Hey, I’m Marie Barbezieux Rousselle

My intercultural story

The same year, I did a semester abroad in Washington, DC at the American University and worked for the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ). Experiencing this freedom at the beginning of my career drove my passion for intercultural and diverse environments.

I was fascinated by the advertising industry, their dynamism, creativity, and the energy distilled by creatives made my transition from Human Resources to Advertising and started my career in Paris, at BETC Euro RSCG.

From there, I worked for an online bank, Boursorama (now BoursoBank) in the media department as an Account manager. I got a promotion and took a job as an Account Director at Orange Advertising, the media department of Orange, the biggest telecom company in France, and specialized in selling Content and Advertising campaigns to major clients and media companies for 5 years. Just before moving to NYC, I had the opportunity to transition to the Communication department at Orange France, as a Communication Manager and Project Manager and developed the first campaign using a bot for Christmas.

Moving to New York City, I faced the challenges of finding a job as an expatriate in a concurrent market. With the help of a business coach and active networking, I was able to find a job as a Marketing Consultant and Business Developer for IT and start-up companies.
I developed strong skills
But sometimes, life gets in the way and while I was facing a challenging life event, I completely changed my career goals and view of life and decided to transition to professional coaching.
I enrolled in coaching training at IPEC to become a Certified Professional Coach and an Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner in 2018.
I quickly started working as a Business and Life Coach for small and medium companies, and started group coaching programs for job seekers.
Since 2018, I have enjoyed exploring the business of coaching by partnering with various coaching companies and working as a Career Coach and Consultant for boot camps while growing my coaching skills.‍


Moving from France and living in New York City with her family, I was shocked by the amount of garbage, especially the trash and recycling days. I started to learn more about climate change and attended Climate conferences. While I felt overwhelmed and sad and started panicking for my children, I decided to act and created an educational program to raise young kids' environmental awareness, Little Ecologists.
I started with workshops with schools and when I was ready to launch the program in 2020 I pivoted my school business to an online program and worked directly with parents to enroll their children. When school started their programs again, I was able to offer the program at major accredited French-American schools in New York, at the French American School of New York, the Lycee Français de New York, the Ecole, the FIAF, and also in international schools at the UN school, Tessa and Saints John and Paul.
Now Little Ecologists is available in 6 schools with a team of 3 teachers and expanding to new schools and new cities. With Little Ecologists, I learned how to start and run a business, pivot during COVID-19, hire a team of dedicated teachers, and is also facing the challenges of a social entrepreneur with a strong mission navigating a complex system.

I decided to combine my expertise in digital advertising, human resources, and social entrepreneurship to offer coaching and guidance to companies looking to navigate change, pivot, and transition while keeping my values and reaching their goals.


"I help you choose a life full of colors after a life-changing event. Because you are unique and you deserve a life aligned with your values." Marie Barbezieux Rousselle

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