My Clients’ Experiences
I’m passionate about exceeding clients’ expectations with a high-level of service and the feeling of a real partnership. Learn more about what my clients have said about their experiences below!
I was really struggling to get my message across when I approached Tara for help. It seemed that the more I tried to explain what I do, the more confusing my message got. I tried to narrow it down, I tried to talk to my ideal client. I tried to describe what I did, but the more I worked on it, it seemed the more confusing. So I was really excited with the opportunity to work with Tara. Thanks to her help, I now have a message that clearly resonates with my ideal client.
Tara didn’t just tell me what to do. Instead, she gave me assignments to complete and then checked in with me to see how I was doing. With Tara, you get assignments to do each week and you get accountability to get it done. This helped me to take ownership of my learning and to make real progress. Some of these assignments were incredibly challenging but were also incredibly valuable. As a result of working with Tara, I now have a clear, concise message that resonates with my ideal audience and my business is definitely moving in the right direction!
I really appreciate your help and guidance. I’ve learned a lot from you. Thanks again for everything!
If you are looking for a coach, who will help you to take ownership of your learning and to make real progress, I highly recommend Tara.
-Lisa. T. , Business Coach
It’s an absolute pleasure to write this testimonial for Tara focusing on brand clarity, and the experience has been truly enlightening. From day one, Tara demonstrated an impressive understanding of brand development. Her unique approach combines insightful probing, attentive listening, and an uncanny knack for unraveling the nuances of a brand’s identity. It is this approach that has allowed me to understand and articulate the potential essence of my future brand.
Although my brand is still in the formative stages, Tara has guided me in laying a solid foundation based on clarity and authenticity. She simplifies complex concepts about branding and presents them in a way that’s not just easy to understand, but easy to visualize in a practical context. I am now much more prepared and confident about bringing my brand to life, thanks to Tara.
While Tara’s expertise in brand development is unquestionable, it is her talent for empowering others that truly sets her apart. Though I am still in the early stages of building my brand, Tara’s guidance has had a profound impact on my progress. I am looking forward to implementing the strategies we’ve discussed and seeing my brand grow.
I wholeheartedly recommend Tara to anyone seeking expert guidance on brand clarity. She offers not just a service, but a true partnership in your brand development journey.Tara, thank you for your invaluable insights, and your dedication to excellence. I am truly excited about what lies ahead for my brand, thank you!
-Shirley C.
Prior to working with Tara, I knew branding was important, but I thought about it more from a visual and aesthetics perspective. I was clear on how I was working with clients, but lacked confidence with exactly how to articulate myself and my work as a brand. Tara helped be in ways I had no idea I needed! Tara’s questions got me thinking about my brand in a completely new and holistic way! And this was followed up with the resources she provided, she enabled me to dig into the real detail of my brand in ways that I had not before and made me realize how it truly permeates everything I do.
She was able to put me at ease very quickly making the sessions fun and light-hearted, while still providing a focused level of challenge that was incredibly thought provoking. She has really helped me peel back the layers of what my brand stands for and is highly skilled at holding me accountable in a kind but productive way. After just a few sessions, it has had a huge positive impact on the way that I run my business and market my message.
I would wholeheartedly recommend working with Tara! She has made an important and potentially overwhelming task, clear, simple, insightful and enjoyable. Working with Tara has been incredibly valuable, and I’m looking forward to our next call!
-Ellen A.
Where do I start with Tara! She’s simply phenomenal! Not only is she genuine and full of heart and passion, but her ability to educate and welcome others into her world is second to none. She has a gift of brand and marketing that is appealing to the eyes of many.
It’s like she knows what her clientele is looking for, before they even know themselves. Every experience I’ve shared with Tara has been memorable in the most positive way possible. Tara herself is a brand, a brand of excellence and anyone would be blessed to work with her!
-Eva R.
I highly recommend Tara for both business and life coaching. Tara is the ultimate package… inspiring, supportive and knowledgeable.
