THE FUTURE IS WOW...
JOIN ME
15 years ago my world was pulled from under me. As my husband was telling me he was leaving me for another woman, 3 days after we'd moved to a new city, I got a phone call saying mother had tried to commit suicide.
Within 5 minutes my whole life changed.
Then followed a series of catalyst events that woke me up to how I’d been living disempowered - from chronically shy as a child to emotionally abused in a global church that some call a cult.
Today I’m living proof of moving from victim to empowered... to leading my world.
A LIVING EXAMPLE OF STEPPING INTO MY WOW...
AND ALLOWING THE TALL POPPY WITHIN TO RISE.
As a solo parent I raised my son who was diagnosed with a chronic disease at 2 years old. He is a creative, emotionally intelligent, confident young man.
I host an inspirational podcast that has been top 10 in 11 countries.
I run an empowerment coaching and mentoring business, and I'm called on to add the energetic magic to award winning brands and million dollar launches.
THE STORY ISN'T FINISHED YET
Come with me and you'll be
In a world of pure imagination.
Take a look and you'll see.
Into your imagination.
If you want to view paradise.
Simply look around and view it.
Anything you want to do, do it.
Wanna change the world?
There's nothing to it.
(From the song Pure Imagination)
Willy Wonka is my spirit animal!
EMPOWERING HUMANS TO LEAD THEIR WORLDS
HOLY WOW
Categorising me the conventional way is tricky.
I've never been a fan of niching. Or boxes.
But I've been called:
Activator. Aesthete. Advisor. Architect.
Coach. Consultant. Creative.
Designer. Director.
Energiser Bunny. Entrepreneur. Educator.
Intuitive. Interviewer.
Facilitator. Leader. Lecturer.
Marketeer. Maximiser. Mentor.
Photographer. Podcaster. Preacher. Polymath.
Renaissance Woman.
Speaker. Strategist. Spiritual Teacher.
Tastemaker. Visionary. Writer.
Tall Poppy.
50% Idealist. 50% Realist.
Or as one intuitive friend once said...
'Merilyn, you showcase brilliance'!
I've worked with 1000's of organisations, businesses, teams, causes and individuals all over the globe... from startups, to boutique consultancies, to not-for-profit empires, to celebrities and award-winning premium brands.
But my son just calls me mum.
Mostly, I'm a down-to-earth Australian, with a dash of self-doubt, a wicked laugh, a love of British humour, and a determination to wake up humanity.
ABOUT MERILYN
The 'proper' bio! In third person (who is that 3rd person anyway!)
✭ Merilyn has over 3 decades in business - energising people, brands and businesses to find and follow their Wow.
✭ After a degree in Architecture and Design, she fell into a rhythm of working with creative and entrepreneurial types with big visions.
✭ Mastermind coach for online 7-figure entrepreneurs and the marketing and creative energetic force behind multi-million-dollar launches.
✭ A polymath with professional labels of Strategic Director, Learning & Development Executive, Change Management Consultant, Brand Architect... and many more. AKA... she's lived a lot.
✭ She's spoken on stages, and managed big conferences in famous venues in London.
✭ She has her own online education & mentoring business.
✭ Creator of the WowArchetypes personality profile, Lead Your World Academy (which originally began offline in central London in 2005), and now the Tall Poppy Club and Futures Forum.
✭ Host of a podcast / talk show that has ranked top 10 in 11 countries.
✭ Merilyn currently lives in Sydney Australia, but is equally at home in London.