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!
15 March 2020

Get (free) help with accountablity while you’re working from home

2022-08-07T16:11:59-04:00March 15th, 2020|Events|0 Comments

Humans, all over the world, are dealing with so much "unknown". At a time when we need each other, we're being asked to keep our "social distances" from each other. We have options. Find support in your homes. Keep in touch with other relatives and friend virtually, whenever possible. Look around your block. Who is over 60 who might need food or medication? Put a note in their mailbox for them to call you for your help. Find support online. Find support, even with personal contacts using virtual resources (Teleconferencing, SKYPE, Facetime, StartMeeting, Zoom, etc.) Find personal support online. Other than joining a local Facebook group, check out Nextdoor.com Its all about connecting with neighbors. What

15 March 2020

9 Ways Advisors Can Easily Meet With Clients or Prospects Virtually

2022-08-07T16:11:59-04:00March 15th, 2020|Technology|0 Comments

In 1998, while living in North Carolina, I presented a marketing program to 40 business development offices.  Nothing strange there, but the program presented was taught virtually.  I saw no students in person. The concept of conducting a talk virtually was alien to me as well as pretty much everyone in the offices.  And I have to say, with the headset and other technology on and around me, I felt like a Martian! Webinars were so new then, and mine was 20 minutes late due to some towns not being able to connect.  As far as I know, the state of NC was the first place I knew of to create a platform.  They wanted business

4 February 2020

7 Ways to Improve Your Website For Potential Prospects & Clients

2022-08-07T16:12:00-04:00February 4th, 2020|Website Development|0 Comments

Image courtesy of Stuart Miles at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Your website serves as the first impression of your business online. Potential clients use it to compare your firm to your competitors’ firms. Therefore, it's a best practice to review your website for errors, inconsistencies, and other required changes each year. Below are a few common places to start shaping up your website.   Check for Broken Links on Your Website Broken links can occur on any website page. You’ll know a link is broken when you click on it and an “error” page shows up instead of the page you originally linked to. This happens because the page you linked to was either moved or has

22 January 2020

How To Create An Advisory Firm Business Plan When It’s The Last Thing You Want To Do

2022-08-07T16:12:00-04:00January 22nd, 2020|1. Mindset - Life Coaching, 2. Management|0 Comments

Creating your first business plan, whether you're new to business or an established advisor starts with introspection and continues with your answers to the 24 business development questions below. I've provided you with questions that will get the process going. If you're in need of funding, answer these questions BEFORE you sit down with business plan software that will walk you through a much longer but necessary process. If instead you need a plan to help you run and scale your business, start by answering the questions below.  Then get on the wait list for my next Create Your Business Growth Plan Masterclass wait-list  to learn how to put everything together and monitor what you've created. 

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