Marga Odahowski

Speaker, Executive Coach & Author

There are no quick fixes. I know. I am a wellness lifestyle connoisseur. 

As a corporate trainer and wellbeing guru, armed with a master’s degree in counseling education and years of experience researching, teaching, and building community, I love sharing skills to help busy professionals move through work and life’s challenges with ease, humor, and grace. Bringing excellence to my work is important to me. I will work with you to bring the best experience to your team.

My mission is to help support leaders to empower their teams with skills of future mindedness and resiliency.

I regularly speak to organizations about modern flourishing skills to build future-mindedness and resiliency. My work will help you to feel energized, empowered, and get clear on your next steps. You will learn the value of focus and the secret of how you pay attention that is a game-changer

Here’s more about my background:

My education and experience includes an MSE in Counseling Education from the University of Wisconsin and serving on the faculty at the University of Virginia for 24 years as Assistant Director for Health Promotion and the Director of Studies for the International Residential College. As a consultant, I developed and taught the Mindful Executive program for the MBA Executives Program at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and a Mindful Leadership course at the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce. In addition, I have been guest faculty with the Federal Executive Institute and The Brookings Institute, focusing on bringing my Wonder Works program into the workplace. Currently and for the past five years I am an executive coach with BetterUp, a premiere coaching company, serving executives at NASA, Google, Hilton, Warner Media, and Snap Inc. and many more.

Let’s talk to see how we can work together!

My Story

I’m a city-country girl. I grew up in Chicago and spent summers in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

My summers in Wisconsin introduced me to the way of the hammock and the power of slow.

It was in the summers where I felt my best with nature, swimming, art, fresh farm food and hammocking.  Today I live near the Blue Ridge Mountains in beautiful Charlottesville, Virginia and enjoy hiking, painting, and live music. Oh, and I just fell in love with Pickle Ball!