Who We Are
Maria's Story...
A few years before founding Elevating Your Business, I was involved in a severe car accident. The accident left me in horrendous pain whenever I took a breath, moved, or laughed. For the first time in many years I had time to think more deeply about my life, and my accomplishments. The accident was a wake-up call that reminded me just how short life really is. So, I purchased a new computer, and created a long "Wish List" of all the things I wanted to do or try, before I died. Towards the top of my list, was finding a less stressful job that I'd be passionate about, but not end up back on Wall Street. At the end of 1998, after much introspection, I created Elevating Your Business.
For more than 25 years before the car accident, I worked as an executive, running departments and two tiny businesses. Through these experiences, failures, and many successes, I was able to gain a wealth of invaluable knowledge.. Today, using these experiences, I partner with remarkable women CEOs and executives who are ready to restructure their businesses to serve their lives.
I'm known for my incredible business knowledge base and an ability to rattle off a myriad of solutions in a single bound. My speeches and support are delivered with genuine candor, occasionally irreverence, and always leaves the audience with a wealth of useful content and new ideas they can use immediately to substantially grow their businesses and departments. Clients regard me for my extreme efficiency, no-nonsense opinions, colorful wit, and indelible generosity. My company, Elevating Your Business, works with clients one-on-one or in groups, and has given hundreds of speeches to entrepreneurial, corporate, and non-profit audiences of 50 to 2,000 listeners.
Get to Know Maria a little better...
Name: Born - Maria Marsala, later chose the name of Theresa at confirmation.
Age: Old enough to know that I don't know everything, age 54.
Lived: Born in Brooklyn, bought a home on Staten Island, then moved to Benson/Dunn NC.
Current Location: Poulsbo, city of 9000, just a jump from Seattle, Washington.
Nationality: 2nd generation American, mostly Sicilian heritage, with some Austrian, Swiss.
Marital Status: Divorced way too long.
Number of Children: Mentored 800 teenagers and young adults.
Favorite Meal: At home I cook Sicilian, when I eat out its Japanese (cooked only).
Favorite Place: New York City, Northern Atlantic Coast beaches, and Mount Rushmore.
Driving: Currently drive a green Toyota Camry, dream car is an Audi or BMW.
Politics: Independent with leanings toward Libertarian.
Religion: Christian, attend church, and eclectic spiritual practices.
Style: No-holds-barred, honesty is always more important that being "nice".
Favorite Causes: Teenagers, prevention of suicide, rape, domestic violence, protection of trees/water.
Favorite Stress Busters: Tourist driving, gardening, and going to the beach.
Passion: See favorite causes and business passion.
Secret: Victim of violence against women, played the accordion, and believe it or not, I'm an introvert.
Item Can't Live Without: Wooden clothes pins.
Goals: Speak nationally 50 times a year, 4 published workbooks, move back to NY.
Business Stress Buster: Reading and coding HTML (websites). Call me a geek anytime.
Business Passion: Helping remarkable women create better lives by building businesses that serve them.
Business Secret: I run 8 websites, am a trained Life Coach, and sell AVON products.
Business Item Can't Live Without: My laptop.
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.
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