Maria Marsala

An irrepressible entrepreneur, Maria entered the business world at age 14, landed on Wall Street at age 17, and shattered the glass ceiling at age 21. Fiercely determined and keenly insightful, she became a bond trader when female executives were as rare as pink diamonds. Maria spent the next 20 years streamlining corporate operations and generating profits for her employers. Her penchant for dispensing valuable advice became evident as she mentored other women, transforming secretaries into traders. In 1998, brimming with over 25 years of business experience, Maria founded Elevating Your Business, a business development company dedicated to helping high-achieving women who own professional service businesses. Maria customizes solutions to detect and overcome each client's unique obstacles, helping them create the business and lifestyle they only imagined possible. When asked why they hire Maria, her clients consistently cite these three reasons: Her ability to "give them their life back" by systematizing and simplifying the essential functions of business, which they hate doing, including: planning, administration, operations, and marketing. Her insightful, kick-ass solutions to their business problems allow them to get "unstuck" faster, attract their ideal clients, and achieve more in a few months than they could after years of struggling. Her focus on finances including budgeting, pricing, and creating products for their marketing funnel that has increased their sales 25%-400% in 4 to 12 months! "Maria's input has helped me organize my business more in three months tha I had in the nine months prior. She asks the right questions and doesn't mince words. Her vast storehouse of business and marketing knowledge makes her a valuable partner in my business. She's helped me package my services, allowing me to increase my fees by 200% and the monthly sales of the company are more than 300% from where we were just 8 months ago. If you're considering hiring an advisor to help grow your business more rapidly, look no further. Maria is a skilled, caring, but firm coach, and most importantly, she will help you get the results you're looking for in your business and personal life ".Elin Barton, COO & Partner, White Knight Pro Video Company, Binghamton, NY, http://www.WhiteKnightPro.com Maria pioneered the "Business Checkup Assessment" a proprietary three-step process business owners use to determine which areas of their business they're stuck in and which areas get a "hurrah!" After many requests to share her insights on what small business owners can learn from bigger businesses, Maria created a step-by-step program called "Corporate Secrets Marketing™". Her concepts have been quoted regularly in prestigious media outlets including: Money magazine, Jim Cramer's "The Street", Women's Day, Market Watch, Advisor Max, and The Bottom Line. Her strategies are mentioned in several books including: "Six Steps to Free Publicity" by Marcia Yudkin, "Streetwise Small Business Book of Lists" edited by Gene Marks, "The Woman's Advantage Calendar" and "Find Your Inner Betty" by Tanner Stransky. She'll deliver fabulous commentary to you too! Maria has spoken internationally at more than 100 business and association meetings, retreats, conferences, as well as on radio and TV shows. Maria is an Internet-marketing veteran, trained life coach, certified teleseminar leader, author, and former newspaper columnist. A life-long volunteer, Maria tutored first-graders at age 10, and has been recognized with numerous awards for her work with teenagers and protecting the environment. She currently holds memberships at the National Association of Female Executives (NAFE), Women Impacting Public Policy, Women Business Advisors Alliance and various social networking groups. Maria is a very proud native New Yorker who lives near Seattle, Washington. She is currently single and enjoys playing cards and games, gardening, attending the theater, driving around the country, attending concerts, or perusing hardware and office supply stores. Next Step... Contact Maria today and take the first step toward an elevated bottom line, turbo-charged productivity, and a sparkling quality of life. Click here to schedule an exploratory session. Or call us at 360.271.8418.