Marilyn Dollar
Marilyn Dollar is a certified High Performance Business coach who left the corporate 9-5 to support women in leadership.
What were your initial years of growing up like? Tell us about your life before starting your corporate journey/venture/initiative.
I was a Navy brat, so I travelled to several countries and most of the United States before I finished high school.
Every industry that is now a large-scale, top-notch business once started as a small idea in the minds of entrepreneurs. What was that idea or motivation that made you start your business /initiative? What motivated you within to say YES, go for it!”
I’ve worked with some terrific leaders and I’ve learned both formally and informally what habits & thought processes make a good leader. I’ve met many leaders who started out as subject matter experts and got promoted. I want to help teach them modern leadership skills and be their trusted guide to success. When my clients are happy, I’m happy!
Tell us something about your initiative or current role. What is it about, and what impact are you trying to make?
Better leadership, create more psychological safety for innovation and teamwork, and support passionate leaders with their mission.
Your journey and your vision are very inspiring, but are there any achievements or accomplishments you would like to mention?
I have several certifications beyond my college days that have helped me in the day to day of leadership and teaching. The Life Coach School, Radiant Academy – an ICF accredited school, Certified High Performance Coach through Brendon Burchard and the Neuroscience of the Woman’s brain with Dr Sarah McKay.
Would you like to share with our young budding women entrepreneurs the change you would like to see in the world if given an opportunity?
Better workplaces
Women are a growing force in the workplaces worldwide, standing shoulder to shoulder with their male counterparts. There are cracks in glass ceilings everywhere, with many women breaking through to carve out a space right at the top of the pyramid. What are your thoughts about women leadership today?
The more women in leadership the better.
What would you want to say to our young women leaders/audience reading this?
Keep going, get a mentor and a coach, make self development a habit, read lots of books!