Testimonials
My coaching clients range from early-in-career to the C-suite. Many choose to remain anonymous. Here's what some of them say.
Candice
"Candice Murray is a transformational coach who stands out for her exceptional ability to empower New Zealand professionals navigating the complexities of the corporate world. Her background in corporate and sales means she “gets us”.
Any professional would be fortunate to experience the positive changes that come with Candice’s coaching as a testament to the coaching she has provided Fusion5 staff. More confidence, resilience, and better all-round performance."
Lisa Nicks, GM Sales, Fusion5
"Looking back to where I started, I've come a long way in a short time. Since working with Candice, I have spoken more confidently in team meetings, facilitated team days and had colleagues comment on the progress they have seen in me. I have practical tools that help me bring my confidence to the forefront when I need it. Thanks Candice for your support, its had a meaningful impact to the way I show up!"
Verna Williams, Spark NZ
"I reached out to Candice because I was in a place where I knew I lacked the techniques to show up confidently and authentically at work every day. Through her coaching, I was able to gain focus, rebuild my confidence, and learn to protect my personal space while staying true to my values. Candice’s approach is transformative, and I’m so grateful for her guidance."
Valentia Zuluaga Fino, Microsoft
"I recently completed coaching with Candice and found it incredibly insightful and valuable. The content she provided was thoughtfully structured, blending practical tools with deep personal insights.
I’d highly recommend Candice to anyone looking to gain clarity, build confidence, and take meaningful steps forward in both their personal and business life. Thank you, Candice, for an awesome 9 weeks, you are truly amazing!!!"
Gavin Hughes, Microsoft
"Candice brings such positive energy and has a wide array of tools, both of which made my time with her super valuable. She has literally changed my life! Totally recommend spending time with her."
CEO, Software Vendor
"Candice is a great and wonderful coach with such an engaging, passionate and always calm demeanor. I worked with Candice recently and from day one she created positive and sustained shifts in my behavior, feelings and thinking. Through this amazing partnering, I was provided with great resources that complemented and extended the mindset coaching experience. I have worked with many coaches and Candice is in My Top 5 of coaches I have worked with. This is coming from myself as a coach who has worked and collaborated with over 100 coaches.
John Alleyne, ICF Coach
"I asked Candice for help when I felt my [professional] life was stuck. Candice gently reconnected me with the joyful and passionate parts of myself. Decisions are now easier and every part of my life has benefited. Candice gets results!"
Doctor and Clinic Owner
"So hard to put into words how much you have helped - and when I wrote it, it didn't feel as though it even remotely covers it...
Working with Candice has been a game-changer for me. She has this incredible knack for asking the right questions and creating a safe space where I can be completely honest with myself. With her support, I've managed to step out of my own way and take those crucial first steps towards change, even though it felt like diving into the unknown.
Candice has empowered me to really listen to what I want and value, and to be brave enough to stop making excuses. She’s helped me identify and change behaviors that were no longer serving me. Plus, she’s provided me with some fantastic tools to manage these behaviors and introduced me to new resources that I might have overlooked otherwise.
What I appreciate most is how authentic our conversations are. They feel gentle, yet they’ve led to some significant positive changes in my life. I’m genuinely excited to see where this journey takes me."
Head of Talent, Professional Services
"Working with Candice completely transformed my life. She is truly your biggest cheerleader. No matter the challenge, she always guided me with care and encouragement, and I never once felt like I was doing it alone. She helped me build confidence and develop strategies that I use every day, both at work and at home.
I feel more capable, grounded, and in control than I ever have. I couldn’t recommend her enough to anyone looking for meaningful change in their work and personal life."
Caitlin McCollough, Enlighten Designs
"Candice’s extensive corporate and sales background enables her to understand the nuanced challenges of the professional world, particularly strategic career moves. Candice didn’t operate from a one-size-fits-all playbook, but instead, she adapted her coaching style and delivery in each session to match my specific needs as they evolved throughout our sessions.
The frameworks Candice shared and the probing questions she asked have become part of how I approach challenges daily, and I find myself naturally applying her techniques. The investment in coaching has continued to pay dividends long after our sessions concluded."
Enterprise Sales Manager, Multinational Tech
"I had the pleasure of working with Candice as a coach and she helped me to give mental clarity on a few things that needed a fresh perspective. Her guidance helped equip me with the tools to approach challenges with resilience and strategic fresh thinking. I highly recommend Candice to anyone looking to enhance their mindset, elevate their business acumen, and unlock their full potential."
Strategic Account Executive, Global Software Vendor
"I would highly recommend Candice as an exceptional career and life coach. Her intuitive approach really resonated with me, especially as she took the time to really get to know who I am, and how my actions, decisions, observations, and desires align with my core values. Her guidance has been instrumental in helping me navigate both personal and professional challenges, that has led to significant growth in a short space of time. I also now have the tools to navigate this new growth phase, and know I am on the right path!
One key learning for me is reframing. I think as a senior professional woman in a very political environment, sometimes it is just too easy to blame, fester and point fingers. Reframing is not only good for those around us, but for our own wellbeing which is so important in the very stressful environment we find ourselves in. A key take-away that I am learning to incorporate as a daily habit.
Thanks so much Candice, thanks for seeing me and being so amazing to work with!"
Senior Manager, Banking
"I rate Candice Murray. She has this ability to help you get to those key breakthroughs you know you have in you, the ones you know you deserve but can't quite reach on your own. She helped me see and lean into my actual strengths, and more importantly, helped me step into the work I need to do with confidence."
