Marie Cowgill · Business & Freedom Strategist

Big ideas.
Clear next moves.
Room to live.

You’ve got ideas for what could be better. I help you work out what matters, make the decisions and put the practical pieces in place.

For your business, your team, and the life happening around it.

Marie smiling in a sea-glass green top in a sunlit room
A clear head. Someone in your corner.
250+people personally coached
500+supported through workshops & accelerators
EMCCaccredited coach & mentor · Practitioner
C-suiteexperience building and running businesses

Let’s put that experience to work

What would make
a real difference?

A decision you keep circling. A business that relies on you for everything. A room full of people ready for a fresh perspective. Let’s start there.

01 / In your business

Clearer direction.
Better ways of working.

Strategy is useful when you can actually do something with it. I help you see what’s getting in the way, choose your priorities and make the changes stick.

  • Business strategy and practical problem-solving
  • Processes, CRM, automation and useful AI
  • Leadership and team coaching, shaped around clear goals

Coaching for your leaders and teams can focus on confidence, communication, ownership and navigating change, with agreed goals and regular reviews of progress.

Explore business support
02 / In the room

Get people thinking.
Then doing.

Talks, workshops and conversations that connect the bigger picture to something people can take away and use.

  • Business, systems and making space for life
  • Practical workshops shaped around your audience
  • Speaking, panels, hosting and media conversations
Let’s talk about your event

Looking for coaching for your own business and freedom journey?

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Marie’s words of wisdom have been pivotal to learning to trust myself, my instincts, and making rapid progress in building a business that fits around my life priorities.
Samantha BevingtonFounder of The Business of Babies
She is super attentive, understands exactly what I need in my business and has always given me great guidance. I leave our coaching sessions feeling lighter and more energised.
Zehra JaganiPersonal Brand Photographer

Words from coaching clients. Excerpts from recommendations published on Marie’s existing website.

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Because the life part matters, too.

The business I’m building. The life I’m living.

There’s a bigger
reason behind
all these systems.

I want a business that supports a life I love. And I want to help other people build their version of that, too.

That’s why I created The Freedom Game. A framework for working out what winning means to you, making your next move and protecting the things that already matter.

It’s where I share practical tools, honest lessons from my own journey and the community I’m working towards.

Come and explore The Freedom Game

A little about me

I care about
what happens
after the conversation.

That’s where the good bit starts.

I’m an accredited coach and mentor with experience across banking, accelerator programmes and C-suite leadership. I’ve helped people think through big decisions, build confidence and get practical things working in their businesses.

I’ve also built the systems and processes for an entire new business within a group. So when we talk about getting an idea out of your head and into everyday use, I understand the work involved.

Outside that work, I’m building a life in Dorset with my family. There are school runs, big plans and usually a chai somewhere nearby. The point of making a business work better is getting to enjoy the life around it.

Get to know me properly

Something useful to take with you

Get to know
how I think.

Watch something, borrow a system or follow the journey. You don’t need to book a call to find a useful next step.

Watch / read / explore

Find your next
“oh, that’s useful”.

The Hub brings together my videos, articles and ideas on business, systems and creating more freedom.

Explore The Hub

Free resources

Less collecting ideas.
More making a start.

Work out your version of freedom, find what’s getting in the way or borrow a practical time-saving system.

Get the free resources

Notes from the journey

The messy,
beautiful, real bit.

Honest thoughts on building a business and a life you want to keep. Come and join me on Substack.

Read along on Substack

Your next move

You don’t need a polished brief.
Tell me what’s on your mind.

What would you like to change? What are you trying to make happen? We can work out the right starting point together.

Say hello, Marie