Margaret Cook has a bachelor's degree in Psychology and a master's degree in Counseling Psychology. She is the author of the popular Entrepreneurial First Step Guides with Jump-Start instructions on several topics. She has been coaching, counseling and helping people and organizations succeed for over twenty years. The Family Meeting? book and workbook have helped many families improve communication, reduce conflict and build success. Margaret's coaching and counseling clients are often starting a business or coping with the stressors of business growth or career concerns. Margaret coaches clients on a variety of life goals by phone. She sees clients who seek therapy in person and online through her private practice in Saint Charles, Missouri. Margaret provides educational and motivational seminars, and is a speaker for corporations, educational groups and not-for-profit organizations.

Margaret has experience in a variety of work settings and has owned her own business since 1990.