Maria highlights stories of people that have been the "less than 1% chance" and have come out of their situations thriving and seeing life as happening FOR them and not TO them! Inspiring and empowering stories that will show you that against all odds you can make it through anything!
Maria is a mom of 3, a bonus mom of 3 and a fur mom of 3...that has literally lived a life of Being the Less than 1% chance. Through her journey of beating the odds she has found purpose and gets inspired and empowered by hearing from others that have overcome life's odds and her intention is to bring those stories to the YOU in hopes that you are also inspired and empowered to beat your own odds and to experience life happening FOR you!
Born with Crouzon Syndrome, would it be the genetic mutation or the role of the doctors that would send her life into a downward spiral? She began chasing an identity, while slowly losing her worth and love for herself.
She began to wear many masks to avoid the feelings, and then the pandemic happened & she was faced with her ultimate fear; Silence! Does she take the time to listen to her inner child screaming at her, or does she find other ways to escape, avoid, & run from these problems, living a life that she no longer aligned with.
Tom LeNoble is an executive leader, international speaker, resilience coach, and philanthropist. His career spans Fortune 500 giants including MCI (VZ), Walmart.com (WMT), Palm (HP), and Facebook (META), as well as high-growth startups. As CEO of the Academy for Coaching Excellence and a Leadership Coach with the Miller Center at Santa Clara University, he trains and mentors leaders and entrepreneurs worldwide.
A sought-after speaker and the forthcoming author of My Life in Business Suits, Hospital Gowns, and High Heels, Tom shares transformative insights on leadership, empowerment, risk, resilience, and reinvention. Having survived two life-threatening illnesses and three separate diagnoses of six months to live, he lives by his conviction: “I’m Still Here!”