Having a session with Tara is like having a conversation with a friend… a very smart friend who just happens to have the ability to ask the right questions at the right time, to listen objectively with an open heart and an open mind and who can provide clarity and accountability.
Tara has helped me with everything from “finding my why” to helping with my marketing to giving me guidance on the setup and design of my web site.
Tara is a joy to work with and I gain new insights and experience new breakthroughs in each and every session. Tara has helped me gain the courage and confidence to launch the life and business that will take me wherever I want to go. Do yourself a favor, if you have the opportunity to work with Tara… Go for it!
-Rhonda V.
I just finished my first meeting with Tara from Messaging Mama, and I am blown away with how much we got accomplished in a very short period of time! I am in the very beginning stages of building my business, and I have been going round and round for weeks trying to nail down my “I help” statement and get clear on exactly what I offer. I’m in the self-help/spirituality niche, so the results are not always so tangible. I have really been struggling to define the exact outcomes my clients can expect after working with me.
Tara came in like a messaging ninja and started asking me detailed questions about what I do. Through her thoughtful questions and helpful suggestions, I started to get more clear. She helped me brainstorm and talk it through so I could get more clear on my messaging.
Then, as if by magic, everything came together, and I now have a clear, concise, easy-to-understand “I help statement” to base my current and future messaging on. This in itself thrilled me, but then she started talking about how all of this fits together and showed me exactly what steps I need to take to get more information and feedback from my ideal clients and how I can use that to get 100% crystal clear on my messaging.
Not only do I have a clear statement explaining exactly what I do, I now have a step-by-step roadmap on how to get to the next step and beyond. In one call, she took me from feeling overwhelmed and lost, to being completely clear on what I offer, how to describe it to my ideal clients, and what to do next.
Thank you so much, Tara! You are a gem! I highly recommend working with Tara!
Dara C.
I have been in marketing for over 20 years and started my own business a few years ago. Working with Tara at Messaging Mama has been an eye opener for me! I learned alot of things about marketing I didnt even know. I had no idea the role my personal life journey took in my business. These sessions sent be back to the drawing board to drill down into my brand.
She has helped me get clearer on my branding and messaging and gave me tangible to do’s to move the needle in my business. She is super easy to talk to and really listens to what I am saying and sees things I hadn’t thought about. Great experience. Even greater outcome! I highly recommend Messaging Mama!
-Jackie G.
I worked with Tara to help me create a more distinct brand identity and she absolutely delivered.
In one meeting, she was able to gather all the information she needed to create elements that were unique to my business and embodied my brand story.
She had solid recommendations on how to improve my overall material and went above and beyond in delivering multiple options for me to choose from. Now, I’ll be able to take online templates and easily customize them in a way that clearly define my brand, without having to start from scratch. And, I can’t wait to use the different elements she created throughout my site!
What I haven’t mentioned yet is how personable she is. Great personality, great work, easy to work with.
-Latasha K.
I’ve worked with Tara on several branding and messaging projects over the past year. I love her ability to ask really clarifying questions that always lead me to the answers I’m looking for. Recently, she was helping me fine-tune my messaging for my Brand Story and About Page content. She suggested that I Show not Tell. She explained that when I was sharing stories about myself and how I could help others, telling was just words, showing was giving examples and details that my clients could feel and experience.
What a game-changer that advice has been for me and my messaging! My messaging not only resonates with me now but when I shared my rewrite with a few clients, they cried and said, “That is exactly why we hired you.”
Tara knows and understands my business, my clients and my why so it’s easy for her to reign me in and help me get clarity.
Another project we recently worked on was clearly defining my ideal client. I have a novel about my ideal client but have always struggled to highlight the most important points and describe her is a more concise way. After brainstorming with Tara, I now have a clear, powerful and concise description that I can use in my marketing.
Gaining clarity equals freedom for me and Tara has a gift for making that happen.
If you are looking for someone who can help you take your branding, messaging and business ideas and turn them into clear, meaningful, and effective marketing tools, Tara can help you do that. She also loves dogs, and my dog Hudson has been on several sessions with us so he thanks her too!
