More about Mari and her services.
The basics
Mari Lee is a multifaceted professional who focuses on human behaviour. She practices counselling and consults with companies and individuals in a mentoring capacity. In her two-decade career, she has worked with many individuals, support groups, schools, churches, and community organisations, delivering social impact. From a business results perspective, she has many lessons to share from her work with small start-ups, medium-sized fast-growing companies, and many blue-chip multinationals. Her practical communication skills are equally valuable in one-on-one consultations and larger workshop formats. She has published many articles, books and training programmes and won over 52 global and local awards.
Mari believes in mastery and holds qualifications and certifications as:
- A wellness counsellor (Council for Counsellors)
- A Strategic Communication Professional (SCMP)
- A Chartered Marketer (CMSA)
- A Chartered Public Relations Professional (CPRP)
- An Accredited Business Communicator (ABC).
She holds a Masters’s Degree in Communication Management (Cum Laude) and is working with many professional bodies to publish research, actively pursuing continuous professional development in all her areas of passion.
What I Can Help You With
Individual counselling
Lifeboosts short courses and group therapy
Whole-brain thinking
Customised workshops and training
Public speaking
Business and strategic advice
Marketing and communication services
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1. Individual counselling
Mari’s understanding of human behaviour on a personal level allows her to guide individuals effectively through counselling processes. She is a registered wellness counsellor, and with all her personal experience of change, achievements and working through life’s challenges (grief, weight loss, illness, retrenchments, burn-out and entrepreneurial challenges), she understands the concept of using practical tools to facilitate real change in a powerful way.
Individual counselling sessions are R950 per hour and excludes professional coaching and mentoring.
2. Lifeboosts short courses and group therapy
You learn in many ways, and working through facilitated information, journaling your own thoughts, and making new decisions are powerful ways of growing and changing. Sharing with others and learning from them in a structured manner is also very encouraging when you are facing a life change. Mari hosts frequent 4-week courses called Lifeboosts. The Lifeboosts cost R2399 per person per topic.
What is a Lifeboost? It is a tipping point where you learn new skills through information sharing, but more than that, you apply the information into action, taking your life in the direction you want to take it. Lifeboosts are for you if:
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- You have experienced a Lifequake, and you are shaken up. You want to heal. You are stuck and need to get into a different space. It would be best if you had guidance and support.
- You need a lifeline. You are struggling with an aspect of your life and want to get practical, tried-and-tested, street-smart advice.
- You are ready for a Lifeboost! You are in a good space and want to do some personal development. You are prepared to grow and learn!
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I facilitate the Lifeboosts in a format that allows for individual empowerment. You take complete control of your personal development. The Lifeboost Courses are set with different elements:
1) Learn: Education where you work through material you receive via email/WhatsApp every week.
2) Practice: Activities and reflection where you test, experiment, reflect and journal about your awareness and experiences.
3) Share: Participating in group sessions and platforms where you can share your experiences and learn from others. These may be online or in-person, depending on the circumstances.
How much time do I need to do this? The Lifeboosts are short, sharp, practical courses. You will typically need 20 – 30 minutes daily to work through the material and activities, and an hour and a half for the group sessions every second week.
3. Whole-brain thinking: Understand your thinking preferences and how they influence your life.
Mari is a certified Herman Brain Dominance Indicator (HBDI) practitioner. She uses this tool in career guidance and in personal development to allow you to understand your thinking preferences, decision-making processes and communication style. Create your own profile, and work with your colleagues or partners to understand theirs. The profile with a 30-minute debriefing session costs R2200. Team workshops and profiles are available on request, and group discounts are available for team profiles of more than 5 people.
4. Customised workshops and training
Mari is available to do 2-hour, half-day and full-day workshops. She has facilitated over 1000 workshops and training sessions in the past 2 decades. Topics include, amongst others:
• Communication styles and skills
• Presentation skills
• Organisational listening – how to do strategy with information from the ground up
• Communication research and the value of it
• Stakeholder relations
• Internal communicators
• Tips and tricks on relationship building for leaders and managers
• Project management in communication
• The role of communication in development
• Communication measurement
• How to conduct a communication needs analysis
• Crisis communication
• Several communication case studies
She is also available to do workshops on the wellness topics in Lifeboosts in a corporate and team setting. To book your customised workshop, please email mari@marilee.co.za.
5. Public speaking
Mari Lee is an excellent communicator who enthuses, inspires, and activates a communication or business audience. She is also well known for her work with schools, churches, non-profit organisations and social events. Mari involves the audience in her presentations and uses practical examples, case studies and activities to convey key messages. Mari has presented several formal academic papers, short workshops, keynote addresses and presentations at professional and informal workshops and conferences. Mari can relate to her audience and apply the content and the message to the people in front of her whilst taking them with her on the journey of her passion: communication! She is also well-versed in business topics and is a registered counsellor, reading extensively on human sciences. Mari can connect via technology platforms and present workshops and coaching virtually, supported by the relevant pre- and post-event implementations, as required.
To book Mari as a speaker at your event, please email mari@marilee.co.za.
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