Hi! I’m Mary Lou.
A certified coach, speaker, and author, my purpose in life is to help people prosper.
After a varied and successful career of 40 years working in global companies such as Prudential, Pfizer and Bayer, I retired early as Vice President, Internal Communications.
I left behind a successful executive level position to pursue a life-long dream of mine: teach people how to be their best selves.
My passion now is to share with others lessons I’ve learned over decades as a female leader who struggled as a young adult to fit in. See my story featured in WomenLEAD magazine. I was also featured in two recent interviews with Authority Magazine, Power Women: Mary Lou Panzano On How To Successfully Navigate Work, Love and Life As A Powerful Woman and Leading with Heart: Mary Lou Panzano On The Power of Authentic Women’s Leadership, and another interview featured in 7 Questions on Leadership.
Drawing on my experiences, challenges, setbacks, and wins, I enlighten my audiences and clients by sharing my proprietary 4Cs Change FrameworkTM and principles of prosperity that drove my success, including being named an NJBIZ ICON awardee in 2024 and an honoree for Executive Women of NJ’s 2022 Salute to the Policymakers.
Through my coaching, speaking, workshops, articles, and educational forums, I reveal how I used the 4Cs Change FrameworkTM and principles to overcome obstacles, take charge of my life, and break free to do what I love most with those I love most.
Working with me, you will learn how you can change your career and life for the better, unlock your limitless potential, and become more prosperous personally, professionally, and financially.
“Not only did Mary Lou help me identify a mental and emotional barrier I had been putting in my own way, but she also provided practical and tangible methods to overcome them. She knows just the right questions to ask, and her method and style is empowering and motivating.” – Laura L. coaching client.
Passionate in the belief that everyone should have a safe, decent, affordable place to live, I proudly serve as President of the Board of Directors of Greater Middlesex & Morris Habitat for Humanity, lector and serve on the Pastoral Council at church, and volunteer in my community. Wife, mothering caregiver to our German Shepard, Bruno, stepmother to two adult children, and a new grandma, my greatest joy is doing the things I love most with those I love most.
A life-long resident of the great Garden State of New Jersey, I enjoy cooking, entertaining, traveling, reading, singing, dancing, teaching, writing, quiet days at the beach, and giving back.
