Marsha Haygood Supporting your passion, potential and goal fulfillment. Company: Stepwise Associates, LLC Location: Yonkers, New York Website: www.stepwiseassociates.com

Biography:
Marsha Haygood is a powerful motivational speaker and a dynamic career and personal coach. With a solid career development track record in corporate America, Marsha is a highly accomplished and experienced human resource professional. She founded and is President of StepWise Associates, LLC, a career and personal development consultancy with a clear mission: to offer professional and personal guidance to individuals and corporations through coaching, facilitating self exploration, and motivational speaking.

Marsha’s vision is laser-focused on passion, potential and goal fulfillment. She uniquely inspires her clients and audience to wholeheartedly identify their passion, realize their potential and fulfill their goals.

Marsha cultivated her coaching expertise during 25+ years as an Executive in Human Resources where she advised Senior Management and coached employees at all levels.

In her last corporate position, she was Executive Vice President – Human Resources and Administration at New Line Cinema, a division of Time Warner. Prior to New Line, Marsha held an executive position in Human Resources at Orion Pictures, among other companies.

Marsha has the distinction of being selected from a nationwide search to be featured in the 1st Edition of Speaking of Success, a highly successful book series from Insight Publishing. The book features best-selling authors Stephen R. Covey (Seven Habits of Highly Effective People), Ken Blanchard (One Minute Manager) and Jack Canfield (Co-Creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul). Marsha Haygood, Blanchard, Covey and Canfield are joined by other well known authors and speakers, each offering time-tested strategies for success in frank and intimate interviews.

Marsha has been featured in a number of other publications for her contributions to corporate America and is currently collaborating on her second book which will offer wisdom and career guidance for women.

Marsha believes coaching is a process that fosters self evaluation and reflection. To help individuals uncover their skills and maximize their talents she works with them to:

• Facilitate a journey of discovery
• Visualize, formulate and achieve goals
• Remain focused and evaluate options
• Explore solutions and learn from their experiences
• Develop an action plan so results can be realized

The results of a positive coaching experience include clearer goals, increased self-awareness, new ideas and options, and success strategies.

Marsha Haygood brings a rich multicultural perspective to her consulting with individuals and organizations. She holds a BA degree from Lehman College in New York and Human Resource Training and Development Certification from New York University. She is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management, New York Women in Film and Television and the National Association of Female Executives. She has won numerous awards including the prestigious YMCA Black Achievement Award and The Network Journal’s Influential Black Women in Business Award.

Speaking Engagements:

Recent speaking engagements include the Essence 2007 Women Who Are Shaping The World Leadership Summit; Odyssey Media Women’s Conference; State University- Purchase College Evening of Hope Keynote Speaker; the National Urban League Conference; Back Achievers in Industry Leadership Summit; New York Society of Association Executives Professional Development Roundtable; and the National Association for Multiculturalism in Cable (NAMIC).

Availability:
Available for career and personal development coaching, corporate consultancies, book signings, speaking engagements and conferences.