Welcome Media & Meeting Planners

Maria is available for speaking engagements, interviews, radio and television appearances, guest blogging, writing columns, webinars, and teleseminar engagements. All are customized to meet the needs of your audiance and the focus of your objectives.

Media

To interview Maria or request something other than a speaking engagement, please click here now.

Booking Maria For Speaking/Media Appearances

We are taking bookings into 2010 to 2012. Consequently, if you would like Maria Marsala to speak at your event, please take the following steps:

1. Download, complete, and return our Speaking Request Worksheet. The return directions are on page 3 of the form. NOTE: Due to time constraints, we will not be able to take phone call inquiries without this first step.
2. Within twenty four hours either Maria or our speaking agent will respond to the event form and contact you. NOTE: We pay our speaking agent, you do not.

Table of Contents

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Maria's Biography

• Various size and types of biosPDF version or DOC version
• Use this bio to introduce me to introduce me or create your own introduction with my longer bio above.
• Promotional Sheet - one page PDF

Author

• Author of 10 workbooks, recent releases include: Make More Money: Sets Your Rates, Charging What You Deserve, Stop Working With Jerks: Attract More of Your Ideal Clients.
• Contributor to 6 Steps To Free Publicity, Streetwise Small Business Books of Lists by Gene Marks, Turbo-Charge Your Marketing, and Ugly Better Career Advice
• Author of over 40 resources, including audiotapes, CDs, video, CD-Rom
• Featured in Money magazine, Jim Cramer's The Street, Women's Day, Market Watch, Advisor Max, NY Enterprise Report, and The Bottom Line
• Columnist for the Seattle New Times, 3 years
• Sample of Published Articles

Business Entrepreneur

• First business age 14, created 3 businesses, two in NY and one in NC, based across from Seattle WA.
• Owner of Elevating Your Business and 10 other websites.
• Owner of Elevating Your Business U, a national seminar and training company, offering kick-butt programs that get leaders results.
• Professionally trained coach in business, marketing and Internet marketing.
• Clients are new and established busines owners who are looking to expand their businesses into mini-empires of their own choosing and give back to their communities.

Speaker/Trainer

• Presented over 100 workshops in the USA and Canada.
• Over 20 years of experience in speaking, training, facilitation and leading retreats.
• Presented 20 full-day training seminars to USA companies, entrepreneur groups and non-profits.
• Consistently receives high scores on evaluations and testimonials from happy event organizers.

Workbooks

• Make More Money: What Every Business Owner Who Sets Their Own Fees Should Know about Charging What They Deserve.
• Stop Working With Jerks: Clients from Hell or Heaven -- Your Ideal Client It's Your Decision.
• Use Networking To Increase Your Networth
• Article Marketing Tips and Strategies from An Article Marketing Pioneer
• How To Create An Online Newsletter That Gets Results
• Creating Your First Website
• Dream It, Create It, Your Ideal Business
• Dream It, Create It, Your Ideal Career

Photos

• Maria's Photo for Print in TIF format
• Maria's Photo for Web in JPG Format
• Company Photo for Print in TIF format Coming Soon
• Company Photo for Web in JPG Format Coming Soon
• If you could use photos in sizes other than what we're providing, please email Maria

Interviews

You'll find a few of the interviews online here.

• "SELLFF Talk" hosted by Susan Cristini on WKXL (1450AM and 107.7FM) Concord, NH
• Word to the Wise (1400 am) Bremerton, WA
• Thursday Night Enlightenment, hosted by Greg Moore, (1400 am) Pt. Orchard, WA
• Women In Business Today, Radio Show, Montvale, NJ
• Elizabeth Gordon, Flourishing Radio, Atlanta, GA.
• That Marketing Show, with Rodger Roeser, APR
• The National Networker With Adam K
• Fitness Business Radio, With Tom Parkins
• Greg Moore's Radio Show, 1400 WKITZ
• Lynne Klippel's Web Sorority Radio
• Jane Carroll's Loving Life Radio
• Annie Jennings PR Radio
• Raven Blair Davis - Women Power Radio
• Chris Curtis - Web Business Owners
• Willie Crawford's Blog Radio
• Business and Professional Women/USA National Webinar
• Andrea Blackwood-Harriott, Mentoring To Mastery
• Anita Campbell, of Small Business Trends
• Suzanne Holman, Living YOUR Million Dollar Life TeleSummit
• Heidi Mooney's Grow a Million Dollar Business.
• Michael Beck's Referral Expo
• Jack Sims, Business Growth Show
• Big at Think Big Radio
• Susan Levine at Speaker Services

Magazine

• Practical Internet - United Kingdom www.paragon.co.uk
• ADDvance Magazine
• Spiral Journey
• Careers Today, Washington & Michigan
• Woman's Day, March 2005
• Seattle New Times, Columnist, 3 years
• Northwest Woman
• Limousine & Chauffeured Transportation various editions
• Money Magazine, July 2006
• Massage Therapy Journal, American Massage Therapist Association
• The Bottom Line, Dec. 2006
• NY Enterprise Report. March 2009
• PC World Magazine UK, 2000
• Painters & Decorating Magazine January 2009

