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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9 January 2012

Neworking Tip: Always stand up and be counted!

2022-08-07T17:43:07-04:00January 9th, 2012|Networking|0 Comments

Anytime you have an opportunity to dress professionally and stand up for your business, do it. You only have 2-7 seconds to make a great first impression. If your business is one that dresses down, don't do it when you're networking. Even putting on a jacket (with jeans) will help you appear more professional. And even if NO ONE else has stood up at a networking event to introduce themselves -- do stand up and be counted as one of the professionals in the room!   (c) 2011 Maria Marsala, Business Strategist at Elevating Your Business,

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6 January 2012

10.0 Ranked Business Building Articles From 2011

2022-08-07T17:43:07-04:00January 6th, 2012|Leadership|0 Comments

One-hundred sixty business building blog posts were created for the the Marketing with Integrity Blog in 2011. Topics ranged from social networking to marketing to business development to life skills. But 7 of those articles garnered a "10.0" ranking by Post Rank, a WordPress Plug in we started using in April of 2011. Today, you can read the best of the best. Enjoy these 10.0 tips and use our ideas and the knowledge you gain to build your business in 2012. If you get stuck, we're here to help you refocus, take your business up the steps of success, and create a life you love. BONUS: We're also providing you with a few articles that we believe

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2 January 2012

Attention: Women Business Advisors

2022-08-07T17:43:07-04:00January 2nd, 2012|Leadership|0 Comments

Become a Member of our GROUP on LinkedIn. We're a GROUP of senior women CEOs, business owners, practitioners, entrepreneurs, micro-business owners, and executive advisors (advisers), focused on opportunities of significant business growth and result$. Increase and improved: sales, cash flow, productivity, action, execution, alliances, etc. Our members have been in their professions at least 3 years, achieved a high level of success and want more in business and life. They run a service related business and advise their clients. We're building a North American community of smart accomplished women who love the independence that running a business provides their lives. And we're making the shift or have made the shift from "employee" to "business owner" within

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2 January 2012

36 Ways to Create a High Impact Elevator Pitch

2022-08-07T17:43:08-04:00January 2nd, 2012|Networking|0 Comments

19. Find Ways To Quickly Build A Relationship It’s not about you. It’s about saying something that will turn off a prospect from hell and turn up the ears of your ideal clients. At events, you want to spend time with people who can become prospects or who know them in bunches. The fact that you do what you do, your title, is not important. But what is important is who you do it for and the major benefits they will receive from working with you. I challenge you to create an elevator speech without your title. The basic concept can be expanded, but make a difference to your business by starting with “My name is

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30 December 2011

Top 10 ways financial advisers can ‘market smarter’ — and enjoy it

2022-08-07T17:43:08-04:00December 30th, 2011|3. Marketing|0 Comments

Originally written by Maria Marsala as a guest columnist for RIA Biz. Developing a niche clientele will broaden, not narrow, your client base and can make your practice more profitable and pleasurable... Can you visualize running a prosperous financial practice that consistently attracts high-quality clients? You may feel marketing is a necessary evil that takes time away from building your business and interacting with clients. In fact, marketing is actually the key to building a clientele you truly enjoy serving — with clients who are excited to be working with you, too. Marketing and its related activities (networking, e-mailing, public relations, etc.) are easier and more profitable than cold calling — an activity you’ll have to

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