Marion Franklin

As a Master Certified Coach (MCC), Marion Franklin is sought after for her Laser-Focused approach and direct communication. Her work includes developing and teaching her unique program, Laser Coach Your Way to Sustainable Success – Intensive, which emphasizes masterful coaching skills. She published the audiobook Life’s Little Lessons: Improve Your Life One Lesson at a Time, facilitates ongoing “Coach with Confidence” mentor groups, and provides individual mentoring and supervising. To date, everyone Marion has taught and mentored for Associate Certified Coach (ACC), Professional Certified Coach (PCC), or Master Certified Coach (MCC) has passed (using the principles from this book). She serves as a supervisory coach and examiner for developing coaches in an executive coaching program, has been interviewed on TV for her coaching expertise, coached executives at various corporations, presented at numerous coaching conferences and events, and has been cited in The Journal News and The Wall Street Journal. Marion holds master’s degrees in business and education. Prior to coaching, she co-founded a healthcare publishing company and taught high school business education. Aside from coach training and mentoring, she finds it critical to maintain individual coaching clients. Through them she is richly rewarded as they move toward and achieve their sustainable visions. In her spare time, Marion takes drawing classes and plays bridge and she resides in Tarrytown, New York. Coaching is an art form that requires strong, fundamental skills in order to help clients achieve the success they desire. Marion Franklin has done a fine job of capturing these skills in her new book. New and experienced coaches alike will benefit greatly from the detailed strategies and wisdom shared from her years of experience. Marion is a Master Coach with integrity, who clearly has her clients’ best interest at heart. You’ll have yours, too, when you read AND USE this book! —Cheryl Richardson, NYTimes Bestselling author of Take Time for Your Life Her straightforward and accessible approach makes even the masterful coach sit up and take notes! Marion’s life and professional experience as a coach and trainer is evident on every page of her book. As a training director and teacher, I integrated Marion’s coaching acumen and students loved it. After 18 years of coaching, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I had so much more to learn! Soon my coaching became almost magical in its effectiveness, and I earned my MCC. I could not have achieved it without the practical tools and wisdom Marion has in her book. I believe it will become THE book about coaching! Merci Miglino, MCC, Executive Coach & Trainer, Author of From Doormat to Diva! I am honestly blown away by the absolute ‘usability’ of The HeART of Laser-Focused Coaching!” As a long-time master level coach, I rarely find any “how-to” books as meaningful and easy to immediately incorporate into my coaching…with concepts, reminders and actual steps I can take NOW to further my coaching skills. I so appreciate what Marion has put together in such a readable and usable manner. Bobette Reeder, MCC, Past-President, ICF; Co-founder, The Coach Initiative; Co-founder, Conversation Among Masters “Are you looking for a good resource to ensure great results when you coach? Basic coach training can only take you so far. Even though I have been coaching for over 20 years, The HeART of Laser Coaching gave me new techniques and jogged my memory about practices I had forgotten but were once significant in my client interactions and business success. I am grateful for Marion’s commitment to document the best of her coach training in one book at that easy-to-follow and apply. I will keep my copy close by to regularly refresh my skills.” Dr. Marcia Reynolds, MCC, past global president of ICF and author of The Discomfort Zone: How leaders turn difficult conversations into breakthroughs.