Television

• Ny1 News - NYC
• Staten Island Cable (various)
• Nutmeg Television, Connecticut, Brian Judd's "Author's Series," 2001.
• Elaine Smitha's Evolving Ideas, Olympia, Washington
• Accidental Business Owner, host, Bremerton Cable TV
• Northwest Afternoon, PSA

Community Awards

• Lynne Steinman Community Service Award
• 14 Certificates of Recognition from the NYC Parks Department
• Community Service Award sponsored by former NYS Senator Robert Strainere

Speaking, Leadership, and Training Clients

The list below does not include TV, radio, or web-radio interviews. For a list of current engagements, see the right side of this website. Maria has been speaking publicly since 1981 and here is where she's been doing it!

• 24-7 Coaching.com
• Alliance of Women in Technology, Bellevue, WA
• American Payroll Association, Rainier Chapter, WA
• American Society of Women Accountants, Bellevue, WA
• American Society of Women Accountants, Seattle, WA
• American Society of Women Accountants, Tacoma, WA
• Annie Jennings PR TeleSeminar
• Antioch University, Seattle
• Business Builders Networking Group, Silverdale, WA
• Business and Professional Women, District Meeting, Redmond
• Business and Professional Women, State Convention, Gig Harbor
• Business and Professional Women, Tacoma, WA
• Business and Professional Women, Seattle, WA
• Business and Professional Women/USA Webinar
• BYU Management Society, Tacoma
• Coach U, EPublishing SIG
• Coach U, 21 Century Business SIG
• Coach U, Change Agent SIG
• Coach U, EPublishing SIG
• Coda Conference Speaker, Lacey and Tacoma
• Columbia Tower Club Business Forum
• Communications Arts & Media Professionals of Seattle
• Coachville School of Coaching
• Discover U - Seattle 2000-2008
• Duvall Chamber of Commerce
• EEN, North Carolina Technological Development Authority, Raleigh NC.
• EO (Entrepreneur Organization) Network, N. California
• Fife Regional Chamber of Commerce, Washington
• Fitness Business Radio
• Greater Seattle Jewish Business Network
• Guaranty Mortgage Company, Bremerton, WA
• Heavenly Choices, Poulsbo, WA
• HomeStone Mortgage, Seattle, WA
• International Training In Communication, Puget Sound Communicators, Silverdale, WA
• International Training In Communication, Regional Conference, Victoria, BC, Canada
• International Society of Event Planners
• IAAP - Seattle and Renton Chapters
• Italian Club of Seattle
• Jack Sims Radio Show
• John L. Scott, Mercer Island and Belfair Offices
• Key Bank, Northgate Mall, Seattle
• Kitsap Business Connections, Poulsbo
• Kitsap County Parks Departments Continue Ed, WA.
• Lunch N Leads Networking Group, Silverdale, WA
• Mary Kay Success Group, Sequim, WA
• National Association of Women Writers
• Non-Profit Network, Seattle - Tess.org
• Northgate Chamber of Commerce, Seattle
• NYC Police Officers, Staten Island, NY
• Olympic College, Business Center
• American Payroll Association, Rainier Chapter, WA
• Pierce County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Poulsbo Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Meeting
• Pinnacle Business Connections, Poulsbo, WA
• Positive Radio, Seattle and Phoenix
• SBA Women's Network For Entrepreneurial Training, Bremerton, WA
• SafeCo's Neighborhood Program
• Sam's Club, Seattle
• Skiff Point B and B, Bainbridge Island
• Small Business U TeleSeminar
• Seattle International District Rotary
• Small Business Trends Radio
• Speakers Net TeleSeminar
• Speakers Match Podcast
• South Sound Connections, Pt. Orchard
• T. Harv Eker's SuccessTracs Featured Expert (Twice)
• Travel Meet, Mill Creek
• The Professional Women of Color Network, Seattle
• TIE Seattle
• Triangle South Enterprise Center, Dunn, NC
• Variety of Public & Private Schools, Staten Island, NY.
• Various civic-minded meetings, Staten Island
• Whatcom Women in Business
• Whatcom Community College
• Women of Wisdom Conference
• Women CEO Magazine TeleSeminar
• Women's Professional Network, Bellingham, WA
• Washington State BizFair, Renton
• Washington State Chapter of the National Guild of Hypnotists
• Washington Trial Lawyers Association, Everett
• Women's Business Center, Seattle
• Washington Employers Training Programs
• Washington SBA - WNET Event
• Windermere Real Estate, Silverdale, WA
• Washington Cash, Seattle

Trade Association Newsletters

• Society For Technical Communications July 2003
• Italian American Women's Center, NY www.geocities.com/iawcinc/
• Business and Professional Women's, Silverdale

