From Accomplished Executive to Influential Consultant
You've spent years building expertise in the corporate world, but you're now at a crossroads. You have the deep, specialized knowledge to solve complex problems, but you're not sure how to translate that value into a marketable external offer. You're ready for more autonomy, impact, and legacy, but you need a clear, actionable path to get there.
The "Authority Launch" Bundle is designed for you. It combines our two most impactful programs to give you the strategic blueprint and personalized support you need to confidently launch your independent consulting career.
Explore Your Expertise in Your Marketplace
Unlock unparalleled growth with our strategic thought leadership and innovative product launches. Expert coaching and tailored marketing solutions to propel your vision to success.
Flexible Scheduling
We'll start several cohorts and do our best to accommodate you and your other commitments. Lock in this special price now for this year and next year's cohorts.
What You Get in This Limited-Time Bundle
1. The Thought Leader Launchpad (Full 8-Week Intensive Program)
This is your comprehensive guide to building a strong foundation for your consulting business. You will systematically translate your corporate expertise into a powerful, marketable consulting identity. The program includes:
Internal Clarity: Systematically identify your unique intellectual property and define your "zone of genius".
External Positioning: Define a specific, profitable niche and create a detailed profile of your ideal client.
Authority Asset Creation: Outline a key thought leadership asset, such as a mini-book or a signature methodology, that immediately elevates your credibility.
Marketing Roadmap: Develop a practical, step-by-step marketing plan to attract your ideal clients.
2. One Month of The Launchpad Mastermind
You won't have to navigate this transition alone. This small group coaching experience provides the accountability and personalized feedback you need to succeed. In this mastermind, you will:
Receive personalized support on your specific niche, offer, and messaging.
Network with other aspiring thought leaders who are on the same journey.
Get the accountability you need to implement your systems and content.
The Result: A Faster, More Confident Launch
This bundle is for the professional who is proactive and committed to investing in strategic guidance to de-risk their transition. By getting both the full system and live coaching, you will:
Accelerate your journey to becoming an influential, independent consultant.
Overcome uncertainty by building a clear, custom blueprint for your business.
Walk into the new year with momentum, ready to attract clients and make an impact.
Limited-Time Offer
Normally, purchasing the comprehensive Thought Leader Launchpad program and one month of The Launchpad Mastermind would cost over $1,294.
For this end-of-year special, get the entire "Authority Launch" Bundle for a one-time investment of $997.
This offer is only available for a limited time. Secure your spot now and start the new year with a clear, powerful strategy to build your authority.
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Marilyn McLeod
Coach & Guide on the Side
Marilyn McLeod: An Extraordinary Coach, Strategist, and Thought Leadership Expert
Marilyn McLeod is a seasoned coach and consultant with a proven track record of helping leaders and entrepreneurs translate their expertise into tangible results. Described by her clients as "talented, smart, sincere and wonderful" , Marilyn is praised for her ability to provide "high service and support" to help her clients reach the next level.
With a background of working with top executive coaches like Marshall Goldsmith and Gary Ranker, Marilyn brings a wealth of experience and a "deep and broad" knowledge across a variety of subjects critical to executive coaching. She has an "amazing and rare ability to recognize patterns of behaviour" and distill that understanding into "direct pragmatic recommended actions".
Clients consistently highlight her skill in asking "targeted, thoughtful questions" that encourage them to think deeply and find their own solutions, rather than being given "canned remedies".
Marilyn's expertise extends to helping professionals become published authors and recognized thought leaders. She has a special talent for guiding clients to synthesize their thoughts into actionable steps for writing a book.
Her coaching helps quiet a client's "inner critic" and gets them "thinking like an author". She provides guidance from organizing thoughts and writing chapters to marketing the book and manifesting its message.
Beyond coaching, Marilyn is an expert in project coordination, managing the work of other coaches, and handling tough situations with the "highest integrity". She is a master at creating an atmosphere of "relaxed excitement and intellectual stimulation".
Her skills also include social media, website design, coding, sales, and writing. With her guidance, clients have seen "positive, long-term change in behavior" and have successfully launched new products and achieved their goals more efficiently.
Never Miss a Step: Flexible Learning & Unwavering Support, Even If You Miss a Session
All live Zoom sessions for "The Thought Leader Launchpad" will be recorded and made available in your member portal shortly after each session. You'll still have access to all documents, templates, and the community space, ensuring you don't miss any valuable content.
