Lead With Presence

A 5-Module Coaching Program for Leaders Ready to Communicate with Authority, Authenticity, and Influence.

You’ve Earned the Seat. Now Find Your Voice.

We’ve worked with governors, attorneys general, Members of Congress, executives, and nonprofit leaders to craft and prepare for their biggest moments. Now we’re bringing you insights from the campaign trail, debate prep, and the board room to help you communicate with presence, clarity and authority.

Executive presence isn’t about being the loudest voice. It’s about making the room listen when you speak. It’s the unshakable confidence, the clarity of message, and the ability to inspire action—even in the most high-stakes moments.

Whether you're stepping into the C-suite, leading high-visibility projects, or preparing for board presentations, Leading with presence gives you the tools to elevate how you're seen, heard, and felt as a leader. We offer this program to individuals and organizations and teams. We’re currently accepting a new cohort of individual applicants. Lead with Presence runs as five live virtual sessions. If you are interested in bringing Lead with Presence to your team or organization, please email hello@m2aspire.com.

This Program Is For You If You’re Ready To:

  • Lead meetings and presentations with authentic and compelling presence

  • Communicate with clarity and influence at every level

  • Navigate high-pressure conversations with composure

  • Elevate your visibility and leadership brand

  • Inspire trust and respect

Module 1: Presence of Mind Cultivates Presence

Communicating clearly, authentically, and with authority starts with getting into the right frame of mind. We bring you mindfulness tools based in neuroscience to help develop a presence of mind.

Module 2: Strategic Communication & Message Framing

Using our proprietary InfluenceIQ suite of tools, we’ve worked with public figures, elected officials, and executives to create data-driven messaging frames and strategies that work.

  • Master the art of speaking clearly, concisely, and persuasively

  • Frame messages to influence up, down, and across the organization

  • Deliver impact in under 90 seconds.

Module 3: Nonverbal Intelligence & Commanding the Room

  • Body language, tone, and energy that reinforce authority

  • Learn to own the room—whether it’s in-person or on Zoom

  • Practice live, review feedback, and refine your presence

Module 4: Navigating Conflict & Difficult Conversations

  • Build confidence under pressure

  • Learn the language of calm authority

  • Practice handling tension, giving feedback, and managing up

Module 5: Storytelling, Visibility & Influence

  • Craft a compelling leadership narrative

  • Find and own your thought leadership voice

  • Map your visibility strategy across platforms and stakeholders

Apply Today

We’re accepting applications for our new cohort. Space is limited. Fill out the form to apply and we will be in touch.

Meet the M2 Team

Molly Magarik | Co-founder

Molly is an accomplished executive and consultant with proven success across the public, nonprofit, and private sectors. Appointed by Governor John Carney as Cabinet Secretary of Delaware’s Department of Health and Social Services, she led 4,000 employees in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, while transforming service delivery and improving efficiencies.

Drawing on her expertise in change management, leadership development, strategic communications, and budgeting, Molly now empowers leaders to drive meaningful change. A certified immersive meditation facilitator, she also holds a Master’s degree from Dartmouth College.

Matt Krayton | Co-founder

Matt is co-founder M2Aspire. He founded a national public affairs, strategic communications and political consulting firm, Publitics, 14 years ago. He has provided counsel to campaigns, candidates, elected officials, executives, founders, organizations, and brands for over a decade. He worked with Biden for President in 2020 on special projects including creating collateral for celebrity and influencer endorsements including NBA star Ben Simmons. His work on the campaign was recognized with a Campaigns and Elections Magazine Stanley F. Reed Award.

Matt is an innovator focused on keeping clients on the cutting edge. In 2022, under his leadership, Publitics launched InfluenceIQ™, a suite of tools for identifying and reaching nodes of influence with key messages, testing creative, modeling and building audiences and developing effective messaging. In 2024, he launched InfluenceIQ Labs™, a strategic investment arm of Publitics with a focus on supporting startups in communications, media, and AI, while providing clients with access to the latest technologies.