About - Maryjane Mulrooney

Who am I ?

I have had many ups and downs in my life, as we all do, and so bringing humanity to my work is part of who I am. Life for me has been a journey of learning, growth and awareness, becoming all I can be, and aspiring to have a positive impact on the world.

My clients tell me I am warm, positive, open, supportive, curious, reflective, professional, expressive, grounded, focused, real, challenging, wise, honest, down to earth, practical and vulnerable.

I have a degree in Business Studies, a qualified Chartered Tax Adviser, Professional Diploma in Employment Law, Guidance Counsellor and Coach. I’ve completed additional training in healthy harmonious workplace relationships.

I set up my private coaching practice in 2020, following the birth of my second child. Prior to this, I spent close to two decades working in the corporate world – Professional Services, in tax and employment law. Stepping back from an executive position to set my coaching business.

Love is very important in my life. I have had a number of defining moments in my life, all of them challenging me to grow, to trust myself and listen to my own wisdom and discover the potential within. Being compassionate with ourselves, and with others. Also seeing the gifts and opportunities in the challenges, laughing and having fun, being kind and giving back to others, and aspiring to learn, grow and become all that we can become. I believe that life is a journey of growth and learning.

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A little story…

Growing up, I spent most of my time outdoors. A happy go lucky, multipassionate and curious girl, looking back I suppose I always had an entrepreneurial flair, knowing every horse and pony for sale in Ireland.

The kitchen was the heart of the home, full of chat, stories and wonder. A place where I developed a love of tea, stories and a curiosity about people and life.

In university, as a young women I ended up on a path that wasn’t the best fit for me. My confidence took a knock. I lost sight of my own definition of success and paid too much attention to what everyone else was doing, and telling me to do! The sense of wonder lay dormant for sometime.

On my first maternity leave, I started working with a coach, connecting the dots, and making some some small shifts and changes and steps towards a plot twist. Fast forward to 2021, what looked like a wonderful career from the outside, wasn’t lighting me up on the inside. I made a heart-led decision and a leap from corporate to self-employment, and founded Big Picture Careers. It’s been a huge learning curve, the biggest getting to know myself experiment. I dropped the name in 2023, but still use the phrase a lot! You’ll find my full career story on LinkedIn or the Blog, scroll down for a list of my qualifications and experience.

Training as a coach was life changing for me, I always felt that I lacked confident, a huge light bulb moment for me was when I realised that I hadn’t learnt to TRUST MYSELF. Block out all the noice, truly listen and hear myself, trust myself and believe in myself. I believe that you can get to where you want to get to faster with the support of coaching. I don’t believe in empty promises, but I do believe in the possibilities. I give my client’s 110% and I ask them to fully commit to the journey.

I now live in Kilkenny with my husband, Tommy, and little boy and girl, and our recent addition, Holly, a miniature poodle puppy. I’m a proud mama, solopreneur, bookworm, and an avid adventure-seeker. I love my work, I love coaching. I find joy by sharing meals with families and friends, spending time in nature (forests in particular), dips in the river, walks on the beach, the changing seasons and walking up hills (both metaphorically and literally). Still multi-passionate, still curious, still a love of tea, stories and a curiosity about people and life, hence the coaching and biographies!

I have a special interest in communication skills & healthy harmonious workplace relationships.

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Like the seasons, you get to shift and change

Seasons of change, transition, stories and dreams are my sweet spot. If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and be happier at work, I’ll support you:

Know yourself better and develop self-awareness
Be crystal clear on what you want
Design a roadmap, and the steps to get there
Grow in resilience, inner confidence, trust yourself and believe in yourself
Take back control and ownership of your career

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Helping you take ownership of your career story

Sometimes in the modern world it’s hard to see the woods from the trees on your own, especially when it comes to taking the next step in your career or as you transition to a new role.

I get it.

I’m for you if:

You want to stop dreading Mondays
You’re hungry for change
You’re craving clarity and more confidence
You’re genuinely curious about yourself and others
You feel motivated and are ready to make a commitment to yourself, and who you aspire to be
You’re open to coaching techniques which enable self-reflection, insight, unlearning and new learning
You have a willingness to be courageous and vulnerable and are open to feedback, so you can makes the changes you desire

We have one precious life and spend a third of it working, so take ownership of your career and be happier at work.

Misery is optional!

If you’re ready to go on the journey, to grow in confidence and make changes, book a free discovery call with zero pressure and to see if I’m the right coach for you. To find out how we can work together, please visit the Work With Me page.

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Important Things To Me

Connection

Nature

Professional

Humanness

Fun

Some of my Qualifications & Experience

Part-time lecturer ‘Coaching & Mentoring & Private Practice’ in DCU
Aspire Coach Training – Head of Faculty
EmC Leaders Masterclass – Emotional Intelligence
Level 2 Diploma in Integrative Coaching (ICF)
2 year’s experience working as a Career Consultant in an Irish University
Level 1 Coaching Skills (ICF)
Qualified Member of the Institute of Guidance Counsellors
Postgraduate Diploma in Guidance Counselling – Dublin City University, Distinction
British Psychological Society (BPS) Certificate of Competence: Test User, Occupational Ability (psychometric testing)
Over 20 years experience working in the Finance sector, and 11 years experience in a Big 4 firm, where I held an executive role
Professional Diploma in Employment Law – University College Dublin
Chartered Tax Adviser – Irish Taxation Institute
Batchelor of Business Studies with Accounting and Finance Major and IT minor – University of Limerick
Solo Business Women of the Year – Network Ireland – Kilkenny Award Branch Finalist & Winner