Mary McDonald
Founding guideBig Business Wisdom. Human-Centered Guidance. Real Transformation.
Big business wisdom and human-centered guidance — in one trusted advisor.
About Mary
Big business wisdom. Human-centered guidance. Real transformation. Mary McDonald is a seasoned Executive Advisor, People Leader, and Business Growth Strategist with deep experience helping organizations align strategy, people, technology, and execution. With leadership experience at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and a career rooted in helping teams and businesses navigate transformation, Mary helps leaders, entrepreneurs, and small business owners think bigger, solve problems faster, and move through change with confidence. She believes transformation — whether personal or professional — succeeds or fails based on alignment, trust, and clear direction. For business owners, Mary helps identify growth opportunities, partnerships, operational improvements, customer strategy, leadership challenges, and practical ways to scale smarter. For those navigating life transitions or widowhood, Mary offers compassionate, grounded support rooted in wisdom, encouragement, and meaningful human connection — helping people rebuild confidence, rediscover purpose, and move forward with clarity. Want a deeper experience? Guests can also visit Mary's peaceful lake property for retreat-style mentoring, reflection, strategic planning, and meaningful conversation in a restorative environment.
Greater clarity, stronger leadership confidence, practical growth ideas, business alignment, emotional encouragement, and a clear path forward — personally or professionally.
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Executive Office Hours
Quick access to executive-level expertise for strategic advice, problem solving, growth ideas, AI opportunities, business development, scaling, leadership, operations, or transformation.
Request Executive Office HoursExecutive Growth Intensive
A multi-hour business deep dive designed to uncover blind spots, growth opportunities, operational improvements, scaling strategies, partnerships, and next-step recommendations.
- Business review
- Opportunities assessment
- Blind-spot analysis
- Growth roadmap
- Practical next steps
Fractional Executive Advisory
Ongoing access to an experienced executive leader for accountability, strategic guidance, growth planning, and transformation support.
- Recurring sessions
- Business accountability
- Executive guidance
- Transformation support
Lake Property Executive Retreat
Premium retreat-style mentorship at Mary's peaceful lake property — deep strategy, meaningful conversations, healing, and restoration in a calm, beautiful environment.
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