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“Flipping Lifequakes into Lifemakes: When Your Biggest Life Disruption Becomes Your Greatest Catalyst”
With a blend of Dutch heritage, Italian passion, and English influences—shaped by meaningful connections and travels across UK, Canada and the USA—Marco Stephano now calls the vibrant City of London home.
Beyond being a father and former hammer thrower, Marco is an entrepreneur, speaker, writer, modern sage, avid hiker, international trained trauma informed coach and trusted thinking partner for leaders, bringing over 35 years of experience exploring human potential, relationship dynamics and leadership excellence.
He enjoys music, art, the great outdoors, design, reading books, and sipping a mocha coffee in quirky, vintage spots. Always open to striking up a conversation with strangers, he loves good movie plots, motivational speaking, and creative writing—all avenues through which he strives to inspire others.
Lifemake Mastery
Many Of Us Didn’t Get the Life We Expected.
Across a lifetime, we experience dozens of disruptions — and several defining lifequakes, moments that shake identity, direction, and certainty.
Sooner or later, we realise: Life is not predictable or linear. It's messy — full of uncertainty, twists and turns, accelerations and setbacks. It doesn't unfold in neat stages or perfect seasons.
We quietly tell ourselves, "I should be further by now." Comparison and conditioning amplify this pressure. We criticise ourselves for not achieving an ideal that may no longer fit — or may no longer be possible.
When disruption hits, many stall, detour, derail, or regress— not because they lack capability or potential, but because they lack Transitional Intelligence: The ability to detach, respond, adapt, and reinvent when life takes a different course.
Without it, we feel overwhelmed, traumatised, stressed, exhausted, confused, anxious, lost, disoriented, demotivated, and disappointed.
Collectively, without the right support, life disruptions can take decades to process and integrate.
Yet, it is precisely here that Marco’s work begins—with a radical premise of intentional living.
A lifequake isn't the end of your story— it's an invitation to creation and to dance with uncertainty.
Through his Lifemake Mastery— a 24-week journey with signposts, blending 1:1 coaching and cohort support— clients:
The result: a life they were born to live— whether that means a new vocation, a meaningful business, or a more authentic way of being.
Having navigated his own defining lifequakes, he combines lived wisdom with rigorous knowledge and refined skill—offering clarity amid uncertainty, infused empowerment through transition, and possibility where others see limits.
He has partnered with hundreds of remarkable individuals across cultures, genders, professions and industries— gaining insight into what it truly takes to turn a crisis into meaningful change.
His work is:
Clients describe working with him as energising, insight-rich, and profoundly transformative—unlocking growth across careers, leadership, relationships, and entrepreneurial ventures.
Collaboration
A book with many chapters, you are in for a treat as he is ready to dive into thoughtful conversations on topics aligned with the show’s podcast theme and his lived experience, keen to give back and add value to listeners.
He is unafraid to tackle complex subjects such as breakdown, affairs, divorce, performance mindset, suicidal, burnout, rockbottom, spirituality, deep listening, transformational leadership, trauma recovery, singleness, parenting, sexuality, entrepreneurship, addictions, life quakes, transitions, dealing with grief and loss, mental health (its stigmas), AI impact on humans.
I am a Lifemake Coach and Modern Sage. Schedule an appointment.
