me as a leader, has changed everything for me.”
Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons
Writer/Professor/Founder + Executive Director, NO! You Tell It! l Astoria, Queens, NY
“Merritt excels at creating an openhearted space to explore what you are thinking and feeling in order to get a clear picture of what it is you want and how to get there. I wasn’t sure how it would be participating in group coaching while in lockdown due to the COVID-19 crisis. I didn’t initially view myself as a leader. As a result of our sessions, I set an intention to lead online writing workshops that are as open and honest as my in-person classes. This powerful mindset shift inspired me not only to begin a successful workshop series that sells out regularly but also to write a personal essay that will be published in an upcoming series about navigating the Pandemic.”
Miranda LeKander
Attorney l Sacramento, CA
“Although I had hired Merritt with a very narrow professional focus to our work, I found myself coming into clearer awareness of my authentic self. Working with her, I felt supported to venture out of my comfort zone, put my feelers out to the universe, and even seek promotional opportunities with purpose. The work we did allowed me to leverage my resources and to negotiate a better outcome for myself.”
Matt Silverman
Founder, Silverman Editing Services and 13-time published author l High Falls, NY
“After speaking to Merritt for 10 minutes, I realized that my business needed her expertise. And if she could turn my endeavor into a success, she would earn the upgrade from Master of One to Master of the Universe. She keeps me on task, on thinking big, and have the confidence to charge people more for my expertise. Thanks to her, I am confident that this endeavor will succeed!”
Chris Wells
OBIE Award-winning actor/writer/educator/ Founder and 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.”
Renee Nabatian
Founder, Radiance by Renee l Livingston, NJ
“Merritt is truly a goddess of coaching. Her warm and caring energy is palpable. I always felt so safe in her presence, which helped me to open up, stand in my vulnerability, and allow myself to be guided towards the truth. Merritt has a gift of validating someone to their core. With Merritt’s support I knew I could accomplish any goal.”
“Because of the power of her presence and her mastery of the process, I knew that Merritt would ask that one question that would give me the opportunity to look at myself, my situation, and my goals in a whole new way. Merritt helped me find clarity, build a plan, and created accountability for me to take the next steps to build my own coaching practice.”
Coming from someone who has been in the leadership development space for almost twenty years, I highly recommend Merritt to help you become the leader you were meant to be, achieve what you most want to achieve, and live a life of abundance.”
Kevin Tennant, CPC
Corporate Leadership Development Coach & Founder + Head Coach, Power of Choice Leadership l St. Louis, MO
Sonia Narvaez
Nonprofit Leader + Founder/CEO, Operation QOL l Kingston, NY
“To say it was transformative to work with Merritt is an understatement. If you are ready to lead not with your brain but with your entire being .... Merritt is your coach.”