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!
28 December 2011

Are you ready to get “unstuck”?

2022-08-07T17:43:08-04:00December 28th, 2011|Events|0 Comments

Lately, I've noticed a big change among us small business owners. Maybe you have noticed it, too. While folks are still looking for new ways to market or use the Internet to increase sales, the big change I'm seeing is different. The change I'm seeing is about owners making a deep shift in how we choose to do business. In fact, the changes are about getting unstuck and playing in a bigger game. But how do we eliminate what's holding us back? Often, we don't know exactly what has us stuck, what is keeping us stuck, or what to do about it. We may not even realize that we are being held back until we look at our

23 December 2011

12 Business Growth Strategies Available At Your Local Library!

2022-08-07T17:43:09-04:00December 23rd, 2011|Leadership|2 Comments

Ya, the library. You know, the poster-festooned encyclopedia vault from school days past? You probably spent a lot of time there, researching for science projects and book reports. Remember reaching up on tiptoes to hand your library card to the librarian at the check-out desk? This should bring you back – Encyclopedia Britannica! It’s never too late to join the "look it up club" whose motto was "we never guess, we look it up." Use the library’s valuable resources-even when you can see over the librarian’s desk. Today, make an appointment with your local business or reference librarian, and then do it again three years. If you move, do it again. This person is a wealth

22 December 2011

Successful Planning Strategy for The Year

2022-08-07T17:43:09-04:00December 22nd, 2011|Teams & Groups|0 Comments

I'm sure you’re on fire, planning your work and working your plan in this glistening new year.  What’s that?  You didn’t write a new strategic business plan?  I can’t say I’m surprised.  In my 25 years of helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses, only four of my clients had a plan when I met them; most of those plans lived in digital suspension, sucking the megabytes from their computers. You need a plan; but don’t just take my word for it.  In her article, “Why Are Women-Owned Firms Smaller than Men-Owned Ones?” (Wall Street Journal 17 May 2010), http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704688604575125543191609632.html    Dr. Sharon Hadary indicates the only factors that statistically predict successful business growth are the goals set by

22 December 2011

Profitability Takes Planning: Make Yours a SIMPLE One Page Plan®

2022-08-07T17:43:09-04:00December 22nd, 2011|Strategic Planning|0 Comments

This webinar is over and the video is available. To gain access to this webinar, join at www.CoachMaria.com   This webinar has been designed to help you learn a new ways to grow more profitably during 2012. Join us to learn about a dynamic, very focused one-page planning approach that you'll use every day to guide your business and marketing efforts. In this best practices briefing, you will: Learn the #1 marketing strategy most companies fail to execute. Discover a 6-part comprehensive planning process that helps you focus on what's important to your business growth and set daily priorities. Learn the 6 simple questions a plan needs to answer to save you time and money. Understand

20 December 2011

Career Quesitons Answered here

2022-08-07T17:43:10-04:00December 20th, 2011|Leadership|0 Comments

It's interesting how the answers to the questions  I was sent from Quint Careers  back in 2001 are still the same answers I give my clients today! Original article:  http://www.quintcareers.com/career_experts/Maria_Marsala.html   Q: What do you feel is the most effective setting/venue/situation in a job-seeker can network?  A: I suggest a mixture -- meetings to help job-seekers stay focused on gaining that exceptional next "job" that will help them in their career, attending professional associations where they let others in their field know they're looking for work, and the organization/seminars/meetings their potential employers attend. Q: Roughly what percentage of a job-seeker's job-hunting time should be spent in networking activities?  A: Two-thirds of the day should be spent on

Go to Top