Mary Rose Franklin, Consultant/Coach

  • Is change something you desire?
  • Do you have trouble staying focused?
  • Do you procrastinate and miss your objectives?

Here are some people who made changes:

  • Executive with a major financial institution achieved breakthroughs in focus, improved communications within and a better client development and retention plan.
  • Senior law partner revised priorities; allocation and distribution of case load improved communication and follow through.
  • Entrepreneur developed and fine-tuned his customer satisfaction business.
  • Team members of a major health care provider adopted a more intrapreneurial attitude; learned new communication skills and sset boundaries that worked.

Franklin began her career as a law firm administrator. She became a consultant with a national CPA firm, and an executive in charge of capital acquisitions and training for a large real estate concern. The entrepreneurial spirit took over in 1986 and “OnCall Communications” was created.

OnCall was a wireless and voice mail company providing sales, service, and foreign export.

She grew the company successfully by utilizing secondary marketing. She expanded the OnCall market share further through acquisition of other companies. She sold OnCall in 1993.

Franklin’s consulting/ coaching practice officially began in 1999 having graduated from Academy for Coach Training. She utilizes her years of business experience working with individuals and groups to identify the big picture, discover their values, mission and vision, and helps them develop a realistic and measurable action plan. All the while keeping their focus on, “What do I need to be doing, right now?”

She delivers client support through homework, facilitation, coaching, brainstorming, teaching, and nagging.

Franklin is past president of the Portland chapter of the International Coaching Federation, past president of the Northwest Association of Book Publishers, member of Oregon Women Lawyers, and chaired the 2004 program committee for Portlandia, a women’s mentoring group.

She has authored four titles, including 101 Smart Ideas for Your Business. She speaks to groups and leads interactive workshops on a variety of topics such as “Want More Clients?”, “Building a Referral-Based Business,” and “What’s Your Vision? How to Remember Why You’re Doing What You’re Doing.”

For more information call 503.534.1200 or send us an e-mail.