Ian (Eon) Kerewaro, Enlighten Designs
"Candice brings a very considered but unwaveringly positive perspective and approach. That’s a balance that can be really helpful in giving you the right tools to think clearly about how you organise your approach to business and life. As a lawyer, I find that my brain is wired and trained to think in certain ways that are great for my legal skill set but not always ideal for other aspects of life and business. Coaching sessions with Candice helped me adjust my mindset in a way that allows me compartmentalise things and fine-tune my approach to business."
Senior Associate, Lawyer
"I can't recommend Candice highly enough. I've worked with her personally in fortnightly sessions and seen her facilitate group workshops, and she's absolutely exceptional.
What makes Candice special is how she really gets to know you. She asks incredible questions that dig beneath the surface to understand what's actually driving your thoughts and behaviours.
She'll challenge you when needed, but in a way that leads you to your own realizations rather than just telling you what to think. Through our work together, I've gained practical tools that help me manage my mood during tough times and developed a level of self-awareness I never had before.
This isn’t wishy-washy hoo-doo. This is practicable, and applicable things I can’t forget now, I use them daily."
Doug Wilman, Enlighten Designs
"I transitioned from selling hardware to software and was finding it challenging to gain my confidence with all the differences. I was struggling with confidence and resilience, both with my own team and with customers, to the point where I was questioning if this was an achievable role for me.
I felt overwhelmed, stressed out and anxious.
I related fully to Candice, so friendly and knowledgeable. I’ve done a lot of self-help things in my time and I was surprised how many new things I learned. I use my new tools all the time.
Candice’s background completely aligned with my own. Candice had experience in very similar roles as well as being a sales manager for my role, so it couldn’t have been a better match.
I feel so much better within myself. I’m not beating myself up about perceived failures. I have just closed off on some great deals and rocked some presentations. The main thing is the way I felt during these presentations and events.
My resilience has changed to “I am competent” and this outlook has had a massive positive impact on my professional life.
Now I’m making deals, my customers are giving me amazing feedback and I’m being more assertive within my own team."
Business Development Manager, Tech Sector
"My coaching journey with Candice has been very transformative. I’m so grateful my company invested in me doing this.
Candice has provided me with practical tools that deeply resonate with my daily life and long-term goals. It’s exciting to see this turn into more success in my sales career and how quickly that's happened.
Thanks again for your coaching, it really has made a positive change to my work and personal life. I’m looking forward to using what I’ve learned to take me to the next level and beyond!"
Clayton Knox, Enlighten Designs
"I had the pleasure of working with Candice Murray recently after being introduced to her through a presentation she delivered to our wider sales team. Something about her approach resonated with me, and I knew I needed to connect with her. Trusting that instinct turned out to be one of the best decisions I’ve made.
Candice’s coaching not only helped me build confidence in a new role but also made me realise what I am truly capable of. She has a modern, people-centric approach, understanding me as an individual and guiding me toward success in a way that felt both natural and empowering. Her ability to connect, challenge, and support is exceptional, and I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a coach who truly makes a difference."
Kirk Rostvist, Fusion5
"I recently finished coaching with Candice and enjoyed every session with her.
Candice helped me see many things from a different and positive perspective. Not just theory but practical tools to use in everyday life.
Candice really spent time getting to know me so everything that was discussed in the sessions was relevant to me and how my emotions and thought process works. I found Candice very insightful and motivating and her energy to be very calming, engaging, and natural. I feel more motivated in my work and more empowered in my life."
Territory Manager, Tech Sector
"After working on developing my next level mindset solo for 6 months, I’d hit a plateau. I decided to “strengthen the team” and brought Candice into the process. The value in working with Candice came straight away. From the very first session things began to move forward again. It was a huge help that Candice understood my professional world given her own background.
I asked Candice to challenge me. She did that in the best way possible and after each session I found myself really having to ponder my previous views and beliefs. Quality stuff! Through the process I was provided a lot of tools and tactics. I continue to use these today, so the value keeps growing.
From the very start I gained a new level of clarity in some “hard to reach places”. In a number of key areas, I’m clearer and more focussed now than ever. This has taken my motivation and energies up a level (or two). If you’ve ever wondered about the value of using a coach, there’s none better to work with. With the momentum and clarity I’ve gained, I can’t recommend Candice highly enough."
Senior Business Consultant
"Before working with Candice, I was aware of my challenges, having been in the game for a long time, but they were deeply personal, and I was apprehensive about what could be achieved in a short time. Candice’s ability to understand both my challenges and my unique personality allowed her to focus our discussions on my specific goals. She provided practical tools that I could easily incorporate into my daily routine, even with my limited time. Thanks to Candice, I now have a renewed appreciation and confidence in myself, and a deep sense of peace and happiness about who I am and what I bring to the table, both personally and professionally."
Senior Account Manager, Professional Services
"While I have been successful in business, when my husband and I purchased a business that I had no experience in, I felt a real lack of confidence. It was affecting my enjoyment of co-running the business, being the leader I wanted to be for our large team, and also my perceived effectiveness in my responsibilities.
As an example of something we worked on: I have always struggled with decision making. I have two opposite voices in my head pulling me in different directions. Candice taught me a tool / technique to listen to both the voices and take my power back to make a decision. It was a magical moment for me. Now when I find myself in a similar situation, I just take five minutes to use the same technique and come out of indecision straight away.
Working with Candice helped me show up completely differently in the business - with more confidence and decisiveness, less stress and so much more enjoyment."
Pooja Goel, Franchise Co-owner
"Working with Candice is a remarkable experience. Candice has gently empowered me recognise and reframe several complex personal narratives that were complicating my professional life. I always left our sessions feeling recharged, and elated, with a sense of clarity and confidence."
Business Owner, Personal Services
"I really found Candice to be insightful, thought provoking and a refreshing reminder of how beneficial it is to stop and analyse the way we speak internally to ourselves and how we can channel our energy to create positive outcomes in our day-to-day lives."
Trainer, Business Services