About Macklin Connection

We help business leaders build trust, connection, and high-performance cultures that last.

At MacklinConnection, we believe the most powerful business results start with better human connections. We don’t just teach leadership — we help leaders become the kind of people others choose to follow. Because when trust is built and conversations change, everything else changes with it.

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Our Story

Born from Experience. Built for Real-World Change.

MacklinConnection was founded on a simple but often forgotten truth: business success lives and dies on the strength of relationships. After decades of leading high-performing teams and navigating the messy, real-world challenges of leadership, we saw a gap no training program could fill. Leaders didn’t need more strategies or buzzwords — they needed a new way of seeing themselves, their people, and their culture.

That’s why we created the MacklinConnection Method — a practical, proven framework for building trust, transforming culture, and unlocking performance at every level of an organization

We’ve worked with executives trying to repair broken trust, business owners overwhelmed by day-to-day demands, and family businesses struggling to bridge generational divides. Across every challenge, one thing remains constant: when leaders become intentional about their conversations and relationships, results follow.

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This isn’t leadership theory. It’s deep, human-centered work rooted in biology that creates real change — the kind that lasts for years, not weeks.

What We Believe

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Leadership Is a Choice,
Not a Title.

You don’t lead because of a position. You lead because of how you show up, how you communicate, and how you build trust.

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Trust Is the Ultimate Competitive Advantage.

Without trust, even the best strategies fall flat. With it, your people will walk through walls to achieve what’s possible.

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Great Cultures Don’t Happen by Accident.

Culture is shaped by every conversation, every decision, every moment of leadership. If you’re not shaping it, who is?

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Transformation Is Personal.

You can’t change a business without first changing the stories and conversations happening inside it — starting with yourself.

Meet The Team

At MacklinConnection, we’re more than consultants — we’re practitioners of the leadership work we teach. Every member of our team has walked the hard road of leadership and knows firsthand what it takes to build trust, reset culture, and lead with purpose.

Ron Macklin

Founder and CEO

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Ron realized early in his engineering career that he had a passion for building and leading teams. To succeed, he needed to build a deep network of support. He needed to learn why people connect and how they create results together. This realization led him on a 30-year journey that culminated in the creation of the 7-step Macklin Method and the launch of Macklin Connection. Ron and his wife Koni have three adult children, Garrett, Lorin and Brennan.

Deb Dendy

COO

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Meet Deb Dendy, dynamic co-host of & The Story in Your Head podcast. More than just a voice behind the mic, Deb is a passionate entrepreneur, seasoned executive coach, and a visionary innovator with a rich 30-year journey in the electronics industry. From her early days as a design engineer to impactful leadership roles, including Vice President of Operations and Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Deb's career is a testament to the power of strong networks and seizing opportunities.

The MacklinConnection Method

A Proven Framework for Real Results

The MacklinConnection Method is a practical framework for leadership and business culture transformation. Built over 30+ years, it helps leaders build trust quickly, reduce workplace friction, and create teams that collaborate, communicate, and perform at a higher level. Unlike traditional leadership models, our method focuses on how humans actually connect—so you get real results that last.

Through our method, leaders learn how to:

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Build authentic trust — fast.

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Communicate with clarity and confidence.

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Shift from reactive leadership to intentional, values-driven action.

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Create cultures where people want to stay and perform at their best.

Ready to stop managing problems and start leading transformational change?

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