Over the years we’ve worked with thousands of clients. Between them they cover just about every possible size, sector, structure and culture. Here are a few case studies that explain what we did and how it helped the client to achieve their objectives. If you’d like to discuss your particular needs, and what we could do for you and your organisation, feel free to get in touch.
CivTech Scotland
CivTech is a Scottish Government programme that brings people from the public, private and third sectors together to build things that make the world a better place. They take real problems faced by government departments, public sector organisations and charities,...
Amiqus & The Agile Speaker®
Amiqus is the UK’s market leading compliance and onboarding platform and the 5th fastest growing fintech across the UK. They support more than 500 organisations of all sizes across different sectors. Whether it’s digital identity verification, AML/KYC checks or...
Mydex CIC
Mydex CIC helps individuals and service providers improve their handling of personal data. Their Personal Data Stores equip individuals with tools to collect, store, use and share their data to manage their lives better. They also help service providers within...
Preparing to Raise Venture Capital Investment with Verlume – supported by Scottish Enterprise
Verlume are leaders in subsea energy conversion, storage and delivery. They’ve been leading the way and bringing value to their clients since 2013. With a track record of firsts, they consistently deliver world-class projects and services to the energy sector –...
Preparing to Raise Venture Capital Investment with StorTera Ltd – supported by Scottish Enterprise
StorTera is an energy storage solutions provider working to revolutionise the energy storage industry. Their vision is to make clean energy accessible to all. While developing their innovative flow battery technology, they are supplying telecoms companies with a...
Preparing to Raise Venture Capital Investment with Earth Blox Ltd – supported by Scottish Enterprise
Earth observation provides fascinating insights into our world and how it’s changing. Earth Blox offers effortless, no-code access to the power of satellite intelligence making this information accessible to everyone - no matter what your level of expertise is. This...
Preparing to Raise Venture Capital Investment with Brewgooder – supported by Scottish Enterprise.
Brewgooder sell craft beer - with a difference! They are committed to making a difference in the world, on a mission to provide 1,000,000 people with clean drinking water through the power of craft beer. The Programme Scottish Enterprise is the Scottish Government's...
SmartestEnergy
SmartestEnergy support independent generators to sell their power across the UK, as part of our transition to a low carbon economy.
The team deliver many presentations, take part in panel discussions and present webinars. Maryanne streamlined their preparation while giving the speakers a range of tools and techniques through a set of workshops.
University of St Andrews Centre for Academic, Professional and Organisational Development
St Andrews University PSC+ negotiation team is a student-led initiative that delivers courses for students to ensure they have the skills they need for the workplace.
Maryanne ran the first session of the 2019 programme – Communicate with Confidence.
Find out how the students benefited from the sessions.
Highlands & Islands Enterprise Entrepreneurial Academy
Highlands and Islands Enterprise support economic and community development for 450,000 people across a vast and diverse region.
Maryanne delivered group Pitching Skills Workshops for up to 15 participants, in a variety of locations across the region, as part of the 2018-20 Entrepreneurial Academy. Find out more about the sessions here.
Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation
The Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation (ECCI) is a low carbon and climate innovation hub aimed at kick-starting groundbreaking ideas.
The companies taking part need to articulate their pitch to a variety of audiences. Maryanne ran a series of half-day workshops on preparing and delivering a pitch which included presentation strategy and content structure.
Returning to Work & Interview Skills
Maryanne delivers personal, one-to-one training to build communication skills for a range of situations.
Following maternity leave, Suni, who had worked with Maryanne before enlisted her help to rebuild her confidence as she embarked on interviews to get back to work. These sessions were all about establishing a positive mindset.
Highlands & Islands Enterprise Skype Coaching
Highlands and Islands Enterprise support economic and community development for 450,000 people across a vast and diverse region.
Following the successful delivery of an initial Pitching Skills Workshop in 2017, Maryanne was commissioned to deliver a remote solution to combat the geographic constraints of the region. It was a great success.
Amiqus
Amiqus build online tools to give individuals and small businesses free and open access to legal information that would typically be out of reach, helping them make informed decisions about their legal choices.
Their Founder and CEO, Callum Murray, first worked with Maryanne at EIE16 pitch training and the results speak for themselves.
Turtle Pack
Michael Harkins, the founder of The Turtle Pack Swim Academy, was first introduced to Maryanne at the Elevator Pitch Workshop as part of Converge Challenge.
They worked hard to ensure Michael’s personality shone through and helped him overcome his anxiety. His most recent pitch at Scottish Edge won him £100,000.
University of Edinburgh Engage Invest Exploit Investor Showcase
EIE support Scotland’s technology entrepreneurs to create an entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Their flagship event showcases over 50 tech entrepreneurs to over 800 investors, business leaders and entrepreneurs. For over a decade, Maryanne has worked with EIE to make sure they are all pitch-fit through a series of workshops.
Scott-Moncrieff
Scott-Moncrieff is one of Scotland’s leading independent firms of chartered accountants and business advisers. They work across all types and sizes of organisation advising clients at every stage of the business life cycle.
The team wanted a programme around ‘pitching to win business’, a streamlined, successful programme to stand out from the crowd.
Cornelian Asset Managers
Cornelian is an independent investment management company with 30 employees, founded in 1992. They have clients ranging from individuals and their families to significant pension funds and charities.
They enlisted Maryanne’s help to establish a consistent approach to their presentations and increase the confidence of their team with an array of hint and tips.
Progressing to Partnership: Commercial Law Firm, Edinburgh
Progression to partner in a Commercial Legal Practice is a challenge. You need the right blend of skills to add real value to the business.
Maryanne created a programme to build skills for successful client relationships. It was a 1-to-1 programme for an individual which resulted in a far more rounded candidate for partner.
Personal Investment Management Firm
The firm provides discretionary investment management to private clients. They are based in East Lothian and have 43 employees.
They needed a solution that would ‘raise the bar’ in terms of their presentations and deliver more positive results. A proposed programme of two half-day sessions produced some noticeable results.