MARTIN GLOBAL LEADERS - Key Persons


Annette Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant
areas of expertise Most things PC, Office, IT, MAC, APPS, Internet - if I don't know it I learn it. education College of San Mateo Eventually, all Martin Global Leaders clients come to know Annette Taylor! Our longest-standing colleague, Annette has been artfully synchronizing schedules and supporting the company office and administrative systems for nearly 20 years. All are grateful for her smile and easy-going, can-do spirit helping MGL develop great leaders!

Annie Martin

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Associate
  • Marketing Associate / Madison, WI
areas of expertise Marketing Social Media Sales Analytics Client Service Market Research education University of Wisconsin, Madison, Bachelors of Business (2022) Annie assists with MGL's branding and marketing, including the design and management of our social media advertising campaigns. She also designs client surveys and diagnostics used in team coaching programs. Craig's coaching principles are grounded in real-world leadership experience as a Marketing VP...

Craig Martin - CEO, Founder, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Founder
  • President
  • CEO / San Francisco
  • Master Certified Coach, Team Coach and Consultant
areas of expertise Business transformation Systemic team coaching Executive development Global team consulting Orchestrating major organizational change Instituting company-wide business process transformations Unifying organization culture and management practices across functions and regions education University of California, Berkeley, BA Political Science - International Relations, 1982 Academy of Executive Coaching, Diploma in Systemic Team Coaching (2021) The Leadership Circle ProfileTM, Certified Practitioner, The Leadership Circle®, 2018 Master Certified Coach (MCC), International Coaching Federation, 2005-Present New Ventures West, Certified Integral Coach, 2003 A former Fortune 500 VP, Craig Martin is a master certified coach, team coach and consultant who equips and inspires leaders and teams taking on the biggest challenges of their careers. Craig's mantra and call to clients is, "Do your most important work." With a strong strategic, business sense, he helps them do this by amplifying their influence, developing a systemic perspective, expanding their thinking of what's possible, and forging more powerful teams. Craig has worked with numerous senior executives to extend their influence beyond their functional or business units and become strategic enterprise leaders shaping the broader organization. As an international expert on leadership and teamwork, Craig has spoken at various leadership conferences and created leadership team programs in Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America. He is passionate about helping leaders draw deep and bring forth their finest selves to create career-best experiences for their organizations and people. His coaching style is described as insightful, results-oriented, strategic and inspirational. His custom-designed coaching programs for senior leaders include advanced topics such as organizational culture, powerful mindset and habits, and resilience. Recognizing the incredible pressures top executives face, Craig's coaching work also focuses on time management and personal care practices, including mental and physical fitness to ready leaders for the peak performances of their careers. Craig's coaching principles are grounded in real-world leadership experience as a Marketing VP...

David Howells

Job Titles:
  • Consultant and Senior Executive Coach
  • EMEA Head / London, United Kingdom
  • EMEA Region Head
  • EMEA Region Head / London, United Kingdom
  • Global Organization Consultant and Senior Executive Coach
areas of expertise Senior Leadership Coaching Executive Assessment Cross-cultural alignment Enhancing team leadership excellence Supporting senior leadership transitions Improving personal impact and the clarity of executive communication Strengthening influencing and negotiation techniques at a senior level Managing the effectiveness of executive boards New approaches to leading within a global matrix Enhancing business relationship management skills Mergers & Acquisitions Licenced in the use of more than a dozen psychometric tools education Royal Military Academy Sandhurst University of Wales, BSc Honors Psychology David Howells has worked as a Global Organization Consultant and Senior Executive Coach for the past 21 years in a wide range of industries both globally and in the UK. He is focussed on deliverable outcomes and ensures that both individual clients and organisations get true value from their work together. His sector experience is wide and includes banking, financial services, information services, motor manufacturing, aviation, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, energy, transport, logistics and consumer. He has worked successfully in the UK, Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, China, Middle East, USA, and Canada. He speaks some German and Mandarin. David uses an energetic, co-active style of coaching - he challenges his C-Suite clients to understand precisely what they want to achieve, what they need from their organisations and how to deliver success in adverse environments.

Maria Fafard

Job Titles:
  • Coach
  • Executive
  • PCC, CPF FutureFit Executive Forum & Executive Coach
  • Professional Certified Coach
areas of expertise Executive coaching Facilitation Values-centered life and career Spirituality and mindfulness Vertical development/leadership maturity Agile coaching Personal branding education Georgetown University's Institute for Transformational Leadership, Executive Certificate in Leadership Coaching The Catholic University of America, MA Economics International Coaching Federation, Professional Certified Coach (PCC) International Association of Facilitators, Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF) The Leadership Circle ProfileTM, Certified Practitioner, The Leadership Circle® Maria Fafard is an executive coach and Certified Professional Facilitator who is passionate about helping leaders, teams and organisations reach their full potential. Drawing on two decades of experience in technology, finance and consulting, including Fortune 100 experience, she coaches executives and high-potential employees and delivers coaching in cohort-based leadership development programs. Maria specializes in transformational coaching, helping clients to discern their core values and reorient their life and career around them; to uncover blind spots; and to find new perspectives. Typical engagements address executive development in the areas of self-awareness, servant leadership, executive presence, mindfulness, collaboration and communication skills, developing an inspiring vision, articulating an authentic personal brand, building relationships, and accelerating personal growth (vertical development). Maria sees coaching as a powerful tool to transform leaders, teams and organizations, and works with leaders to co-create a reality of fulfillment, meaning, and growth for them and the people they lead. An accomplished speaker, Maria is known for her engaging presentation style, high energy and a sense of humor. She frequently speaks on topics of coaching, facilitation, thought leadership, and personal branding at conferences and events, including international ones. Maria is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), a Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF) and a graduate of a Leadership Coaching program at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

Mary Ann Ireland

Job Titles:
  • Executive / Leadership Coach, Facilitator and Team Mobilizer
Mary Ann's corporate experience includes a 17-year career in sales, marketing and product management...