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!
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19 November 2017

Meeting Schedulers Can Increase Advisors Productivity Request our Guide

2022-08-07T16:15:33-04:00November 19th, 2017|Productivity & Goals|0 Comments

Give your clients, website visitors, and others, the option of scheduling appointments themselves. Instead of all the back and forth emails or calls, use a Schedule Calendar App. Improve productivity? Sure. First, clients who schedule meetings on your calendar save you time. But more than that, every time you're interrupted during the day, it takes you 10-20 minutes to get back on track. Many schedulers plug into your existing calendar and allow you options about how long the meeting should be, and when you’re available. For free, you can usually set up one type of appointment. The best services don’t ask visitors to choose their time zone – it picks the time zone based on the

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4 November 2017

10 Things Advisors Can Learn From This Old House

2022-08-07T16:15:33-04:00November 4th, 2017|Leadership|0 Comments

While I still miss Bob Villa, I’ve continued to watch This Old House from its inception. The program (and all old home books I purchased) gave me the confidence, at age 25, to redesign, help gut, and become a general contractor for a beach bungalow turned into my first home some years ago. Mistakes, I made plenty and I’m sure they cost me about 5K. But I sure did have a lot of fun! As I watch This Old House today, I continue to learn more home building and business tips. Here are 10 strategies that advisors can learn from, too. 1. Pay attention to the foundation of your firm. If you find yourself burnt out

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24 October 2017

What Advisors Need To Understand About Spam

2022-08-07T16:15:33-04:00October 24th, 2017|Writing Articles|0 Comments

I find that financial advisors, more than any business owner, are guilty of NOT understanding the difference between SPAM and an email they don’t like. It could be because advisors, as a whole, are newer to aspects of the internet and many don’t have newsletters due to compliance reasons, lack of funds to pay a compliance person to check their email newsletters, or because they don’t enjoy writing. The good thing is that many custodians, IBDs, advisor networks, and marketers offer their members compliance approved articles that can be placed in newsletters that are mailed or emailed. And if you haven’t been around the internet since it started, then you haven’t watched the progression of emails

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16 October 2017

Simple Ways To Build Trust With New Clients

2022-08-07T16:15:33-04:00October 16th, 2017|Leadership|0 Comments

Before someone trusts you, it’s first necessary to become known and liked. Developing trust takes time. Stop Talking About Yourself Yes, your credentials, knowledge, and what you can do for clients is important. But people who recently met you really don’t care about you or your services. Think about it. When you meet a stranger it’s about WII-FM (what’s in it for me) and how can you make their lives better (the results). They will pay you to achieve a result or many results. While they may not know all the outcomes they want, they’re talking to you because they’re somehow struggling, and they believe that you’re the person who will help them become unstuck. So,

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16 October 2017

Advisors: Why Are Your Clients Really Hiring You?

2022-08-07T16:15:34-04:00October 16th, 2017|Networking|0 Comments

You may think your clients are hiring you because of your investment expertise, credentials, the types of planning you offer, or the products you provide. And while those items are important to your business, and will benefit your clients, they're not why they hire you. If you believe those are the reasons someone hires you, as most of us business owners do at some point, your business is probably running your life, or you're very busy running around in circles. You're not being as productive or as profitable as you know you could be. So why does a stranger talk to you and then become a client? People hire you because they are experiencing financial pain

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