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You Are Built for Much More. It’s Time to Believe It.

Mission-driven leaders quietly absorb what the system won't hold, until the cost catches up. We partner with organizations and individuals to protect their energy, confidence, and integrity.

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Great Organizations Are Built With Regulated Individuals

Mission-driven leaders carry more than most systems were built to hold. We partner with organizations to help the people carrying their mission stay grounded, capable, and in it for the long haul — including these:

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"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." — Proverb

my name is maurielle stewart, and i believe in

Better Humans. Better Leaders. Better Workplaces.

A coach, strategist, and someone who believes leadership shouldn't cost you yourself.

I spent almost 15 years in public service as a Town Councilmember, Obama appointee, and congressional staffer before choosing to coach full-time.

I know what integrity costs individuals, and what protecting it costs organizations.

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Is your job pulling you away from who you are? Take The Cost of Conviction self-assessment. It's a quick, honest gut-check on where you land, and what you can do about it.

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Reflections on Nuance and Systemic Repair

Why 'burn it all down' isn't always the answer — a case for subtler tools of change.

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Reflections on Scarcity, Gratitude, and Trash Bags

How overfunctioning causes us to overlook the support that’s right in front of us and what to do about it.

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services that transform leaders

Creating Workplaces Worth Showing Up For

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Leadership Development Programs

A leadership development program that helps your organization protect institutional knowledge and prevent burnout — building leaders with the staying power to lead well, and stay in their power, for the long haul.

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Restore & Remember 1:1 Coaching

A tailored 1:1 coaching practice that helps you restore your energy, confidence, and integrity — and remember who you are beneath the roles, the politics, and the noise, so you can lead from a place that's truly your own.

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Grounded Authority Public Speaking

A keynote for audiences ready for the real conversation about leadership — delivered by someone who's led at every level of government, and knows what it costs to stay grounded while everything asks you to scatter.

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Helping Organizations Solve Their Toughest People Challenges.

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Organizational Support

Individual Support

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Political Coaching

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Political Coaching

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Organizational Support

Here’s what’s possible

Helping Organizations Solve Their Toughest People Challenges.

Imagine leaders who feel as strong as they look, organizations that keep their best people, and work that finally feels like it fits. That's the possibility waiting here.

1. Organizational Support

I design and facilitate cohort-based leadership development curricula, grounded in needs assessments and competency frameworks.

2. Individual Support

3. ERG Facilitation

4. Political Coaching

Organizational Support

1. Organizational Support

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Individual Coaching

2. Individual Support

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Here’s what’s possible

Helping Organizations Solve Their Toughest People Challenges.

Imagine leaders who feel as strong as they look, organizations that keep their best people, and work that finally feels like it fits. That's the possibility waiting here.

Organizational Support

I design and facilitate cohort-based leadership development curricula, grounded in needs assessments and competency frameworks.

Individual Support

ERG Facilitation

Political Coaching

“Maurielle creates a warm, supportive space that makes it easy to open up and grow at your own pace. Her gentle, thoughtful approach helped me build real confidence while staying true to myself. Working with Maurielle feels less like being coached and more like being guided to find your own strength and clarity.“

— Molly McKee-Seabrook, Associate Director of Government Relations

“I reached out to Maurielle for professional coaching in early 2021, but always had a reason to delay our kickoff consultation. Her best advice to me then was “you don’t need to be perfect to start!” Her warm, approachable, and attentive personality instantly helped me to be at ease in our work. I encourage anyone thinking about engaging Maurielle as a coach to do so without hesitation. Every moment of our time together has been totally worth it!“

— Shannon Lockwood, Founder & CEO

“If you are a young professional trying to navigate your career in public service then, I highly recommend reaching out to Inquire Within Coaching LLC. Maurielle has years of experience navigating careers centered around public service. She's familiar with the challenges young professionals face and works hard to remind her clients of their worth. She's well prepared and certified to help you bring focus and clarity to your professional and personal lives.“

— Roderick Lewis, U.S. Senate Regional Director

“Maurielle spoke for us with the Critical Language Scholarship Alumni Society to help us find our paths now in the pandemic and going forward! I enjoyed how she really set a meditative tone for our webinar despite our inability to be in-person and made it interactive. She reminded me the importance of cultivating habits with positive feelings and focusing on the present over the future and past. She gave a lot of peace, which is something we all need.“

— Daniel Lindbergh Lang, U.S. Senate Fellow

“Like many young professionals, especially in the midst of a global pandemic, I found myself constantly questioning who I actually wanted to be in my career...Maurielle helped me humanize my experience, which then helped me reaffirm my goals and different ways to achieve them. I left each session feeling heard and supported. I received personalized tools to assist with settling my nervousness and to empower myself to change my perspective.“

— MaeAnna Hassell, Vice-President at a Sports Media Company

“Maurielle provided tangible tools for me to use on my journey to self improvement. She came from a very neutral place and made me feel like our sessions were a safe space to be open.”

— Ashley Thomas, Former U.S. Food and Drug Administration Analyst

“Maurielle is a great listener, provided excellent recommendations, and above all, redirected my mindset to focusing on being the best me. I am beyond thankful and would recommend 10x over.”

— Chris Taitt, U.S. Department of Justice Contractor

“Mauri naturally and seamlessly creates a sense of safety in her sessions. She integrates active listening and provocative questioning that sparks the soul and psyche.”

— Catherine Meringolo, Organizational Development Consultant

“Mauri naturally and seamlessly creates a sense of safety in her sessions. She integrates active listening and provocative questioning that sparks the soul and psyche.”

— Catherine Meringolo, Organizational Development Consultant

“Maurielle is a great listener, provided excellent recommendations, and above all, redirected my mindset to focusing on being the best me. I am beyond thankful and would recommend 10x over.”

— Chris Taitt, U.S. Department of Justice Contractor

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