-Eleni A.
Tara is a joy to work with! She consistently shows up with a great sense of humor, compassion and creativity. She believes in her clients, holds them accountable, and drives each session to accomplish their dreams. Tara helped me block out distractions and stay on task. We worked on branding, marketing and business strategy for my business. Her questions and guidance brought clarity and simplicity to the process. Tara made a daunting, confusing process clear, easy and fast! I now have her on speed dial. She is my go-to for speed, clarity and results! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND WORKING WITH HER!
– Dr. Heidi R.
I worked with Tara on my new business, and as a marketer of 15 years, I was genuinely not expecting to learn as much as I did with her. From our very first session, I made major changes to my business thanks to her guidance. Her process and worksheets were super thought-provoking, but also digestible and clear. So grateful we were connected and I was able to work with her while building my new business!
Tara from Messaging Mama has been absolutely transformative in my business, pretty literally. I mean, even from the very first session we did, I was blown away because she changed my business. I started niching down to a very specific group of people. And from there my vision just got clearer and clearer and on top of that, she did quite a bit of ideation with me and coming up with new kind of add ons and package structures and just above and beyond. It was more than helpful. I will do it 10 times again over, I cannot recommend messaging Mama enough! Do it.
Would highly recommend her if anyone is needing some clarity!
-Katie G.
I want to thank Tara for helping me put words to the services I want to offer. It is very different to have the skills than to communicate them and she was the perfect bridge. Tara took the time to understand what I do, and how I do it. Then we started brainstorming and she suggested a few ideas that were genius and never had occurred to me. I highly recommend working with Tara for anything brand and positioning-related.
– Monica F.
Tara has been an amazing Coach/Mentor helping me market a new concept in business. Originally, she was set to help me grow and expand my current Sales Coaching Business, but through a series of questions I quickly came to realize that I was not following my heart, my soul and my true purpose and desire to coach. Tara quickly helped me realize that I owed it to myself to explore making the change. Since that time, the ability to express myself as we build out the marketing and branding portion of my new venture has been organically raw and true and connected.
I am so happy I found her, she knows how to keep me focused and targeted toward my ultimate goal. She is skilled at guiding me to stay congruent in my messaging and careful not to let me go too far off my messaging, keep it simple, direct and passionate, this is what I am learning. She is easy to work with and clear with the mission, even when I am not. So excited to finish this journey out with her as my guide and coach. I recommend her to anyone wanting to get their messaging in line with their mission. Tara is truly a professional I am fortunate to have crossed paths with.
-Mary P.
I am Katie and I am a book coach and I hired Tara to work on my clarity and branding messaging. She really helped me with getting clear on some of my services and how I show up and what I can provide for authors. One of the best things about working with her was the unexpected work that we did together, where I came to her with some things that I needed to work through that were more personal, but were directly related to how I show up in the business. And she held that space for me.
She gave me prompts and homework and exercises to help me through something I was working through. And I was in awe of her expertise in the matter and very honored that she held such a space for me. So if you are worried about how you are going to show up, if you are afraid you’re going to get vulnerable, Tara will help you through it. She will guide you, hold your hand, and make you laugh, and be there if you cry.
It seems like that work shouldn’t involve this but when you are getting clear on your messaging, you are also getting clear on who you are and how you show up, especially if you are the face of your brand and Tara will help you through that. So I definitely recommend!
-Katie M.
I’m so stoked to have worked with Tara! She really came to the rescue when I needed her. I needed something that I’m not sure many others know how to do and she did it for me fabulously, with style and under my deadline! Her graphic design skills are out of this world and her attention to detail is superb. I didn’t have to say much and she knew exactly what I wanted. If you need anything with branding, marketing, messaging, graphic design, I HIGHLY recommend working with Tara. She’s the best!
– Shannon C.
Tara’s coaching has made a remarkable difference in my life, both personally and professionally. She has helped me to look at all areas of my life (from love to business to creating balance), and has taught me to map out my goals and intentions, determine what’s holding me back and what I need to move forward, and set simple, attainable steps to achieving my goals.
