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!
20 May 2018

Advisors: How to Create Your Niche (Free Webinar)

2022-08-07T16:15:26-04:00May 20th, 2018|Events, Trainings - Podcast/Webinars|0 Comments

Why should an individual seeking a financial advisor contact YOU?  Why should your clients risk their reputation and REFER you?  What makes you STAND OUT? If you answered, “Great customer service!” or “Experience!” or "Fee-Based" your voice evaporated in a crowd of thousands.  If you talk about your credentials, how you’re paid, or your fiduciary responsibility, you’ll only confuse the stranger you’ve just met. Wouldn’t you like to be SOUGHT OUT by prospects instead of constantly chasing them?  As a financial advisor, you need to establish a connection with the clients you’re looking to serve.   If prospects aren’t finding YOU, you are missing your niche. In this program, you’ll learn how to differentiate yourself so that you become the OBVIOUS CHOICE for clients.  You’ll discover practical strategies for

19 May 2018

Two Choices When It Comes to Business Growth Challenges

2022-08-07T16:15:26-04:00May 19th, 2018|Events|0 Comments

No matter what challenges you’re facing as you grow your business, you have two choices: 1) Struggle on your own. 2) Take a shortcut to success by being coachable and working with someone who can help you get there faster. We all have blind spots, especially when it comes to being both the Chief Rainmaker and CEO of our businesses! It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all there is to do—especially when you feel like you’re just treading water; hardly the meteoric rise you dream about (and know you are capable of)! But once you implement a few proven systems and see real progress… that’s when you’ll be able to breathe again! You finally start feeling like you’re the CEO of

15 May 2018

SAVE THE DATE: A tipping point for financial advisors

2022-08-07T16:15:26-04:00May 15th, 2018|Niching & Attracting Ideal Clients|0 Comments

My background as a business and life coach for the last 19 years (and a Wall Street executive for the 20 before that!)  allows me glimpses into trends. Trends that you might not have noticed as you work hard to grow your firm.   And now it’s undeniable: a tipping point for financial advisors has arrived, which makes the release of my new course extremely relevant and timely for financial advisors (if I do say so myself)!   Earlier this year, I traveled to India to deliver a talk about it, and here are a couple of the comments I received, from participants who got just a sample of my newest course:   “Today’s event helped me with clarity to see what I should be

13 May 2018

Women Business Owner Special

2022-08-07T16:15:27-04:00May 13th, 2018|Teams & Groups|0 Comments

(Men, I will host a similar sale for you the week after Father's Day, so get ready!)   Happy Mother's Day to the many business mom's I'm connected with on social networking, on my email lists, and who read my blog.  And to women like me, without children who are nurturing, loving women business owners. Schedule a one-time, fifty minute consultative-coaching call with me to discuss your business, at a special rate. Receive specific recommendations and resources to help you solve your most pressing business hurdle(s).  You bring your questions to the call. Get my 40 years of business experience, 20 years from Wall Street Executive  and another 20 years as a (service) Business Owners.  Pick my brain, ask

13 May 2018

Best Basic WordPress Tutorial Resources For Advisors

2022-08-07T16:15:27-04:00May 13th, 2018|Website Development|0 Comments

When I started my business, in 1998 (20 years ago!), I had few coaching clients, but many more web design clients.  You see, I'm a bit of a geek, having used my first computer, at work on Wall Street, in the mid 1970's.  Then in the late 1990's, I taught basic computer and internet classes at a local business incubator sponsored by Sanford CC. It was while living in North Carolina that I attended NC State and Wake Technical College to continue learning.  I took advanced classes, learning how to build a computer from scratch, updating my MS Office Skills and learning how to create a website from scratch, meaning I didn't do it using software,

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