What people are saying…

Before I started working with Michael I had a good amount of success in my career- but I felt like something was missing that I couldn't put my finger on. Everything had an edge of boredom, obligation, and I was just going through the motions. Michael identified some long-standing beliefs about myself I didn't even know I had. He challenged them and invited me to a bigger understanding. The results: From the outside, you'd see a new business, an international adventure, and loving relationships I had long since given up on. But from the inside, you'd see new depths of self-love, courage, and creativity. I truly went from letting life happen, to living my life.”

Michael is an incredible coach and if you’re ready to level up literally every aspect of your life, I suggest you work with him!

It was definitely not always easy but Michael provided the right mix of compassion and rigor that helped me get to where I needed to in my life. I would strongly recommend Michael if you want to align more deeply with your purpose and want to have a lived experience of your vision and values.

Working with Michael helped me dig through the rubble of doubt I'd buried myself under until I was finally able to say "There. That's who I am.”

Michael Margolin changed my life. I went into coaching unsure what to expect, but knowing that I wanted and needed to commit to making changes in my life for the better. Through the process of coaching, I was able to recognize the areas in my life that were most important to me and focus my energy on those opportunities.

I always say Michael is my ace in the hole that propels me personally and professionally.

Michael Margolin is one of the people that helped me grow and develop into the person I am today. He is not only a great coach but more importantly a self aware one that knows what he needs to do to develop and be better.

Michael believed in me so I could believe in myself… and we had quite a few laughs getting me there. Without any pretense, he provided a non-judgemental space and guided me through what stood in the way of my success.

I hired Michael Margolin as my leadership coach when I was in between jobs, and I strongly recommend him. He helped me to focus and hone my message during an important recruitment process. I got the job I wanted, and he helped me to navigate the delicate transition time of the first few months in the job. When I was doubting myself, he helped me to see and own my strengths, and he gave me tools to constructively approach work challenges and challenging colleagues. Michael is empathic, effective and very generous!

Working with Michael was truly transformative. By the time our work together wrapped up, I noticed significant shifts—not only in how I approached my career, but in every aspect of my life. I found myself making different choices with a clear understanding of what was driving them, and I developed a much deeper confidence in trusting my intuition. I honestly see things so much more clearly now (though sometimes I wish I could still be a bit naïve about certain things!).

What made the experience so meaningful was Michael's approach: he addressed the whole self. Our conversations seamlessly wove together professional goals and personal growth, making our work relevant and actionable across all areas of my life.

If I had to choose three words to describe both Michael and our work together, they would be: holistic, transformational, and empowering.

It’s been almost a year since our formal coaching wrapped up and we've stayed in touch. When I stepped into my new role, my first instinct was to reconnect and engage his guidance again. That’s proof of the lasting impact he’s had on me—personally and professionally.

Michael is just incredibly amazing and someone I'm so grateful for. When I met Michael, I was lost, overwhelmed, and entirely unsure of what's next in my life or even how to go about figuring that out. I didn't even know what I wanted to talk to him about. It was the month and a half or the two-month mark where I was able to distinguish between what was clutter and what mattered in my life because of him. From there, we worked out how to declutter, focus, and he really just helped me enable and trust myself. It was around 5 months in which I truly felt connected with myself and strong and had a sense of clarity, and that felt like a breath of fresh air. My sessions with him were nothing short of amazing, he is so kind, and has such amazing energy.

I hired Michael Margolin during a pivotal time in my life: I was shifting from a long, successful career in advertising and media into the nonprofit world. I knew I wanted my skills to serve a greater purpose—but navigating that transition with confidence and clarity was another matter entirely.

Michael helped me do both. His coaching is thoughtful, strategic, and, perhaps most importantly, rooted in deep listening. He asked the right questions at the right time and never offered a one-size-fits-all solution. Instead, he helped me tap into what I truly value, clarify my professional identity, and develop a practical, aligned action plan.

Working with Michael didn’t just help me land my next role, it helped me lead with purpose, show up more authentically, and feel excited about what’s ahead. He has a rare combination of emotional intelligence, business acumen, and genuine care for his clients’ growth.

If you're navigating a major professional change, leadership challenge, looking to grow personally, or just feeling a bit stuck, I can’t recommend Michael highly enough.

I worked with Michael during one of the most dynamic — and challenging — periods of my career, taking on significantly more responsibility, leading larger and larger teams, and navigating a particularly difficult economic environment with complex personalities and high-pressure situations.

Our sessions gave me space to think through difficult situations and find approaches that felt authentic to who I am as a leader. More importantly, the insights I developed through our work together didn't just help me — they became principles I could share to help my team members grow into better leaders themselves.

Michael has a unique ability to help you uncover the connection between personal sustainability and professional impact. If you're in a role where you're responsible for others' growth and success, I can't recommend working with him highly enough.

I keep coming back to our first meeting. At that point, I felt completely adrift. The idea of building my business seemed overwhelming—I wasn’t even in the metaphorical forest yet; I was in a vast, open desert without any direction. But through our work together, Michael helped me find my grounding and gave me the tools to not just navigate but to map out the path forward. With his guidance, I was able to break through internal barriers in business development, strengthen client relationships, and regain a clear sense of focus.

I started working with Michael just as I had taken on a new level of leadership at work. My goal was to really understand who I was as a leader. Michael provided amazing direction and support to guide me in understanding exactly that. He helped me understand who I was as a leader and gave me tools to practice to my leadership everywhere in my life. Working with Michael provided me the tools I needed to regain my confidence, create accountability systems, and understand how to navigate through the peaks and valleys of life. Now I am well underway to having the best year of my entire career!

The value of having Michael as a coach is having somebody in the trenches fighting with you, giving you support. The reflections, the questions, the practices were nothing short of revolutionary. Since hiring Michael as a coach, I’ve grown my business over 200%, doubled the number of employees in my business, doubled my income and the income of my entire staff. I have dramatically changed my self care regimen and have a whole routine to take cafe of myself physically, mentally and emotionally. I’m connected to who I want to be and I now choose how I respond to life’s ups and downs…rather than just reacting out of my automatic or from emotion. I’m now able to be there for my wife, my kids, my staff…all the people I care about most, in a new way.