About Maria Marsala

An irrepressible entrepreneur, Maria Marsala sold AVON at age 14 and landed on Wall Street three years later. She became a bond trader when female executives were as rare as pink diamonds. For 25 years, Maria streamlined Fortune 500 companies, nurtured non-profits, and discovered her niche—mentoring women CEOs and executives. Armed with corporate secrets and life coach credentials, Maria founded Elevating Your Business to help female financial professionals live better using her proprietary brand of consultative-coaching. Contact Maria today and take the first step toward freedom, full-fillment, and a sparkling quality of life!
3 May 2020

Growing vs. Scaling an Advisory Business

2022-08-07T16:11:57-04:00May 3rd, 2020|2. Management|0 Comments

When a firm is in startup mode, the owner often has a vision on what they want that business to looks like in the future.  It doesn't mean that that vision won't change as time goes on.  But there is a vision short and long-term in their heads.  Those visions pushes us forwards, even on very challenging days, weeks and months. An advisor might prefer to be stay a solo business, become a partnership, grow to a small business, or scale to a much larger visible firm -- or somewhere in between.     Startups The main goal of a start up is to take what they know, serve as many clients as possible, and to

24 April 2020

Business Coaching & Coffee Saturdays

2022-08-07T16:11:58-04:00April 24th, 2020|Events|0 Comments

Coaching  & Coffee Saturday! Virtual Meeting, on StartMeeting Starts: Saturday,  May 2, 2020 Reoccurring the First and Third of Each Month New York   11:00 am Vancouver    8:00 am Dehli            8:30 pm  IST Sydney         1:00 am AEST, Sunday London         4:00pm  BST Open Coaching on Your Questions & Let's talk about what it's like "Working From Home", how to make it work better for you, and share what you're doing with your fellow advisors.  But if you have something pressing on your mind, bring it to this open coaching session.   Your Coach is in!  

28 March 2020

How To Be More Productive When Working From Home

2022-08-07T16:11:58-04:00March 28th, 2020|Leadership|0 Comments

    Even under stress we can do much good at this time in our history (April 2020). That's why the perfect question to ask yourself, as often as possible, is “what is the best use of my time right now?” I wasn't asking myself that question enough since I started working fewer hours, and so I found myself getting down in the dumps. To that end, I wrote this article as a reminder for myself of what I can be doing, and hopefully the list in this article will help you, too. Maybe you're like me and have been working from home for a long time. Maybe working from home is new to you. Either

19 March 2020

What To Do When Life Throws You a Curveball That Changes Direction Hourly

2022-08-07T16:11:58-04:00March 19th, 2020|Change|0 Comments

Change can suck or it's an adventure.  Thing is, it can be both within seconds.  Stress comes along with change.  Stress can lead to overwhelm.  Overwhelm can lead to depression and anxiety issues.  Stress also lead to us not thinking right, of being unable to really "hear" or think like we used to.  Below, I offer some resources to you about change and stress that have helped my clients.      Ways to deal with change (article) https://cafemutual.com/news/guestcolumn/332-how-can-advisors-deal-with-change   Ways to Manage Your Change Mindset  (Video 20 minutes)   Avoid Business Burnout: 7 Critical Planning Areas (Article)   31 Signs of Burnout & Burnout Assessment (Download) https://www.dropbox.com/s/oz1u2qu88jcu8y8/Banishing%20Burnout%20Assessment.pdf?dl=0

18 March 2020

Video on “Going Virtual” with Your Business During this Crisis

2022-08-07T16:11:58-04:00March 18th, 2020|Technology, Trainings - Podcast/Webinars|0 Comments

Your Presenter:  Maria Marsala, Elevating Your Business INSTANT REPLAY WITH NOTES NOW AVAILABLE! Are you ready to meet with prospects and clients virtually?  Let me help you discover easy online strategies that can help your business thrive, even in these disruptive times.  Learn how to take the best of what you've been doing offline and add online tools and strategies to give you and your clients options on how you can work together and attract more of your ideal clients.   You'll also see how easy it is to get appointments booked and reminders sent out without you doing anything! We are all facing an unprecedented situation as the coronavirus causes chaos, fear, and worry for

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