Our weekly coaching exercises have exceeded all of my expectations. Not only does she have a great way about her, I truly respect her business expertise as she has a wealth of experience that translates to many industries.
Tara celebrates life by helping others create the life of their dreams. She is a great listener, has deeply genuine intentions of helping others achieve their dreams and goals, and lives a life full of inspiration and passion.
-Danielle S.
I’m Honeya and I have just finished my work with Tara. I just can’t thank Tara enough for her work on my branding and strategy. I really understand the WHY behind my business and I got a lot of clarity and how to improve my business with some great strategies. She took the time to listen to me and she came up with a plan that is perfect for me. Her expertise and her attention to detail were just amazing. It helped me create a brand that represents me and my business. I highly, highly recommend Tara, to anyone who’s looking to take their branding and their business to the next level. THANK YOU, Tara, for all of your hard work and dedication!
-Honeya K.
Hello, my name is Iris. I loved working with Tara and I had an amazing experience! Prior to working with her, I was overwhelmed in trying to figure out my niche and who I was trying to help. After working with her I was able to gain clarity in my messaging and branding. She also helped me figure out the steps I needed and gave me specific homework to do to get clarity on my offers.
We also worked on pricing and names for my business and each offer. This allowed me to create confidence that is in alignment with the vision that I have for my business. Thank you, Tara! I highly, highly recommend Tara for your branding, messaging and business!
-Iris H.
Tara has helped me so much! When I met Tara my coaching practice was almost non existent. I wanted to grow my practice and get consistent clients. Within 1.5 sessions she helped me understand my ideal client. She helped me understand more about my own values as a coach and an individual. She helped me realize my unique strengths that I can use to help others. Once I understood my avatar, I posted in different groups and got clients the same day! I’ve offered coaching before in those groups and I didn’t have a single hit. Not only do I have new clients, I have content ideas for social media and retreat ideas! Working with Tara was the best decision I could’ve made for my business!
Tara is an understanding and a safe place to bounce ideas without judgment. She understands what needs to happen in a business and will help you grow your business in ways that are unique to you!
-Summer R.
I LOVE talking to Tara. I always start our conversations confused, not knowing how to navigate something or do something and I always end our calls feeling clarity and empowerment. She has many gifts and one of them is helping people see things they can’t. She is helping me get the clarity I need to get my business to the next level while also making sure I am aligned with my purpose.
I love the way she makes me feel at ease and never like I don’t know what I am doing. She asks great questions that really make me have to think through things. She helps me get tangible next steps that lead me to reach the goals I am after. She is awesome to talk to and I look forward to our calls! I highly recommend her!
-Melody C.
Tara is an absolute DREAM to work with. She is a ROCKSTAR business and life coach! If you want help starting a business or rebuilding an existing one, Tara has the talent and expertise to help you. She is so easy to work with and so much fun! It made a very stressful situation into a fun and exciting experience. She was a great sounding board for me to bounce ideas off and she always guided me in the right direction. She’s a creative guru when it comes to branding and marketing! Tara taught me things I needed to do to be successful. She gave me a checklists of things I needed to do and saved me a lot of time trying to figure it out on my own. What I love about her is her creativity, analytical mind and her ability to see an issue before it happens and put in operating procedures to be set up for success. She is THE DREAM TEAM and I am so glad she was on my team and I was one of her clients!
-Luisa H.
I have to take a moment to share a testimonial with you about one of the most amazing business coaches that I’ve encountered since I’ve been in the industry. Her name is Tara and she is phenomenal. In less than 20 mins, Tara took me from a frantic energy where I was panicked because I had so much to do and felt like I’d never get it done, she calmed me. She centered me and then she walked me through what I needed to do during the day and gave me very simple practical assignments in a way of looking at my day, that helped me to calm and to realize that this is actually really easy. I can do all these things. Absolutely brilliant.