You'll receive comprehensive support including weekly live Zoom sessions (with recordings), access to a dedicated community space for peer interaction and questions, all relevant documents and templates, and one month of live, personalized feedback and accountability within "The Launchpad Mastermind" group setting. This ensures you're fully supported in applying what you learn.
Testimonials
Million-selling author & world authority
Marshall Goldsmith
"I am moved to provide the highest recommendation for Marilyn. Along with her great technical job in developing my site, Marilyn has been a pleasure to work with. Marilyn managed a coaching engagement with four very senior executives in a 'Fortune 500' client of mine. She did a wonderful job of managing the work of coaches involved - and coordinating the project. The end result was positive, long-term change in behavior for the client executives - and a very positive experience for the coaches!
Ghost-writer: "7 Habits of Highly Effective People"
Ken Shelton, CEO
"Over the past 35 years, I have known and published many of the top consultants and executive coaches. More recently, at age 70, I have enjoyed being coached by a woman who has worked for 25 years with two of the top executive coaches, Marshall Goldsmith and Gary Ranker. Marilyn brings a wealth of experience and proven tools and methodology to her coaching, and then adds her own special touch, including her amazing empathy, her ability to ask the right questions and listen deeply to understand. She then explores options and draws out solutions, rather than simply prescribing canned remedies. Her one-on-one, customized and personalized coaching proves that she really cares about helping her clients make progress in areas that matter most to them in both the personal and professional domains of their lives. I highly recommend Marilyn McLeod, an executive coach who knows how to develop authentic leadership excellence."
Global CEO Coach
Dr. Gary Ranker
"Marilyn has an amazing and rare ability to recognize patterns of behaviour as a coach and distill that understanding into direct pragmatic recommended actions to improve her clients' interpersonal relationships.The result is that her coaching clients are more successful in both understanding themselves, more self aware, and are able to achieve their goals within business more efficiently due to a greater understanding of their social context. We have collaborated as co-authors on two books about coaching and her writing skills are extraordinary. Again because of her rare ability to recognize patterns, she is able to find the salient practical value from research and present it in a meaningful yet simplified practical manner for the reader. I have personally seen Marilyn's talent in action over the past decade of working together on coaching projects. It is from this vital first hand experience of Marilyn as a coaching partner that gives me the vantage to attest how extraordinary she is as a coach."
Stakeholder Centered Coaching Train the Coach Certification
Frank Wagner
"Marilyn takes the time to internalize and really learn concepts before applying them. Her natural listening and attending skills make her one of the most qualified individuals I know to be a successful behavioral coach."
Founder and Chairwoman
Dr. Beverly Kaye
"I've known Marilyn for many years and hear only positive comments from individuals who know her and have worked with her. She is deeply experienced in a variety of industries, and on a variety of subjects critical to executive coaching."
Self-Esteem Pioneer, Collaborator with Ayn Rand
Nathaniel Branden
"Marilyn is a master of her trade. She organized and hosted Thought Leader interviews; she created an atmosphere of relaxed excitement and intellectual stimulation which everyone seemed to feel and respond to from the moment they arrived. Marilyn McLeod is an example of pure ability in action."
Executive Coach, JM Clark and Company
Joan Clark
"What's really been useful is your very keen sense of asking questions. And not just asking, but asking targeted, thoughtful questions that then in turn make me think. The other thing, and this may not be appropriate for everybody, but because I am such a structured person, it's reassuring, and it also helps keep me on track, that when we're done you send me a follow up note saying what we talked about and what we agreed to. That validates what we talked about, and if we're off track it gives me a quick chance to say no, that's not really what I meant. And then when I get ready for our meeting the next week, it also gives me a chance to refresh my memory. That works really well. It holds me accountable, and I appreciate that."
President of Implementing Change
Dr. Arianne Weiner
"Marilyn has a tremendous amount of energy and experience in supporting others to make their books happen. She has an in-depth background of synthesizing your thoughts into actionable steps towards writing that book you have always wanted to accomplish. Marilyn will do whatever it takes to help you move through your discomfort to get you thinking like an author, even if you have never written a book before. She knows how to quiet your inner critic and bring out your cheerleaders! From tips on organizing your thoughts to getting them on paper into palatable chapters to reviewing your drafts, guiding your marketing, and working with you in manifesting that message you want to be sent out in the world.And you never know what will come out of a coaching session, because as she gets to know who you are, what your clients want, and what you want to deliver to your clients bottom line, she makes connections you may not have seen before. I'm launching a whole new product idea which helped me pivot during an economic downturn, and the genesis of the idea came from one of my coaching sessions with Marilyn."
