Lynn Moran, MBA, ACC, BCC is a Professional and Board Certified Coach. She is a Business Advisor and Executive Leadership Coach. With more than 30 years of experience, she brings a wealth of knowledge and a history of success to her coaching and consulting clients. Lynn spent 26 years working for Mars, Inc. where she developed broad-based leadership skills. In 1999, she was promoted to President of Ethel M® Chocolates and also served on the Leadership Team responsible for managing the $7 Billion RSV domestic food and pet businesses for Mars. She has received business and leadership awards including one of the Most Influential Businesswomen in Southern Nevada in 2002. She was also inducted into the MARS Tie Club which is the highest performance and leadership award given by the Owners of the Company; is one of 125 Distinguished Alumni at Centenary College and is a Fairleigh Dickinson University PINNACLE Award recipient which is given to alumni who have distinguished themselves personally and professionally. After retiring from Mars, Lynn held an executive leadership position with Russ Berrie.
Marianne Trost is The Women Lawyers Coach. Her career spans 20 years of working exclusively with attorneys in the areas of business and professional development. Her mission is to guide, teach, and inspire attorneys to grow their own books of business and manage their careers strategically. Marianne is a nationally recognized and award-winning business development trainer, coach, and speaker. She has worked successfully with more than 2,000 attorneys in the U.S. and Canada in a variety of practice areas to help them grow their books of business and achieve their professional goals. Marianne has presented at DRI Women in the Law, Women Legal, the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, the San Diego Lawyers Club, the Arizona Women Lawyers Association and numerous law schools and legal industry organizations. She is a former co-chair of the National Association of Women Lawyers Survey Committee on the Retention and Promotion of Women in Law Firms and a former international columnist for Women Legal magazine published in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia.
Ladder Down gave me the support and encouragement I needed to move forward in an area that was unfamiliar to me – being in business for myself. I gained new insights into who I am and how I relate to others, and there was a wealth of information about how to develop business for both small and big firms alike. I will always value the information I received and the friendships I made along the way.
Ladder Down is an exceptional program that I am very proud to be a part of. The leadership and business generation skills it taught me have proven invaluable to my practice. It is an innovative program with a practical and candid approach that I do not think I would get anywhere else. I loved every minute of it and look forward to continue to build on the skills I learned and friendships I made.
Ladder Down has taught me how to pursue business opportunity but, most importantly, has prepared me to take advantage of business opportunity when it presents itself. The program has helped me generate a sincere confidence in my abilities as a lawyer and the value I bring to my firm, my clients and my community.
