Magdalena is simply incredible! I took The Grid Training course and it was amazing. I have attended her retreats as well on The Grid. The Grid has made possible for…
Senior Level Leadership & Conflict Resolution
“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”
John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Minh-Son Pham – ERC Interview Coaching
I found your coaching provided me with different perspectives and was very helpful to develop my presentation (in particular concerning the story, engagement and delivery) for my ERC interview. Thank…

Diogo Oliveira e Silva
This morning I was invited for the ERC interview round! Thank you so much for helping me get this far. Your feedback was crucial in bringing the proposal to “the…

Peter Cawley
She is just the sort of coach staff find helpful – she is approachable, enthusiastic and full of good ideas that go with the grain of the application. With her…

Monica Bettencourt-Dias
I succesfully applied for a £2M research fellowship with Magdalena´s help at the interview stage. Magdalena came highly recommended by several colleagues who had been successful in obtaining the same…

Daniel Dini
I was most fortunate to cross Magdalena’s path at the right time for my career and personal development. She coached me when preparing for my EPSRC Established Career Fellowship interview…

Lucy
I came to Magdalena feeling I was drowning in work, struggled with prioritizing and finding focus and also having to deal with a one-year-old kid at home. I’ve done courses…

Ian
I coach entrepreneurs and business people and I came to Magdalena because I saw her give a workshop for coaches in London. I needed to get a handle on my…

Tim Ruthven
“I have had the privilege of being coached by Magdalena for over five years and she has been an excellent sounding board and instrumental to my professional development. Her strategies…
Integration and Healing
“Without some people who listen, it is hard to hear oneself.”
Eugene Gendlin
Dr Ariana Jordan on the AICTP integration workshop
The whole workshop was incredibly moving and inspiring and reminded me of the importance of paying attention to all parts of ourselves to feel truly integrated.

Jonathan Carter
I first came into contact with Madalena in 2010 after my self belief in my ability to deliver high quality research and teaching had been shattered. Being dignosed as having…

Chris Andrews
I have attended several Make Time Count Retreats over two years. I will continue to attend these retreats to: 1. Take time for myself to reflect, heal, learn and grow.…

Rev Grace Baverstock
I sought coaching because I knew that the way I was working and living was not sustainable or life-giving. I entrusted the sacred task of coaching to Magdalena because I’d…

Paul
“Magdalena is amazingly gentle yet really intense. We worked for six hours in total on our first session and in the end, I walked away with massive clarity, a vision…

Mike
“I met Magdalena through a mutual connection. I was about to get back on antidepressants but I chose to work with her instead. It was tough and raw but so…

Anne
Magdalena won’t let you skirt around the edges. She goes for the jugular! I cried in our first session as she helped me realise that I was confident enough to…

Patricia
“She touched the pit of my heart where I hid the pain of my divorce, loneliness, childlessness and feeling a failure given my age. She helped me see the light…

Elenora
“Magdalena is a provocateur. She inspired me to try dancing therapy and meditation. I can only say that in all our work, I grew and grew and discovered more of…
Productivity & Wellbeing
“Man surprised me most about humanity. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.”
Dalai Lama
High Stakes Interviews and Public Speaking
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Maya Angelou
Dr Ariana Jordan on the AICTP integration workshop
The whole workshop was incredibly moving and inspiring and reminded me of the importance of paying attention to all parts of ourselves to feel truly integrated.
Liz Hall on the Coaching at Work workshop
Magdalena has a wealth of knowledge and underpinnings so there was a real sense of being in the hands of someone who really knew her stuff
Alice Cooper praise for Magdalena Bak-Maier
I had the pleasure of attending a talk/workshop led by Magdalena last week, and it stood out for me amongst all the other good talks at the conference that day
Elizabeth Holt on working with Magdalena Bak-Maier
Magdalena is an engaging speaker, her spirit and energy are uplifting and infectious.
Dr. Alan Swann
Thank you very much for your presentation on the use of coaching as a means of helping people affected by stress in their work which you gave to the Spring…

Reena Raj
She is an inspirational and dynamic speaker. Her talk was well structured and she had authentic connection with the audience. Her topic was motivational and moving. I highly recommend Magdalena as…
Kathleen Sullivan
“Have you ever sat and listened to a presenter and wished that they would just keep on talking and opening up your mind to fascinating stuff which is not only…

Kelly Gleason
Magdalena seems to know just how to reach her audience so that they sit up straight, take notice and listen intently as she feeds them pearls of wisdom to consider…
Catriona Maclay
Magdalena has provided incredible benefit to the social entrepreneurs she has worked with through us. Both as a coach, and as a leader of a session, her disarming manner and…
Nelun Barrow
On behalf of the APDG [Airline Personnel Discussion Group], I want to say a very big thank you for the excellent session you presented on Time Management and Effective Communication…