Mary describes herself as a fierce idealist and farmer's daughter who dreams of revolutionizing Corporate America to be a place that honors the human spirit. As owner and principal in her own business., Mary speaks, coaches, trains and consults on creating employee-manager communications breakthroughs and positive, functional work cultures. Mary specializes in working with organizations employing engineers, scientists, IT professionals, etc. Mary co-authored the book, "The Character-Based Leader..." with 20 other members of the Lead Change Group, a virtual community committed to instigating a leadership revolution, one person at a time. Mary confesses to be a sucker for cute little animals and has a proven track record for herding cats.