Newspapers

• Staten Island Advance, NY
• New York Daily News
• Kitsap Business Journal Guest Columnist
• North Kitsap Herald, Poulsbo, WA
• Bremerton Sun
• Central Kitsap Reporter
• Career Today (Seattle, Detroit)
• La Tercera - Chile, So. America www.tercera.cl/

Featured Web Site Articles

• Soy Entrepreneur http://www.soyentrepreneur.com/chispazos/chis01121.html
• Coachville's Top Ten Lists www.topten.org
• Diva Tribe www.divatribe.com
• Man And Women Unusual
• Guru Knowledge
• Networking Today, Canada
• Pathways Career

Online Newsletters (E-zines) In "almost" alphabetical order

• 2 Work At Home
• Active Marketing Tips www.ActiveMarketingTips.com
• Agora Business Center agora-business-center.com
• All Freelance Work www.allfreelancework.com
• America Home http://www.2work-at-home.com/index.shtml
• Anchored Dreams www.isquare.com/
• Admin Ezine
• Agora Business Center
• Articles Den
• Big Magic www.bizmagic.com.au
• Barvin www.barvin.com
• By Region Healers www.byregion.net
• Barrel Publishing
• Business Training Service
• Clearview Publishing
• Changing Course www.changingcourse.com
• Coaching Works - ICF Newsletter www.coachfederation.org
• The Cutting Edge Coach
• Coachville.com variety of articles at www.coachville.com
• Cyber Achievers www.cyberachievers.biz/
• Capsal Plain Language Centre www.capsal.co.za
• Diva Tribe
• Environmental Doctor
• European Coaching Institute
• Echievements
• 'Elf Expression Ezine http://elfexpressionsezine.com
• Empathology, Inc.
• The Essence Magazine www.clik.to/theessence
• Ethos Advisory www.ethosadvisory.com
• Family, Friends & Good Times - The Ezine
• Fly by night productions www.fly-by-night-productions.com
• Forward Productions forwardproductions.com
• Down to Business Magazine www.frugalmarketin.com
• Family Corner
• Design Concepts www.glasspoole.com
• Hills Orient
• Head hunter Career Bytes now www.careerbuilder.com/index.htm?
• Heavenly Sweets http://store.heavenlysweets.com/products/
• Home Based Work www.HomeBasedWork.Net
• Home Biz Bytes www.HomeBusinessOnline.com
• Home Income Quarterly Edition www.homebizlink.com
• Internet Day now www.clickz.com/
• Job Seekers Advice www.jobseekersadvice.com
• Inspired 2 Write
• KDV Nonprofit Update www.kdv.com
• Linkage Xpress www.LinkageXpress.com
• Learning Folder
• MarcommWise www.marcommwise.com
• Monitoring Central www.monitoring-central.com
• Carmella Leo's Mini-Marketer www.mini-marketer.com
• MicroEntreprise Journal
• National Association of Women Writers www.naww.org
• One Scrappy
• Parent's Home Office http://www.parentshomeoffice.com/
• re:Think www.re-think.net/
• Rustic Girls www.RusticGirls.com
• Riewe's Marketing Center
• Daniel Concepcion's Privacy Guard www.PrivacyGuard.com
• 77th Dimension Business and Marketing www.7thdimension.com
• Search Summit www.searchsummit.com
• Serendipity's Garden www.SerendipitysGarden.com
• Soriano Enterprises www.phatdads.com/
• Soaring Profits http://www.soaringprofits.com/
• Society for Technical Communication, Puget Sound Chapter www.stc-psc.org/
• Simply Virtual
• Sur In English
• Template Hunter
• The Money Team
• The Classic Life
• Toledo WebPages www.ToledoWebPages.com
• The Busy Place www.the-busy-place.com/
• The Dollar Stretcher www.stretcher.com
• Vector Central www.vectorcentral.com
• The Virtual Consulting Discussion List www.thevcf.com
• Work At Home Mom Help
• Wahm Search Engine
• Bobette Kyle's WebSite Marketing Plan WebSiteMarketingPlan.com
• Nancy Smith's Workplace Spirituality www.workplacespirituality.info
• Website Mastermind
• Women and Investing www.boilerplate.us/
• Write Thinking
• Your Remote Office www.yourremoteoffice.com/

Radio, Webinar, TV Basic Interview Questions

One Page Planning Interview

General Interview

Strategic Alliances

Economy Proof Your Business

Pricing Interview

Networking Interview Coming soon

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Legal Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to accurately represent our products and services and their potential. Any claims made of actual earnings or examples of actual results may not apply to the average purchaser and are not intended to represent or guarantee that anyone will achieve the same or similar results. Results will depend on the unique skills and business of the individual and as with any business endeavor, there is an inherent risk of loss of capital and there is no guarantee that you will earn any money. Any or all guarantees that Maria provides clients is submitted first in an email, and then in writing.