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MARLENE POWELL BUSINESS COACH
www.marlenepowell.actioncoach.com
� Lauren Fuller, Marlene Powell and their client, Erica Floweday from NETCONFIG
LIVING HER DREAM in Management (Management Practice) through
the Graduate School of Business at the University
ActionCOACH’S first woman Business Coach in of Cape Town.
South Africa.
Marlene believes she is now living her dream, with
Eleven years ago, Marlene Powell left her strong support from her husband Geoff, and son Dylan
comfortable but strong role in the financial sector who encouraged her to turn her dream into a reality.
of the corporate world. This move allowed Marlene Says Marlene, “Either you can take ownership,
to embark on a journey that has seen her turn accountability or responsibility to achieve your
people’s businesses around – achieving between dreams or you can find blame, excuses or be in
46% to in excess of 1000% growth. denial… The choice is up to you.”
As the first woman ActionCOACH franchisee “As a business owner myself, I value quality of
in South Africa, and with more than 10 000+ life – just like everyone else should. By imple-
coaching hours, Marlene has transitioned herself menting simple and practical tools into my clients’
from a generalist to a specialist in her field. As businesses, I help them to create more money and
an internationally certified business coach, Marlene time to allow them to enjoy the finer things in life. It
provides business help, business advice, business inspires me to help people spend more quality time
coaching and mentoring services to small and doing what they love doing.
medium sized businesses.
“As a business coach, I will help you deliver the results
Her business background in the corporate world has you desire using proven tools, methodologies and
seen her accomplish several major achievements in systems, tested and perfected over tens of thousands
her field, which include graduating as an Associate of businesses worldwide for over more than two
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