About Marisa.
I've always been fascinated by communication.
Not just what people say, but what sits beneath the words. The beliefs, assumptions, experiences and internal conversations that influence how we interpret the world.
Strategy brain.
Open heart.
After more than 25 years working in business, leadership, client relationships and organisational environments, I've seen how profoundly communication influences trust, performance, relationships and human connection.
But my fascination extends far beyond the workplace.
I've also experienced what it's like to appear confident and capable on the outside while privately questioning myself, my worth and the choices I was making.
It made me curious about why intelligent, self-aware people can continue repeating patterns they genuinely want to change.
With an MBA, training as an NLP Master Practitioner and Executive Coaching Practitioner, I've continued exploring the connection between internal language, behaviour and communication.
I founded The Five to bring these interests together.
Through The Five, I help people explore repeating patterns, question the stories they've come to believe and develop more intentional ways of relating to themselves and others.
My wider platform, The Communication of Being Human, explores three conversations that fascinate me: the conversations within us, between us and beyond us.
Because I believe the way we communicate influences far more than what we say.
It influences how we live, love, work and lead.
And changing the conversation can change what becomes possible.