About Us

Our Mission Statement

We help people who are in a life transition,
understand their passions with powerful rendition.
So they can discover their real life’s mission,
and find their heart’s ‘so’ true ambition.
With this amazing insight and new cognition,
our clients can now begin a brand new tradition.
And give themselves wholehearted permission,
to have magic in their life like a great magician.
And with this new, wonderful and insightful condition,
bring authentic reasons for life’s rewarding, complete fruition!

Marge "Magic" Powers

Marge “Magic” Powers, founder and owner of Winning Ways, has more than 30 years of successful and proven experience in Life, Career, and Retirement Coaching. Magic encourages people to examine the beliefs they hold regarding personal goals and ambitions. She shows clients how to discover their personal passion, and empowers them to recognize their freedom to “choose” – to win in their lives. Her mission: Commitment to her clients’ personal growth and self-discovery.

Magic majored in Organizational Behavior at the University of San Francisco. She is a Master Certified Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistics (NLP) from the NLP Institute of California. She is certified in Co-Active Life Coaching from John F. Kennedy University, and is an active Minister at the Universal Church of the Master.

Magic has authored over 120 Self-Coach companion eBooks and Magic Morsel quote eBooks. Her clients have mentioned how much they value her writing on so many topics for people who need a thoughtful guide to maintain their courage, confidence, and serenity. She brings coaching to a new kind of communicating, as if you are a special friend, offering wisdom and encouragement with a hefty dose of realism.

Keith Smyth

Keith has always had a passion for being directly responsible for contributing to the overall success of people through his exceptional leadership, coaching and expertise in training and consulting. He has coached and trained several hundred people in creating goals and has empowered them on their journey toward self-reliance. He continually coaches and trains people who need extra, support insight and guidance relative to sorting out the details regarding important events or situations in their life, career or retirement.

Keith is a Minister of the Universal of the Master (UCM) Church; he was in the Air Force 12 years, before and during the Vietnam War. He has completed many awareness workshops such as the EST Training, he is trained in Silva Mind Control, he has studied the ancient knowledge of the Hawaiian Kahuna extensively, is an expert in Metaphysics, Higher Consciousness, and Huna Awareness. He is Vice President of the San Jose Chapter of the American Society of Dowsers. He knows and understands EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), he is cognizant of NLP (Neurolinguistics Programming).

Keith is very much committed to healing processes, and getting in touch with the higher spirit. His main goal in life is making a different in people’s lives.

Tyler Croisetiere

We welcome Tyler as an experienced coach, who has been involved with Winning Ways for over a year. We have found the core of him to be a compassionate, understanding individual with undying patience. He brings an impactful youthful perspective to clients and also has strong computer and social media skills.

Tyler has continually impacted people’s quality of life by helping them identify action plans in order for them to access needed resources toward living a better life. His unique personal development, insights and his innate gift of guiding people has made a difference in helping others sort out life challenges by using his listening and observation skills, and also teaching clients to self-coach themselves to develop the powerful skills to coach themselves for the rest of their lives.

His background includes a Certification as a Life Coach with Winning Ways. He is in the process of obtaining a Peer Mentor Certification for Mental Health at San Jose City College and is also seeking the California Mental Health Counseling Certification. He has worked with Santa Clara Country in social services, mental health, seniors and peers. He has attended California State University Long Beach for a B.A. Degree.

We find Tyler will be a great asset to Winning Ways, as he is a great motivator and life coach, and, as a given, he happens to be a pleasure to work with.