Better thinking drives better business.

Helping companies build the thinking, skills, and development programs that power performance.

Better thinking drives better business. Every service—whether it’s a strategic learning plan or a leadership development experience—is designed to help people think more critically, act more strategically, and contribute more meaningfully to business success.

The Strategic Playground™

This high-energy development program helps leaders at all levels build the habits, tools, and mindset to think more strategically every day. Through interactive workshops, assessments, peer learning, and real-world application, participants learn to spot risks, challenge assumptions, and seize opportunities—without losing momentum in their roles.

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What Clients Are Saying

  • "Mary thinks about the connection between behavior change and business results. Not just training on the widget but also human behavior and how you influence that and change. She can look at the whole ecosystem that surrounds the organization and deliver a plan that works within it and makes it better."

    — Senior L&D Leader

  • "Mary gets the bigger picture of everything she does. She helped us by looking at our training strategy from a broad perspective to make sure we were developing content that really had an impact. Everything we do is about impact and Mary has helped us increase our impact through a collaborative approach that allowed us to retain our voice, while leveling up our approach and delivering content that provided more value for our participants. Her insight is invaluable."

    — Jaime Taets, CEO, Keystone International

  • "Mary's real world experience in sales and marketing was so helpful. She’s helping us think strategically about how to leverage education to achieve business goals, and that’s a critical component."

    — Major Home Improvement Manufacturer

  • "The Strategic Playground's approach to sales training and coaching transformed Inprela. Now we have an entirely new, and more effective approach to presenting and talking about our business and can now focus on organically growing existing clients. Hands down the best money I’ve ever spent at Inprela for an outside resource!"

    — Stephani Simon, President, Inprela

  • "Mary asks hard questions that make people think - often questions other consultants don't ask."

    — Marketing Leader at an international Medical Device Manufacturer

  • "Mary is more than a training person, she is a Performance Consultant. If you’re looking to drive change or increase performance in your organization, partner with her to develop a strategy that improves performance and drives change in your organization."

  • “Mary’s not just plugging training tactics into a calendar. She approaches learning plans like marketing plans – winning hearts and minds to ultimately influence behavior and drive adoption.”

    — Marketing Leader at an international Medical Device Manufacturer

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Your Partner

Mary Rapaport has 20+ years of experience driving business outcomes and helping people do their best work. As a strategic thought partner, coach and adoption expert, she designs unique sales and customer learning experiences that help people get from where they are to where they need to be.

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