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GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT: DAVID TIEJIE

Christina Merkley — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:38:11 +0000

I came to Christina’s work via her alliance with Anneke Lucas in Shifting the Power. That program was intense. At first, I didn’t think I was in the right place. However, as I stayed with it, my eyes really opened to power dynamics and trauma. Not only power dynamics in our world overall, but also... Read more »

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GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT: JAN RICHARDS

Christina Merkley — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:42:29 +0000

Today’s grad, Jan Richards, is located in Silicon Valley (where I was based in the 90s). A longtime business consultant and former National Baldridge Examiner, she’s a Grove Consultants aficionado (my former employer back in the heady dot-com days). Jan knows the efficient practicality of ‘working visually’, having successfully used the Grove’s Strategic Visioning and... Read more »

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GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT: DONNA CHEWNING

Christina Merkley — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:59:23 +0000

Donna has both personal and professional reasons for working visually. On a personal level, she is the mother of an adult son with a lifelong disability and limited communication abilities. Professionally, her career in Restorative Justice, Conflict Resolution, and Mediation – including her work with her state’s Supreme Court and Alternative Dispute Resolution Department, as... Read more »

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GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT: HERMEKA RAY

Christina Merkley — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:37:13 +0000

MY LEARNING JOURNEY TAUGHT ME TO SHIFT FROM THE PROVERBIAL “DOING” TO “BEING”. A POWERFUL CATALYST THAT HAS FOREVER SHAPED A PROMISING FUTURE FOR ME AND MY CLIENTS. The work of a coach is all about change and the ability to draw a clarified vision, values, and insights – painting a purposeful picture filled with... Read more »

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GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT: CARLA YETTER

Christina Merkley — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 14:10:51 +0000

All sorts of folks find their way to Visual Coach Certification. Some of the bravest are those in conventional environments looking for a different, deeper, more creative way of working. When Carla travelled in person to one of my Magic Marker Masterminds, she’d already discovered the visual way of working and was courageously applying it... Read more »

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GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT: MARIE JACOBI

Christina Merkley — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 17:08:31 +0000

It’s my pleasure to spotlight Marie Jacobi, who works in Germany, France and Switzerland as a Consultant and Coach … in German, French and English! When Marie found me several years ago, she was already established as a very talented artist, illustrator and graphic recorder. However, she was at a frustrating and confusing transition point.... Read more »

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GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT: RIO HOLADAY

Christina Merkley — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 17:07:32 +0000

It’s my pleasure to spotlight Rio Holaday, and her visual offerings, including Visual Coaching. Rio entered Visual Coach Certification as a talented Graphic Recorder and Facilitator in the Health Equity and Racial Justice arenas. Already knowing how visuals help people to connect at a different level – other ways of knowing. In a transition, she... Read more »

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