Welcome Media & Meeting Planners

Maria is available for speaking engagements, interviews, radio and television appearances, guest blogging, writing columns, webinars, and teleseminar engagements. All are customized to meet the needs of your audience and the focus of your objectives.


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General Topics
Maria's Biographies
Maria's Speaking Introduction
Maria's Workbooks
Radio/Internet Interviews
Articles In Magazines
Trade Association Articles
Newspaper Mentions
 Featured Web Site Articles
Online Newsletters
Television
Community Awards
Speaking Clients
HeadShots
Questions for Interviews Fees

What Works Best?!?

Below are some things that work best when I speak.

  • I use a laptop, bring a flash drive, and Power Point and PDF. I bring them all with me. I do not have any wires, adaptors or power cords to hook up to your sound systems.
  • I bring my own wireless lavaliere microphone with a clip on microphone. I don't like ear pieces as I'm not a singer. And absolutely no hand held or podium microphones PLEASE! I can't speak unless my hands are free (see my last name for why).
  • My remote control has disappeared -- again. Please bring yours and set up my laptop or yours within sight, no more than 20 feet of where I'll be standing.
  • For interaction, it's helpful to have a microphone in the room for audience members. I do take questions at the end of my presentations. This is best done if one of your staff is ready with a microphone. Or give out index cards for questions, have your staff collect them and I'll answer questions that way.
  • I will send you my handouts in a PDF file for you to print. You may print them in black/white. They cannot be placed on a website for downloading unless you have my OK.
  • Do not schedule anything other than a break after I talk. Give me 20 -30 minutes up front or at my table to talk to audience members who want to speak to me, give me their cards, or purchase my products.
  • I sleep best in a queen size bed, in a non-smoking, very dark, and very quiet room. I like rooms with microwaves and refrigerators in the room. Only decaf and extra cups since I usually bring quick cook oatmeal with me for breakfast. When I speak, I prefer having a 2 nights stay in a hotel. Tell me who is sponsoring my room and as long as my stay is comfortable, I'll mention them at the beginning of my talk.
  • Crescent, classroom, or chairs lined up are the best way to set up my rooms. Chances are that your audience will take lot of notes, so consider that when you set up the room.
  • Leave 30 feet between me and the audience so that I have enough room to walk around. I also like to walk into the audience if that option is available and I'm not on stage.
  • If you'll be sending a photographer to the event, warn me and have them take their photos in the beginning of my talk.
  • My slides are not available to download or as a handout unless I'm paid for them. Same goes for video, webinars, or audio.
  • I will send you my intro. Please don't change it in any way unless you get an OK to do so.
  • Other: I like chocolate, the darker the better. I like red wine, especially Italian. I don't have any when I speak, nor do I eat within 3 hours of speaking.
  • Feel free to call me before the event. Email is OK, too. However, do not email me within 24 hours of my talk as I'm not always online.

General Topics

Maria welcomes invitations to speak internationally, by teleseminar, webinar or video on a range of business and marketing subjects including:

  • Turning Your Passion Into Profit
  • The Power of Ten and other Low Cost Marketing Strategies
  • Strategic Business Planning Made Easy -- On a Single Page
  • Creating a Business Vision Statement That Pushes You and Your Business Forward
  • Stop Working With Jerks: It's Time To Determine Your Ideal Client Profile
  • Action Plans in 3 Steps: Goals Setting, Creating Strategies, and Execution
  • Be Heard: Develop a Killer Elevator Speech
  • Networking With Ease to increase Your Net-worth
  • Developing Strategic Alliances To Automatically Increase Revenue
  • Pricing Your Services
  • Social Media: LinkedIn® Demystified & So Important
  • Clean Sweep Stress From Your Life
  • Get Your Rear In Gear and Life Back on Track
  • Setting Boundaries: How to Say No and Really Mean It

Download a list of Maria's actual speaking titles with descriptions of each in PDF format.

Maria's Biography

Choose an Introductions for Speaking Engagements

Author

  • Author of 10 workbooks, recent releases include: Make More Money: Sets Your Rates, Charging What You Deserve, Stop Working with Jerks: Attract More of Your Ideal Clients.
  • Contributor to 6 Steps To Free Publicity, Streetwise Small Business Books of Lists by Gene Marks, Turbo-Charge Your Marketing, and Ugly Better Career Advice
  • Author of over 40 resources, including audiotapes, CDs, video, CD-Rom
  • Featured in Money magazine, Jim Cramer's The Street, Women's Day, Market Watch, Advisor Max, NY Enterprise Report, and The Bottom Line
  • Columnist for the Seattle New Times, 3 years
  • Sample of Published Articles

Maria's Workbooks

  • Make More Money: What Every Business Owner Who Sets Their Own Fees Should Know about Charging What They Deserve.
  • Stop Working With Jerks: It's Time To Attract Better Clients.
  • Use Networking To Increase Your Net-worth
  • Article Marketing Tips and Strategies from An Article Marketing Pioneer
  • How To Create An Online Newsletter That Gets Results
  • Creating Your First Website
  • Dream It, Create It, Your Ideal Business
  • Dream It, Create It, Your Ideal Career

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Interviews

Since 1999, Maria has been interviewed via radio, teleseminar, and webinar by leading business and internet marketing experts from around the globe.

