For #34, can you change the colors of the "people" so the two outside people don't look like an extension of the M? Maybe pull them together too, or something, so they don't look like a part of the M.
We have another idea to try, if you're willing. On #18, between the g and the b, add circles or boxes below the letters, like radio buttons, then have the check mark in the M dip down into one of the boxes/buttons so the checkmark in the M looks like it's checking off a box below. ?? Might be dumb, but one of our team members suggested it.