Coaching Conscious Creatives
for Conscious Living and Conscious Business
with The Corporate Alchemist
What Clients are Saying:
WOW!  That is not even a powerful enough word to describe the way I feel after our session today."  -R.D./ Manufacturing Maintenance Manager/ Phoenix, AZ

“Thank you for an extraordinary coaching experience today. I was surprised when your coaching led me into new territory."
-H.R./ Screen Writer, Artist/ Los Angeles, CA

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I LOVE your group coaching classes and feel you are an AWESOME teacher and mentor. You are an inspiration to me! I KNOW and can FEEL you make a difference in thousands of people's lives every day, as one person touches another and another.  -M.J./ Animal Therapist, Coach/ Mt. St. Helens, WA

"Anne, thank you again so much for your support, understanding, encouragement and guidance. I have achieved my major goals by applying your advice. I always felt your thorough dedication and the love you put into your work. I’m grateful for your warmth and genuine guidance."  -G.H./ Business Manager, Management Consultant/ Munich, Germany

“My coaching/healing session with you helped more than you know. I pray that others who need help will be led to you for healing, coaching and balance in their life.”  -H.D./ Certified Massage Therapist/ Columbia, SC 

"Most of us do not have time for fluff and feel good training sessions that bear no fruit. Dr. Anne Merkel is a very talented, experienced, professional, and has learned what has most successfully worked in effecting positive change in organizations."  -Cary McSwain, County Administrator, Richland County /Columbia, SC

"From my experience it is rare to meet a facilitator and organizational consultant whose mastery of skills equals a commitment to making a difference in the world. Anne is a powerful change agent who lives her mission."
-Diane Delafield, Founding Director, Campaigns for Kids, Inc./ Asheville, NC

"In a day’s time you took a group of highly skeptical senior managers and helped us reach a consensus. You helped us identify and discuss important issues for further study. Your abilities as a facilitator and coordinator were instrumental in making our meeting a success."  -Col. Brent Johnson, U.S. Army Garrison Commander, Ft. Jackson Army Base, SC

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"Many thanks for your excellent retreat. I strongly recommend your methodologies for addressing dysfunctional interpersonal relationships. You provided both a vision and practical objectives that empowered the staff to enter into a team environment. I am very grateful for your efforts as is the Office of the General Assembly and the Presbyterian Church (USA)."
-Scott Schaefer, Director of Administration, Presbyterian Church (USA)/ Louisville, KY

"We particularly admired and appreciated the good grasp of our needs and general methods of operation you displayed throughout your presentation. Particularly cited were the tools you shared with us which were both relevant and readily usable.  -Eldon Barkman, Executive Director, JAARS, Inc./ Waxhaw, NC

"Thank you so much for the workshop you provided. The group really enjoyed the exercise they practiced. Managers have incorporated this activity into in-service sessions and at weekly staff meetings."  -Lin Marelick, Associate Director, Economic & Social Opportunities, Inc./ Charlotte, NC

"Your program was excellent! It gave our members an insightful view of employee retention from an approach we had not yet explored. I believe everyone in attendance felt they left the meeting with new professional tools and new ways to add value to their organizations."  -Elizabeth Dickey, Manager Human Resources, KOSA

"Those I spoke with following your presentation 'Rediscovering Passion & Creativity on the Job' appeared to have a new outlook on their attitudes about their job and life in general. I’ve even had several people tell me that they love their job and are grateful for the benefits and the opportunity to work here. Thank you!"  -Donna Seigler, Director of Administration, Columbia Metropolitan Airport

"Your adaptation of business quality issues to those in the home was both informative and fun. I have had several calls and e-mails from members complimenting your talk and suggesting that we invite you back."  -Georgie Baker, Columbia Chapter of American Society for Quality/ SC

"I would be more than happy to personally recommend you to any group of business professionals who need a little motivation and a little reminder about why they are who they are."
-Janet Lehman, North Lake Construction Co., Inc./ Lexington, SC