I love her personality. She just has this beautiful calming presence about her. She so easy to talk to and she genuinely listens. She listens with the intent of trying to discover how she can best help you. I cannot thank her enough. I know that I had some very important things that I was scared to get done and they’re going to get done and they are going to get done well because of the coaching you provided. I can’t wait to work with you again.
-Jenny M.
Tara has been amazing to work with. Her passion for helping business owners with branding and marketing shines through. She has pushed me to new levels which has allowed me to create the business I REALLY want, not just a business. She helped me figure out my niche and hone in on my ideal client. She asked me really good questions that made me think about things in my business that I never thought to even think about! The amount of clarity I got was astounding. I value her opinion and expertise and I look forward to working with her long term. I really recommend Tara as your marketing and messaging business coach.
-Robin R.
Tara was easy to talk to about my business. She gave me simple and easy steps to improve things about my business. It was great to not get overwhelmed and feel like she genuinely cares. Tara asked me great questions and looked over my website homepage with good points that I would not have thought about myself. I definitely think she could be helpful to another business owner looking for help. I highly recommend her!
-Katherine M.
Tara was absolutely amazing! I’ve had three or four marketing calls with other consultants and they didn’t really listen to what I wanted to pursue in my niche. And they kind of convinced me that I needed to niche down to an area that I’m not passionate about. And I was feeling discouraged because I was like, well, do I have to, but Tara listened to me and she gave me very actionable tips. She listened to what I was already thinking and really gave me positive feedback about how I was thinking the right thing and gave me such confidence. Now that I know who I want to pursue and who my ideal audience is, and she gave me the tools to market to them. So I highly recommend her services. She just did more than any marketing person ever did for me. And yes, I highly recommend working with her!
-Mary Ann S.
Hi everyone. My name is Anh and I have loved working with Tara from Messaging Mama. And I want to say what an absolute awesome coach she is! She has definitely helped me dive deeper into my business and understanding my WHY. She really sat down with me and gave me a really good understanding of my business and how to help grow it, customize it and make it unique.
She helped me in understanding how to do the mission and vision statements for my business. I definitely recommend booking coaching calls with her so she can help give you a better understanding of your business- your mission, your vision so that you can really grow in your business! Thank you, Tara!
-Anh T.
Tara is one of the most energetic, creative and motivating individuals I know. Tara has a vast knowledge from her decades of experience in New York. Her enthusiasm and energy are contagious and inspiring. I’m certain that as she goes forward in her career she will continually inspire and motivate as she leads her clients to success. Tara will absolutely be a positive and contributing coach to you and your business.
-Eileen C.
Tara is a creative genius! I worked with her on a digital media project. Photography, design, marketing, mentoring, she’s gifted in all areas with a standard that is unwavering. She is a critical thinker and was able to easily navigate any issues that arose, a natural leader. She also has an incredible knack for connecting with people and her easy going nature made working together very enjoyable. I really look forward to working with her again in the future!
-Jen S.
I can’t say enough great things about Tara. My business coaching sessions with her have been so helpful, insightful and productive. We started by working on discovering my ideal client. She helped me clarify and identify who she was and the details that made her my ideal client. Tara shared in my excitement of this discovery and encouraged me in refining this client and how to market to her. She is a very astute professional that opens you to ideas you may not have thought of inside your business and marketing. I would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for business and marketing coaching. She will bring out the best in you by bringing her best to your sessions.
-Theresa W.
For months I have been trying to find a way to attract clients in my life coaching business. Branding and Marketing have been a challenge for me as to forming a plan of branding my business and am I branding and marketing the business correctly.
I came across Tara’s branding and marketing company and let me say, WOW! Tara’s branding and marketing coaching business was a true game changer for my business. Through the weekly one-on-ones and her action plan setting, I was able to recreate my brand and approach marketing in a whole new perspective.
Tara knows how to ask the right questions and get you thinking about your client and business. Also, she pushed me out of my comfort zone, created challenges for me to complete each week, which have made a great difference in my work and my business. Thank you, Tara!!
-Troy R.