Author: Make Mom Happy By Mail
Trudy Triner
Marilyn, Wow! What a great job you did! It really looks just great and it's always wonderful to see my mom's sweet face. Please let me tell you again how absolutely amazing I think you are. You are sweet, kind, brilliant, talented and generous. Your knowledge of how to make things happen on a computer is deep and broad. You are good at so many things for which I don't even know the names! Social media, coding, coaching, selling, writing, website design, teaching others how to write and publish books, and now you have added affiliate marketing guru to the list. Heaven only knows what that list will contain this time next year as you continue to learn and grow. I feel so fortunate to have met you and to have you as a friend. And thank you for making my mom visible to the world, and to me, once again. It truly warms my heart! You are worth your weight in gold!
President and CEO
Steve Sallen
"Marilyn's 360 interviews helped our team & continue to help me as a leader. If you really want to lead, you're not a leader unless people are following. A real leader knows whether his messages get through, or if unintended messages are coming across. It's well worth the exercise to get real data on how key people perceive my leadership & the future direction of our firm."
Business and LifeStyle Consultant
Steve Rodgers
"Marilyn is a talented, smart, sincere and wonderful person! I have known Marilyn for many years in various roles. I have known her to be very intent on being of great value. She gives high service and support for her clients. She has helped me in a coaching role, in my book launch and in general networking connections. I highly recommend Marilyn for a role in working with leaders to get to the next level with projects or in their businesses."
President, Alliant International University
Geoffrey M. Cox, PhD
"Marilyn has a wonderful, cheerful personality that makes her a pleasure to work with. She is a thorough professional with skills and talents that are adaptable to many different kinds of projects and organizations."
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FAQs
Your Questions Answered: Insights for Thought Leadership Development
Q: Who is "The Authority Launch" Bundle specifically designed for?
A: This bundle is for accomplished corporate executives and seasoned professionals with 15+ years of experience who are at a crossroads – either contemplating or in the early stages of transitioning to launch their own independent consulting practice. You have deep expertise but need a clear roadmap to translate that into a marketable offer, build credibility, and attract clients as a recognized thought leader.
Q: What is the core difference between "The Thought Leader Launchpad" and "The Launchpad Mastermind"?
A: "The Thought Leader Launchpad" is our 8-week intensive program that provides the systematic guidance, frameworks, and templates to build your foundational strategic blueprint, define your niche, craft your signature offer, and create your first tangible thought leadership asset. "The Launchpad Mastermind" is a small-group setting for ongoing live support, personalized feedback, peer networking, and accountability to help you immediately apply what you've learned and overcome implementation challenges.
Q: What tangible results can I expect to achieve by completing this bundle?
A: By the end of this bundle, you will have systematically translated your corporate expertise into a powerful, marketable consulting identity and a strategic blueprint for your independent career. You'll gain clarity to define your unique niche and high-value offers, create a key thought leadership asset (like a mini-book outline or signature methodology), and possess a practical, step-by-step marketing roadmap to immediately begin establishing your authority and attracting your ideal clients.
Q: I'm still working full-time. How much time commitment should I expect for this bundle?
A: We understand you have demanding schedules. The "Thought Leader Launchpad" requires approximately 3-5 hours per week, including the live session (which is recorded) and practical application exercises. The Mastermind sessions are designed to be efficient and highly impactful. This bundle is structured to provide maximum value without overwhelming your current commitments, allowing you to build momentum strategically.
What if I can't attend the live "Thought Leader Launchpad" sessions?
A: All live Zoom sessions for "The Thought Leader Launchpad" will be recorded and made available in your member portal shortly after each session. You'll still have access to all documents, templates, and the community space, ensuring you don't miss any valuable content.
Q: Is this bundle suitable for someone who has never worked as a consultant before?
A: Absolutely. This bundle is specifically designed for high-achieving corporate professionals who are considering or just starting their consulting journey. We provide the systematic guidance to bridge the gap between your corporate expertise and launching a successful independent practice, addressing the unique challenges of this transition. Success metrics include sales, market share, customer engagement, and brand visibility, with pre-established KPIs
As skilled professionals, we hold a unique power to shape the future by sharing our expertise.
True thought leadership is more than just having great ideas; it's about translating your deep-seated knowledge into meaningful, marketable influence that solves complex problems and inspires progress.
It's the journey of turning your corporate experience into a force for good, establishing yourself as a credible authority who can guide and lead your industry.
By stepping into this role, you’re not just building a business—you’re contributing to a better world, one innovative idea at a time. It’s time to consider what's possible.
