About Marian Baker

Selected as one of 50 top coaches in America, master certified coach, author and speaker Marian Baker has coached and led workshops with hundreds of clients from corporate, small business, non-profit and personal growth communities since 1996. Clients value her holistic approach, blending mind-body-spirit principles with pragmatic tools and concrete actions. Wake Up Inspired - Fuel Healthier Success and Love the Life You're Meant to Lead has earned 5-star reviews, Book of the Year (ForeWord) and Independent Publisher Awards.

With her Wake Up Inspired book, groups and speaking, Marian is pragmatically equipping growth-seeking achievers to create the soul-fulfilling missions they are destined to enjoy.

Called "The Queen of Powerful Questions" by a leader of Coaches Training Institute, Marian has been quoted and featured in major media such as ABC- TV Chicago, Health magazine, Ladies Home Journal and The Chicago Tribune. She has also been selected as an expert for Fitness Magazine’s You Can Do It program. Marian is profiled (alongside best selling authors like Ken Blanchard) in the book, The Art and Practice of Leadership Coaching; 50 Top Coaches Reveal Their Secrets. She is coauthor of the Awakening Corporate Soul: High Performance, High Fulfillment workbook.

Once upon a time, Marian’s life appeared to be a smash success from the outside looking in. However, she gradually began asking, “Is this all there is?” and craving more meaningful fulfillment. Today, she’s waking up inspired, humbled at the joy she feels in her own life, and delighted to help others fuel their own unique success stories. Marian loves this work, admires her clients, and will become your devoted champion. She falls asleep grateful each night with her husband and cats in Chicago.