I worked with Tara regarding my branding and my messaging and it was so much more than I could have anticipated! She really listened to me and gave me some great ideas that I will be implementing in my business. Because of the overwhelm with starting a new company, she helped me simplify some major parts of my business and gave me great clarity on how to move forward. I can’t wait to see what making these changes will do for my business in the future! I highly recommend working with Tara; she was amazing!
-Aeoliana D.
Talking with Tara about my business vision really helped me clarify who I want to work with. I’ve been struggling to figure out my ideal client, target audience and my uniqueness in the online health coaching and consulting world for several years. I absolutely needed to speak my thoughts out loud to someone who could listen well and ask the right questions that guided me to a happy conclusion. Tara did just that. Thank you, Tara! I wholeheartedly recommend Tara if you need any help with branding, messaging and marketing!
-Lynette D.
I worked with Tara to go over my brand new website’s messaging. Before our session I was looking for ways in which I could improve the way I talked about my coaching and offer so that my ideal client would understand it. One of the takeaways from working with was Tara’s advice to make better use of my homepage area by giving me actionable steps with regards to designing it, so that it guides the visitor to book a discovery call with me, which I haven’t been doing.
Tara also made suggestions about my next steps as a new coach and how to go about getting those first testimonials. I now have ideas and steps that I can immediately implement to improve my chances of getting coaching bookings! I’m very grateful for Tara’s insights and I highly recommend her.
-Mariana P.
Tara was very helpful in dialing in my branding. She had some great workbooks that really assisted me in working out and really thinking through what my brand was about. She helped to define my audience and message and other specific branding elements as well. When we went over it all she had additional insightful comments and suggestions to help me clarify and refine what I originally came up with. Many things I would not have thought of on my own. Overall a great experience!
-Brian T.
I am the Executive Director of Women’s Fund of Hawaii (WFH), and Tara was a board member for several years. She is a decisive leader who donated so much of her time, wisdom, and talent to improving our community and making me more effective at my job. Tara always made time for the organization, so I frequently relied on her to navigate potential conflicts or problems. Her diplomatic approach to sensitive issues definitely benefited WFH and me personally. In addition, Tara is a very talented and creative graphic artist. She helped build Women’s Fund of Hawaii’s brand, and WFH will always be indebted to her for that.
-Leela G.
I love working with Tara! I was able to keep up with goals and learned so much more by working with her and the group. Tara was always prepared and facilitated discussion. She encouraged participation by all who attended and gently held people accountable to their commitment to the group, which made the meetings very valuable. Tara promoted social and professional networking between group members and offered valuable coaching and marketing advice during these sessions. If you’re thinking about working with Tara, you won’t be disappointed.
-Eileen A.
I worked with Tara in one of her accountability groups for one year. This was a new concept for me and great timing as I started out my new career in real estate. Tara was encouraging, patient and insightful in helping me to focus on what was important. I didn’t realize how impactful having someone to guide me in the right direction is. Highly recommend working with Tara!
-Angela R.
Tara is incredibly wise, knowledgeable, and supportive. I really enjoyed my time with her as well as I’ve learned a lot. Seeing that she walks the talk is very motivating. Also, a great support when things aren’t going well and you need to pick yourself up. Having a business can be a lonely journey, accountability is key. Creating a circle that can do that for you is incredibly precious.
-Dr. Lilla B.
Tara was highly effective in helping me get clarity on my business and get it started so much quicker than if I had done it on my own. She gives great attention to detail, is very organized and efficient. She made the process so simple. Thanks again!!!
-Sherry C.
Tara’s accountability group has been absolutely fantastic! I look forward to attending the meetings each week because I know I will learn something valuable and have fun while doing it. I’m always impressed with Tara’s ability to proficiently lead the group through our meetings, keeping us organized, focused, and on track with our goals. She has successfully created a safe, inviting space for the group where we can share our struggles, celebrate our successes, and have a good laugh with each other. I truly appreciate being a part of this supportive group of amazing women!
-Lizz A.