Biography

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Keynotes, Seminars, Workshops & Webinars

All of Maria Elena’s keynotes, seminars and workshops are designed to drive long lasting value for your business or association members. Her presentations and practical solutions are inspiring and results driven. Maria Elena uses her enthusiasm and engaging style to energize and empower your audience! Here are some of his most popular speaking topics:

Build your brand…

1-2-3 SUCCESS:   Three Steps to a Winning Brand

BRAND BUZZ:   Professionalism and Personal Branding!

DIGITAL DISTINCTION:    Building Your Online Brand for Success!

Bolster your brand…

NO TIME TO LOSE:   Managing Your Time Well in Online and Offline Networking!

YOUNIQUE NETWORKING:   Online and Offline Networking Skills for Success!

Buzz your brand…

GET CLIENTS NOW:   What Really Works In Marketing A Service Business!

BUILDING BUZZ:   Email Marketing, Facebook Advertising and Online Commerce!

COMMERCE CONNECTION:   From Conversation to Community to Commerce - Making Online Conversions Work for Small Business Owners!

Most Popular conference workshop…

1-2-3 Success! Three Steps to a Winning Personal Brand

Personal branding is one of today’s hottest career strategy topics and an essential tool for thriving in today’s work environment. In this presentation or seminar, Maria Elena takes you through the proven, three-step personal branding process so that you can learn the secrets of building and communicating your winning personal brand. This inspiring presentation is ideal for customer-facing employees and emerging leaders. It enables them to increase their confidence and use their innate strengths to build strong and enduring relationships. It’s also relevant to consultants, coaches and small business owners who must build their brands so that they can stand out from the competition and greatly expand their success.

Book Maria Elena for your event!

Maria Elena Duron is a true inspiration before she takes the stage and after - connecting with conference attendees and being available for personal brand questions to business brands.  And, the audience felt so engaged - there were hundreds in there yet they felt engaged as if they were one-on-one. She is so motivational that I began using my newly learned skills right away.  -K.Long, session coordinator, The Massachusetts Conference for Women

Maria Elena Duron is an expert in word of mouth and developing fans, online and offline.  We have hired her for several speaking events and her presentations make you get out of your comfort zone in an inspirational and interactive way. You feel so confident with some tools and spirit to implement your new ideas.  -R. Stone, President, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Maria Elena Duron is valuable, insightful, practical and organized.  Her presentation is chocked full of business building ideas - one of the best presenters I've ever witnessed. - M. Williamson, CPA, ROCG Consulting

Known for high energy, fast paced engagement and inspiration, Maria Elena has presented to companies, conferences and non-profits including the Massachusetts Conference for Women; The Texas Conference For Women; The InnoTech Conference;  the International Association of Administrative Assistants Conference; the National Association of Chamber Ambassadors Conference; the Professional Society of Engineers; the National Association of Female Executives; the Texas Real Estate Commission; Women In Business International Conference; The Federation of Insurance Professionals of Texas;  The Association of Credit Unions;  Texas Governor's Conference; Texas Economic Summit; Business and Economic Development Conference and many others.

There are five words that define the work of "be buzzworthy" coach and motivational speaker, Maria Elena Duron: inspiring, engaging, energizing, passionate, and action-oriented. Her expertise in social marketing, personal brand development,  brands and corporate culture, time management, along with communication skills has helped numerous companies, entrepreneurs, and individuals alike. What makes Maria different from other motivational speakers? People who walk out of her keynotes, workshops, and/or seminars leave inspired, compelled to practical action and sustainable change.  Most of all they feel empowered.

“She is an expert in her field – highly motivational and inspirational,” says Tiffany Blakely, owner of Blakely Insurance.

Mark Hill, owner of The Travel Guy, adds “She provides the tools to use to attain profitability through networking.”

“If it’s growth you want, you’ve got to attend her workshop,” recommends Chuck Green, Owner/President, CGreens.

Maria Elena Duron is:
Editor-in-Chief, Personal Branding Blog
Chief Content Officer, Reach Personal Branding
Founder/Moderator, #brandchat
Author, TheBuzz101.com

Author: 

Mouth to Mouth Marketing - Breathing Life Into Your Business which was sold at the Massachusetts Conference for Women and Social Capital IRA. 

She has co-authored:  Launchpad - Your Career Search Strategy Guide. 

PUBLICATIONS: Numerous authored, co-authored and quoted publications including Entrepreneur Magazine; Texas Meetings & Events Magazine; Alaskan Airlines and the Malaysian Surveyor

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