“When Johannes Leonardo was seeking a consultant/coach to guide us through our development of our DE&I curriculum, and to lead us through the initial stages of the training, we sought out Marc S. Strachan at Coach Marc Consulting. Marc proved to be a great partner. He helped us address some very difficult conversations around Race, and specific Diversity, Equity and Inclusion issues. His training was insightful, courageous, and dynamic. We look forward to working with him in the future, and highly recommend him as a consultant in these matters.”

- Debra Sercy
Chief Talent Officer - Johannes Leonardo

“Marc is a rare breed. Passionate, fearless, and inspirational in his delivery and communication, Marc has the ability to create belief in an individual, a team or a room and have people thinking and acting differently as a result. Moreover, his values run deep; he’s the model of integrity, and is never afraid of speaking the truth to power. He does this all in a super-collaborative way, creating strong bonds, friendships and authentic partnerships to overcome the most difficult obstacles and to move agendas forward.”

- Alex Tomlin
SVP Marketing - Bacardi, USA

“Marc continues to stand out as one of the most influential and valued mentors of my career. Nobody packs as much punch, or has such laser focused, impactful — and immediately actionable — insights as he does. I will forever be grateful by how much ground we traveled and the aperture he helped widen for me in only 30 fast min, without even knowing me prior. Thank you Marc!”

- Susan Aminoff
Corporate Strategist - WPP

“Marc is speaking truth from experience ... jump in for breakthrough coaching.”

- Vince Hudson
SVP Global Brand Strategy and Marketing Operations - American Express

“Immense gratitude to the American Advertising Federation and the AHOA nominating committee for selecting me to this year's class of inductees. And a special THANK YOU to Marc S. Strachan, I walk the path you have pioneered and paved.”

- Cavel Khan
Chief Revenue Officer - Tumblr

“Mr. Strachan is the pure manifestation of wisdom. He's Yoda and Nick Fury wrapped into real-world human form. I've had the privilege of seeing his leadership across multiple organizations, specifically the 4A's MAIPand ADCOLOR. More so, I've have the privilege of having him as a coach and mentor during the hardest time I've ever had in my professional career. From a kind listening friend to a tough purpose-driven coach, Marc has been exactly what I needed and more. He sets example with his character, and he leads with his actions. Ultimately, he moves thousands, if not millions, with his words.”

- Alex Santiago
Owner, Creative Strategist & Director - Social Mosaic Communications

I had the privilege or working with many extraordinary people at Diageo, but among all these, Marc stood out. We met first at a gin meeting. An electric experience, regularly repeated over the following years. His energy, humor and intellect are extraordinary, outweighed only by his grace and humanity. Truly, an inspiring man.

- Edward T. Parrack
Founder - Strategic Services 

Working with Marc has been a truly transformational experience—his vision and ambition to break boundaries and redefine what brand building means in tomorrow's consumer landscape is more than inspiring—it’s exhilarating. Marc is a true leader, who sees the future, helps others to understand the vision and establishes the plan of how to achieve it with his engagement. I can say that working with him I learned a lot! Besides he is a remarkable and open-hearted personality.

- Jennie Leuzarder
SVP - R\West

Words cannot express how much I admire and respect Marc Strachan. He is a exceptional leader, brilliant marketer and a seasoned strategic thinker. He has the natural ability to challenge and stretch you to the max while at the same time creating a comfortable and fun work environment. He is hilarious.

- Pat (Jenkins) Hurlock
President - Hurlock Marketing Enterprises

Marc is one of the most influential thought leaders in the multicultural marketing space. I met him early in my career and he was instrumental to helping guide and coach me while I worked to design an organizational approach and strategy at my own company. He is a skilled presenter with the ability to command a room. I have learned so much from Marc as I have continued my development as a marketer and a professional. He is truly best-in-class! 

- Lizette Williams
Senior Director, Brand Strategy - McDonald's

Marc has the rare ability to quickly size up complex issues, develop a strategy to address them and then communicate that vision to his team and colleagues in a clear, motivating way. He is a strong, charismatic leader with deep marketing/communications experience capable of rallying teams around him to tackle daunting challenges.

- Kevin Roe
President - Henly Loop, LLC