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Abstract Essay, in its sixth season, features Margo McClimans Midwest-born and Zurich-based, a second-time founder of the 20+ year coaching firm Coaching Without Borders—as my guest.
From Abstract Essay by Daniel Lucas /Sal Cosenza
April 29, 2026 · 35 min
About this episode Margo McClimans discusses her experience in leadership coaching and team development.
Margo Mcclimans Midwest-born, Zurich-based; second-time founder of a 20+ year coaching firm (Coaching Without Borders); lived in 6 countries, speak 4 languages, helping global executives and teams lead with courage. Margo McClimans is the founder of Coaching Without Borders (CWoB), a Zurich-based leadership coaching and team development company. For 20+ years, she has helped leaders and teams build courage and confidence. She and her team work with c-suite and managing directors and global leadership teams from Fortune 500 companies and high-growth start-ups. She has lived in 6 countries on 3 continents and speaks 4 languages. Born in the midwest, she now lives in Switzerland with her family of 6. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode Hosts: Daniel Lucas, Sal Cosenza
Guest: Margo McClimans
Topics covered leadership coaching team development global executives courage confidence
Keywords leadership coaching global teams executives courage confidence multilingual
Mentioned in this episode Organizations: Coaching Without Borders
Places: Midwest, Zurich, Switzerland, Fortune 500
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