Working with Maeve was an excellent investment of time and resources – though two years have passed, I often return to the professional insights and resources she shared with me. Our work together brought clarity to specific challenges and helped me hone strategies and set actionable goals during a time of transition. I recommend Maeve to colleagues working in arts and culture, and in other sectors who could benefit from her rich expertise and thoughtful approach. – Julie, Nanaimo
Maeve has been a real champion of change, she is diplomatic yet persistently facilitated the change in the Board governance model. – CM
Maeve is a great coach who creates a very warm, caring environment. However, she is not afraid to challenge a person or create awareness when required. I would highly recommend Maeve as a coach as I thoroughly enjoyed each of my sessions with her. – Diane, Vernon
She holds me accountable in an encouraging way. She is very good at making me set timelines and dates for me to achieve my goals. – FW, Nanaimo
She asked me questions that have stopped me in my tracks. You could hear some of her courage in asking those questions. I have a clearer sense in how to move in the direction we’ve (my partner) have been talking about for long time. – DK, Victoria
Maeve is a warm and welcoming coach who masterfully balances support and challenge in her process. She is a great listener and uses her intuition to advance and deepen the work. Thank you! – Laura B., Mexico
Maeve O’Byrne was a great coach, I went in not knowing what to expect having never had anything like coaching before. She took the time to understand the project I was working on and my specific role within it. She then supported me to address my relationship with my work here, which is something I was struggling to do alone. Not only did this enable me to improve my work but also to reflect more often on myself. Maeve was happy to talk about more personal issues that I realised were lying below the surface, and helped me to put them to rest. I found the entire few months a very reflective and helpful period, which was definitely fueled by these sessions and much needed. – RBD, Copenhagen
Maeve is a skillful coach who will quickly partner with you to achieve your goals. She is a pleasure to work with while also holding you accountable to take clear action in your life. In short, she’s a kind and generous change agent. – Corey S., USA
Thanks to Maeve, I’ve been able to embrace the fact that I’m a multi-passionate person without using that as an excuse to paralyze me from acting. Let me make it real: now when new ideas pop up and I’m so tempted to just jump into an internet black hole, I take a step back and place that thought in “the greenhouse” where it can blossom and grow. I (try to) keep my eyes on the prize (that one thing I most want/need to get done) while working from a place of rest. Maeve, you are a gift to the world. This is marvelous! – Rukesh S, USA
Maeve inspired me in many ways including: building a values-based business, creative marketing techniques, and continuously improving myself as a Coach. – JLH, USA
When I began my coaching sessions with Maeve, I was on the brink of a big life transition. I was wanting to change vocation, return to my home in the UK after being abroad for nearly two years and I wanted to maintain my emotional and psychological well-being; something I have a habit of neglecting. I also had no idea really what I wanted to address or which areas I needed to work on specifically. I was also quite apprehensive about my ability to change and worried about letting someone down though I hadn’t met them yet. I was also concerned about putting more on my already quite crowded plate. After just one introductory session with Maeve, my concerns were calmed. Maeve, who’s blatant warmth, empathy and kindness is immediately apparent, disarmed me quickly by listening to me nervously prattle about myself, sharing some of her own story and rapidly building a lovely rapport with me. I went on a charm offensive and whilst I felt Maeve was genuinely fond of me, she also saw what much of my self deprecationwas about and help me recognise that often the way I talk about myself was quite negative. After just one session, Maeve helped my identify areas of interest for us to work on and gave me some kind of ‘homework’ to think more on these things. Over the course of the 6 sessions I had with Maeve, my environment changed dramatically and my sessions reflected that. I wasn’t always comfortable with what I was learning about myself but I found the sessions to be a very non-judgemental space and that ultimately I was the one leading them so it was always in my power to manage the topic. I think I really felt the impact of the sessions not during or even directly after but weeks and months later when I would catch myself thinking on the things we had discussed or found myself in situations that create the kinds of feelings Maeve had asked me to be curious about. This has helped me manage challenges and apply methods she gave me. I feel I really benefited from these sessions and that their true value is still revealing itself to me months on. I was perfectly matched with Maeve as a coach who had similar background and interests to me and who’s sense of humour and general joviality made me comfortable and safe allowing me to be vulnerable. She was flexible and understanding which was amazing for me. I would highly recommend Maeve as a coach to anyone and I very much hope to have more sessions with Maeve in the future. – Anonymous
