mariellelegair.com

My mission is to empower and develop women and diverse talent at all stages in their career through personal branding keynotes, training workshops and webinars. 

Recent clients including: bp, Diageo, Ernst and Young, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Red Bull and Yale University hire me to deliver transformative talks and workshops. 

I’ve developed The Professional Presence Framework, a five-stage methodology to help women and diverse talent of all backgrounds excel in the workplace. It's a combination of building an intrapreneurial mindset, executive presence and sponsor relationships. These are learned skills that can be developed and improved with practice and support.

Services Include:

➡️ 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀: Interactive reflection-based talk for employees to boost engagement, productivity and visibility.  
➡️ 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀:  In-depth interactive training session to apply The Framework. Audience engagement and participation throughout. 

➡️ 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻-𝘁𝗵𝗲-𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿: Scale the training program throughout your company as you improve career development and capabilities. 

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: www.mariellelegair.com

Personal Branding Keynote Speaker and Trainer | Corporate and 1:1 Trainer

LinkedIn

During my personal branding courses, you'll discover how to identify and communicate your strengths so that you can leverage them to have a lasting impact at work.

LinkedIn Learning Instructor: Use Your Strengths for Impact & Influence + Refresh Your Social Skills

Red Bull

I mentored four women over 18 months by providing professional and personal development support on key areas including mindset, networking, LinkedIn strategy and publicity.

Personal Branding Mentor 

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL)

Developed and implemented global communication plans and media messaging for the CEO, senior global leadership team and key business areas (Diversity and Inclusion, Financial Services, Consulting, Consumer Business and Technology); advised executives and Deloitte local offices around the world on brand messaging to ensure consistency. 

▶︎ KEY RESULTS: Led the creation and roll out of global research campaigns to promote awareness among clients and key stakeholders such as the annual Millennial Survey and Corporate Governance Women on Boards report;
- Provided executive visibility counsel to Deloitte Global CEO and senior leadership for strategic partnerships such as the World Economic Forum program, which generated 20 media interviews  leading to relationships and coverage in top-tier international press including: Forbes, Reuters, Fortune, Quartz and Bloomberg;
- Proactive and reactive media relations, including devising outreach strategies for Deloitte firms globally, media pitching, handling press inquiries, hosting interviews, prepping senior spokespeople, social media content development and campaign result reporting; 
- Managed all vendor relationships including agency and media distribution services.

Global CEO Communications | Global Public Relations Manager | Diversity PR Lead 

Managed the PR activity for the corporate finance team in Deloitte’s London office; teams included: M&A Advisory, Restructuring Services, Transaction Services (M&A) and Forensic and Dispute Services. 

▶︎ KEY RESULTS: Developed and implemented PR plans in line with the firm’s objectives;
- Drafted and issued proactive and reactive press commentary on matters affecting the corporate finance teams’ clients; 
- Managed and developed crisis communications as the firm’s media spokesperson on all bankruptcy appointments; worked with senior partners to develop key messages and brief the media on sensitive issues such as job losses and company closures;
- Sourced new opportunities for the corporate finance team to engage the national, broadcast and trade media.

Corporate Finance and Private Equity PR Manager | Media Spokesperson | Crisis Communications 

ColorComm, LLC

In three years, ColorComm has become the leading network for mid to senior level women in communications. Each year we host the popular C2 Miami conference, where the industry’s top practitioners and thought leaders convene to address key issues and predict future trends. Arianna Huffington is the 2016 C2 Miami keynote speaker and the highly acclaimed author, feminist and activist, Gloria Steinem gave the 2015 key note.

- Led the media and digital outreach to members and a network of over 30,000 followers and influencers. A key part of the role included developing relationships with national media and proactively pitching earned media stories to top tier outlets. 
- More about ColorComm: ColorCommNetwork.com and ColorCommConference.com.

Communications Director | Media Expert | Publicist and Personal Brand Strategist 

Experian Marketing Services

PR Manager | Media Expert | Publicist and Personal Brand Strategist | PR Consultant 

Grant Thornton LLP

PR Executive | Media Expert | Publicist and Personal Brand Strategist | PR Consultant 

GolinHarris

Account Executive

🌍 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗘: As a global Keynote Speaker, LinkedIn Top Voice, and certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Coach, I specialise in personal branding and leadership development, partnering with organisations like Amazon, bp, BNP Paribas, Diageo, LinkedIn, and Novartis Japan to enhance talent engagement and retention. 

My workshops utilise powerful NLP techniques to fundamentally transform thought and behavioural patterns, ensuring strategies for raising visibility and overcoming workplace challenges. I'm dedicated to addressing the high attrition rates, especially for women and diverse talent by equipping them with the strategies to thrive.

🎟 𝗬𝗢𝗨: I work 1:1 with entrepreneurs and thought leaders to create a bespoke LinkedIn personal branding strategy to attract clients, speaking gigs, or publicity. Download my free checklist here: https://www.mariellelegair.com/checklist

𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗡 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗦:
1. Use Your Strengths for Impact and Influence at Work: https://bit.ly/49qaUGe 
2. Refresh Your Workplace Social Skills Online: https://bit.ly/3SOwoHF

𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗: I led brand reputation and publicity campaigns for CEOs and senior leaders for over a decade at global companies, including Deloitte Global in New York, Deloitte UK, Grant Thornton, and Experian. My work was regularly featured in media such as Forbes, FT, Reuters, BBC, and Bloomberg. 

𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞:
⭐️ “Marielle you are a unicorn. I learned so much and was mesmerised by the way you delivered your workshop. I’m most definitely  going to use your tips!” LinkedIn, Workshop Attendee.

⭐️ "Amazing personal branding workshop. Thank you once again for sharing your time and knowledge with us; your insightful remarks and engaging presentation style truly captivated the entire audience. The practical tips you shared will undoubtedly prove useful in my own professional and personal life!" Macquarie, Workshop Attendee.

⭐️ “Marielle brings wisdom and empathy to her work, connecting deeply with the challenges facing women. Her guidance is both inspirational and practical, helping her mentees build their self-belief whilst equipping them with actionable tools to build their brands,” - Ian C, Red Bull, Global Leader.

🏆 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦: Workshop Facilitator | Keynote Speaker | Storytelling | NLP and Hypnotherapy Coach | Executive Presence | LinkedIn Strategy. 

📩 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗧: Send me a DM here on LinkedIn for info on my corporate workshops or 1:1 work.

Marielle Legair

Legair & Associates Limited

The provision of governance consultancy services to a range of international corporate and private clients.

Founder

NUDEA

NED to Nudea, an investee company of Cornerstone Partners.

Non Executive Director

Cornerstone Partners

Cornerstone Partners is the first Angel Investor Network exclusively focused on investing in businesses owned and run by black founders. We focus on investing in black businesses out of a desire to empower the black community and create more diversity in the UK business market.

Partner | Angel investor

Chairwoman

Board Apprentice (BAME) Limited

Board Apprentice is a not for profit social franchise dedicated to increasing diversity on boards globally.

Director

LonAlto

Build / Support / Invest

LonAlto incubates ideas. They provide their full-service team, and seed capital, to pioneering entrepreneurs to enable them to unlock their potential.

Santander UK

Responsible for reviewing and updating the Santander UK plc Corporate Governance Framework and advising internal stakeholders on the associated policies and procedures to ensure best practice is adopted and embedded within the business.

Secretary to the Santander UK plc Pensions Committee and operational subsidiaries including Santander (CF Trustee) Limited, the entity responsible for making investment decisions on behalf of the Santander UK plc pension fund. Secretary to  Hyundai Capital UK Limited, a joint venture between Santander Consumer (UK) plc and Hyundai Motors.

Member of the company working groups established to prepare and disseminate guidance in relation to regulatory changes including the Consumer Credit Licence Full Permissions Application, Senior Managers Regime, Market Abuse Regulations and the preparation of the Santander UK Resolution and Recovery Plan.

Assistant Company Secretary - Governance

Standard Chartered Bank

Providing full support to the Secretary of Standard Chartered PLC Audit Committee and the Secretary of Standard Chartered Bank. Responsible for the coordination and administration of Court and committee meetings.

Reviewing and providing feedback to senior management in respect of reports submitted to the Audit Committee and Court of Standard Chartered Bank.

Project managed the 2012 Standard Chartered PLC Annual General Meeting working with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure the success of this high profile corporate event. 

Provision of legal and corporate governance advice to the business to ensure best practice is understood and embedded.

Senior Assistant Secretary 

Intertrust Group

Responsible for building a client portfolio of UK companies through the provision of management and company secretarial services.  Actively identifying and progressing new client relationship opportunities and securing new business.

Main areas of responsibility included: 
- Operational compliance and governance – drafting minutes and maintaining statutory books;
- Corporate transactional support in relation to the acquisition and management of UK assets; and
- Developing the Directors’ Induction Seminar Programme for ABN AMRO Bank – UK Branch.

Sole responsibility for providing governance support to the UK subsidiaries of ABN AMRO Bank - UK Branch (including ABN AMRO Markets (UK) Limited, ABN AMRO Fund Services UK Limited and ABN AMRO Project Finance Limited).

Negotiated standard Intertrust agreements on a bespoke basis internally and with external counsel.

Secondment to LCH.Clearnet Group providing company secretarial support to LCH.Clearnet committees and the SwapClear board.

Senior Relationship Manager

Capita

Incorporating and providing the ongoing administration to UK, Irish and Jersey SPV companies.

Project managing securitisation transactions through review to execution stage in respect of new debt issues and existing transactions.

Trust Officer

Rathbones

Implementation and administration of various types of UK SPV’s for international UHNW individuals based in the UK, France, Spain and Switzerland.

Provision of family office services for selected clients.

Assisting with new client development opportunities and taking responsibility for the day to day relationship with clients, their solicitors, investment managers and tax advisors

I am a Chartered Secretary and run Legair & Associates Limited, a governance consultancy providing governance advice and corporate administration support to international clients with business interests in the UK.  

I am also a partner of Cornerstone Partners, a privately-held UK Angel syndicate that invests in businesses owned and run by black and diverse founders.

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