  • Annie Jennings PR TeleSeminar Series (2x)
  • Business and Professional Women/USA Webinar
  • Coach U, EPublishing SIG
  • Coach U, 21 Century Business SIG
  • Coach U, Change Agent SIG
  • Coach U, EPublishing SIG
  • Coachville School of Coaching
  • Fitness Business Radio
  • "SELLFF Talk" hosted by Susan Cristini on WKXL (1450AM and 107.7FM) Concord, NH
  • Word to the Wise (1400 am) Bremerton, WA
  • Thursday Night Enlightenment, hosted by Greg Moore, (1400 am) Pt. Orchard, WA
  • Women In Business Today, Radio Show, Montvale, NJ
  • Elizabeth Gordon, Flourishing Radio, Atlanta, GA.
  • That Marketing Show, with Rodger Roeser, APR
  • The National Networker with Adam K
  • Fitness Business Radio, with Tom Parkins
  • Greg Moore's Radio Show, 1400 WKITZ
  • Lynne Klippel's Web Sorority Radio
  • Jane Carroll's Loving Life Radio
  • Annie Jennings PR Radio
  • Coachville School of Coaching
  • Raven Blair Davis - Women Power Radio
  • Chris Curtis - Web Business Owners
  • Willie Crawford's Blog Radio
  • Andrea Blackwood-Harriott, Mentoring To Mastery
  • Small Business Trends with Anita Campbell
  • Suzanne Holman, Living YOUR Million Dollar Life TeleSummit
  • Heidi Mooney's Grow a Million Dollar Business.
  • Michael Beck's Referral Expo
  • Jack Sims, Business Growth Radio Show
  • Big at Think Big Radio
  • Susan Levine, at Speaker Services
  • National Association of Women Writers
  • Positive Radio, 1150
  • Small Business U TeleSeminar
  • Small Business Trends Radio
  • Speakers Net TeleSeminar
  • Speakers Match Podcast
  • T. Harv Eker's SuccessTracs Featured Expert (Twice)
  • The Global Institute for Entrepreneurs (2x)
  • Women CEO Magazine TeleSeminar
  • Sue Lindquist, I'm Thankful 11.50am

Television

  • Ny1 News - NYC
  • Staten Island Cable (various)
  • Nutmeg Television, Connecticut, Brian Judd's "Author's Series," 2001.
  • Elaine Smitha's Evolving Ideas, Olympia, Washington
  • Accidental Business Owner, host, Bremerton Cable TV
  • Northwest Afternoon, PSA

Speaking, Leadership, and Training Clients

She's hosted dozens fee and free-based workshops for small business owners. And, she has addressed the members of a wide range of professional organizations including:

