Open Gate Consulting
The qualities that make you good at what you do can sometimes work against you. Being direct can land too hard. Being analytical can make connections harder. Sometimes we simply don't recognize the impact we're having or know how to aim our natural talents differently.
You don't need to become someone else to be effective.
Discover What You Naturally Do Best and Learn How to Make More of It
Open Gate helps professionals and leaders turn their natural talents into strengths they can use with more intention, confidence, and impact.
Where Do You Want to Grow?

Coaching & Consultation
Personalized coaching to help you understand and develop your strengths, navigate workplace challenges, and become more intentional and confident in how you work and lead.

Courses & Workshops
Practical learning experiences to sharpen the skills that matter at work, so you can communicate confidently, strengthen relationships, and grow your impact as a leader.

Signature Talks
Engaging 90-minute talks delivered on demand to inspire, challenge perspectives, and
spark meaningful conversations.

Team Building
Hands-on workshops that strengthen trust, deepen collaboration, and help your team achiever more - together.

Meet Nancy
LMHC, Gallup Strengths Certified Coach
For more than 20 years, Nancy Maki has worked alongside leaders and professionals navigating the real challenges of work: building strong relationships, having difficult conversations, and figuring out how to bring out the best in themselves and others.
Her approach is simple: you don't have to become someone else to grow. When you understand your natural talents and learn to use them with greater intention, you build confidence and lead in a way that feels authentic to who you are.
As the founder of Open Gate Consulting and a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, Nancy brings together decades of leadership experience, practical tools, and a strengths-based approach to help people turn insight into meaningful change.
Good Ideas Are Worth Sharing
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Because work gets better when we learn from each other.