Marlin Woods is a phenomenal personal development coach. His style and support has helped me tremendously. The positive changes I am experiencing with public speaking and business consistency are without question, due to our private sessions.

Over the last 2 years, the mentorship that I have received from Marlin has been invaluable. I initially came to him seeking mentorship centered around board leadership. I have excelled in my board role thanks to Marlin and have been sought by other organizations to serve on their board of directors and executive leadership teams. In the last year, our mentor/mentee relationship has shifted its focus to my professional goals. Since then, I have transitioned into a new role with a new company and negotiated the salary that I deserved after utilizing the tools provided by Marlin during our monthly meetings. It is refreshing to be able to receive advice and tools on how to navigate my career. Marlin has challenged me to become a better leader by setting small goals and has presented opportunities that would not have typically been accessible to me. I say all this to say that the quality of the mentorship I have received to date from Marlin has been superlative.

From the time I met Mr. Woods, it was clear that our relationship would be unique. While we came together for professional mentorship, our relationship has developed into far more. I have certainly grown professionally but also spiritually, mentally, and physically. Mr. Woods has shown a deep concern for my entire well-being and life. His ability to listen, process, and provide thoughtful guidance is remarkable and a true blessing. In the beginning, I gained a mentor. Years later, I am thankful to God that I can say I have also gained a friend, advocate, and brother in Christ. Thank you, Mr. Woods, for coming alongside me.

This coaching experience helps shine a light on some personal growth areas and transform them into some of your strongest features. These sessions aren’t about walking away and becoming the next top keynote speaker, although it’s possible. Instead it helps in building confidence. You learn the best ways to own a room, command an audience and be heard. Doesn’t matter if your audience is around the dinner table or in an arena, you’ll have the skills.

Marlin has an anointing on his life that allows him to breathe confidence in everyone that hears his voice with purpose. (take a pause and let that sink in)
The seeds of confidence, growth, and prosperity were in me, but just like anything that has life, it needed some essentials to grow and thrive and Marlin’s mentorship has provided the nourishment that I needed to reach higher levels. He has natural mental mechanics, that feed his leadership skills and allow him to see things in you that you do not always see in yourself. Those same mechanics allow him to provide sound direction, inspiration, and empowerment that flows over to not only his mentees but everyone those mentees are also in contact with. Everyone, directly and indirectly, is affected by his leadership! This is a man filled with compassion, purpose, and a love for people that HE coupled with the responsibility of impact. He doesn’t just talk the talk, he chose purpose over perfection and is walking in that purpose every day. I look forward to my monthly calls with him because during every call, I know it’s a guaranteed experience that I will be able to inhale confidence and exhale all doubt. I am thankful for our friendship and his mentorship in and over my life.

Before teaming up with Marlin and taking in every word, I thought I knew what public speaking was, what I found out is…what it is not. Public speaking is more than just standing in front of a group and delivering a speech. It is about engagement, involvement and a true desire to convey a message and information.

I have always had a bit of a phobia about speaking in the presence of a formal group, however, after taking Marlin’s workshop, I have really learned how to overcome my fear, specifically, to be genuine in my message. I am so very grateful to Marlin for giving me the vision to look at how public speaking is a tool of influence and not just the mechanics of knowing how to.

Marlin has impacted me deeply. His walk-in life is characterized by faith and courage. When I met him 5+ years ago I was an active student athlete, engaged to be married soon, and feeling all the pressure to be stellar in class, on the field, in the community and at home. I was looking for guidance, a role model to immolate.

Before my junior year of college, I interned with a life insurance firm, and I was on my way to see a potential client, when I met Marlin. I acted rather boldly and asked if we could sit down for lunch. That was 5+ years ago and we still sit for lunch on a regular basis.

At the first meeting I came expecting him to whip out his secret formula to thriving in every area, Marlin instead laid out a philosophy far greater, the philosophy he lives by. “I only do what I see the father doing.” He then referenced John 5:19 “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing,” as his guidepost for life.

I’m thankful to have a front row seat to watch Marlin walk gracefully between faith, family and business life. His influence on me extends far beyond the practical advice; more than anything I learn the most from Marlin simply by observing him live out his values so clearly.

Being under the tutelage of Marlin Woods has been nothing short of amazing. He has been a wonderful mentor and a phenomenal coach. The strategies and lessons that he has provided have not only inspired and motivated me, but they have allowed my platform to expand in a short amount of time and has also allowed my professional relationships to improve and increase.

He has given me the confidence, the clarity, and the tools needed to be successful on my journey, and for that I am not only honored, but forever grateful.

What more can I say but my life has been altered in a positive direction as a result of the help and leadership of Marlin. Many times we may not understand the need for not only a mentor, but an individual that can see what you do not see in yourself. When I started meeting with Marlin I was paralyzed with fear and unsure in many areas. As time progressed, areas in my life were addressed and not only have I had a paradigm shift in my personal life, my business is elevating to another level. Marlin is not only a mentor but someone I consider a friend. His heart to see myself and my family thrive is a blessing. I am truly grateful to have a mentor that saw who I was created to be even when I was uncertain at times.