  • 24-7 Coaching.com
  • Alliance of Women in Technology, Bellevue, WA
  • American Payroll Association, Rainier Chapter, WA
  • American Society of Women Accountants, Bellevue, WA
  • American Society of Women Accountants, Seattle, WA
  • American Society of Women Accountants, Tacoma, WA
  • Antioch University, Seattle, WA
  • Bellingham Connections, Bellingham, WA
  • Business Builders Networking Group, Silverdale, WA
  • Business and Professional Women, District Meeting, Redmond
  • Business and Professional Women, State Convention, Gig Harbor
  • Business and Professional Women, Tacoma, WA
  • Business and Professional Women, Seattle, WA
  • BYU Management Society, Tacoma, WA
  • Chamber of Commerce: Anacortes, WA
  • Chamber of Commerce: Duvall, WA
  • Chamber of Commerce: Fife Regional, WA
  • Chamber of Commerce: Pierce County Hispanic, WA
  • Chamber of Commerce: Port Townsend, WA
  • Chamber of Commerce: Poulsbo Networking Meeting, WA
  • Chamber of Commerce: Northgate, WA
  • Coach U, EPublishing SIG
  • Coach U, 21 Century Business SIG
  • Coach U, Change Agent SIG
  • Coach U, EPublishing SIG
  • Coda Conference, Lacey and Tacoma, WA
  • Columbia Tower Club Business Forum, Seattle, WA
  • Communications Arts & Media Professionals of Seattle
  • Discover U - Seattle 2000-2008
  • EEN, North Carolina Technological Development Authority, Raleigh NC.
  • EO (Entrepreneur Organization) Network, N. California
  • Greater Seattle Jewish Business Network, Mercer Island, WA
  • Guaranty Mortgage Company, Bremerton, WA
  • Heavenly Choices, Poulsbo, WA
  • HomeStone Mortgage, Seattle, WA
  • International Training In Communication, Puget Sound Communicators, Silverdale, WA
  • International Training In Communication, Regional Conference, Victoria, BC, Canada
  • International Society of Event Planners, Seattle, wA
  • IAAP - Seattle and Renton Chapters, WA
  • Italian Club of Seattle, Seattle, WA
  • John L. Scott, Mercer Island and Belfair Offices, WA
  • Key Bank, Northgate Mall, Seattle, WA
  • Kitsap Business Connections, Poulsbo, WA
  • Kitsap County Parks Departments Continue Ed, WA.
  • Lunch N Leads Networking Group, Silverdale, WA
  • Mary Kay Success Group, Sequim, WA
  • Meeting Professionals International, Conference, 2009, Utah
  • National Association of Women Writers
  • Non-Profit Network, Seattle - Tess.org
  • Northgate Chamber of Commerce, Seattle
  • North Sound Referral Network, Poulsbo, WA
  • Northwest Association of Interior Designers, Seattle, WA
  • NYC Police Officers, Staten Island, NY
  • Olympic College, Business Center, Bremerton, WA
  • Pinnacle Business Connections, Poulsbo, WA
  • Project Camp 2010, Seattle, WA
  • Positive Radio, 1150
  • Rotary - Bainbridge Island, WA (twice)
  • Rotary - International District, Seattle, WA
  • Rotary - Lakewood-Spanaway, WA
  • Rotary - N. Mason County, WA
  • Rotary - Puyallup, WA
  • Small Business Administration, WNET, Bremerton, WA
  • SafeCo's Neighborhood Program, Seattle, WA
  • Sam's Club, Shoreline, wA
  • Skiff Point B and B, Bainbridge Island, WA
  • South Sound Connections, Pt. Orchard, WA
  • Travel Meet, Mill Creek, WA
  • The Professional Women of Color Network, Seattle, WA
  • The Global Institute for Entrepreneurs
  • TIE Seattle, WA
  • Triangle South Enterprise Center, Dunn, NC
  • Variety of Public & Private Schools, Staten Island, NY.
  • Various civic-minded meetings, Staten Island, NY
  • Whatcom Women in Business, Bellingham, WA
  • Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, WA
  • Women of Wisdom Conference, Seattle, WA
  • Women's Professional Network, Bellingham, WA (2008 and 2011)
  • Washington State BizFair, Renton, WA
  • Washington State Chapter of the National Guild of Hypnotists,WA
  • Washington Society of Association Executives, Bellevue, WA (flyer)
  • Washington Trial Lawyers Association, Everett, WA
  • Women's Business Center, Seattle, WA
  • Washington Employers Training Program, Kent, WA
  • Seattle Small Business Administration - WNET Event
  • Windermere Real Estate, Silverdale, WA
  • Washington Cash, Seattle
  • Zino Society, Seattle, WA

Magazine

  • Practical Internet - United Kingdom www.paragon.co.uk
  • ADDvance Magazine
  • Spiral Journey
  • Careers Today, Washington & Michigan
  • Woman's Day, March 2005
  • Seattle New Times, Columnist, 3 years
  • National Association of Female Executives, various editions
  • Northwest Woman
  • Limousine & Chauffeured Transportation various editions
  • Money Magazine, July 2006
  • Massage Therapy Journal, American Massage Therapist Association
  • The Bottom Line, Dec. 2006
  • NY Enterprise Report. March 2009
  • PC World Magazine UK, 2000
  • Painters & Decorating Magazine January 2009

Community Awards

  • Lynne Steinman Community Service Award
  • 14 Certificates of Recognition from the NYC Parks Department
  • Community Service Award sponsored by former NYS Senator Robert Strainere

Trade Association Newsletters

  • Society For Technical Communications July 2003
  • Italian American Women's Center, NY
  • Business and Professional Women's, Silverdale

Newspapers

  • Staten Island Advance, NY
  • New York Daily News
  • Kitsap Business Journal Guest Columnist
  • North Kitsap Herald, Poulsbo, WA
  • Bremerton Sun
  • Central Kitsap Reporter
  • Career Today (Seattle, Detroit)
  • La Tercera - Chile, So. America www.tercera.cl/

Featured Web Site Articles

Online Newsletters (E-zines)

Radio, Webinar, TV Basic Interview Questions

One Page Planning Interview

General Interview

Strategic Alliances

Economy Proof Your Business

Pricing Interview

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