Marie de Champchesnel  (she/her)

Working with Marie has genuinely changed my life. I came into coaching with recently (and late) diagnosed ADHD, a lot of limiting beliefs around work, and years of unhelpful patterns built from difficult experiences at school, university, and in different workplaces. My confidence was very low and I wasn’t even comfortable calling my work a ‘business’. I found Marie through Exceptional Individuals and Access to Work, and chose her because she specialises in empowering women, and I could feel her motivation and sincerity from the start. Since working with her, everything has changed. I’ve started my own business (something I never thought I’d say!) and it’s taking off at a great pace. I now feel confident in myself as a freelancer - from quoting for projects, managing my time across different clients, to overcoming procrastination and actually getting things done. Marie supported me both with big picture mindset shifts and very practical tools that made my day to day work feel possible and even exciting. One thing I’ll never forget is the analogy she used of me being a sailboat. Years ago a tutor told me I was ‘coasting’ when actually I felt like I was fighting against the tide every single day. Marie helped me see that I wasn’t stuck on the coast at all, I just needed the right navigation and support to get out to sea. She tied that metaphor into so many breakthroughs. Marie creates a space where you can unpack fears, rewrite old stories, and actually really feel successful in the way that works for you. She is grounded, strategic, and genuinely inspirational - never pushy, always empowering. I came into coaching skeptical… and I’m leaving with a whole new belief in myself, my business, and what’s possible. If you’re a woman with ADHD, starting a business, or just feeling wobbly about your direction, I cannot recommend Marie enough. She helped me redefine what success looks like, and believe that I deserve it."

Jessica