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LATINA
Style Business Series comes
to McAllen, TX on February 23rd
 Keynote
Speaker: Maria Marin
María Marín is internationally
known as an expert in the area
of negotiating training. Her
wealth of knowledge and
experience in the art of
negotiating led her to become
the only Latina that teaches
negotiation worldwide. She has
trained thousands of executives
to develop and improve their
negotiating skills in Fortune
500 companies throughout the
United States and other
countries such as Spain, Mexico,
Puerto Rico and Latin America.
Some of her international
clients include Mattel Toys,
Pfizer, OshKosh B’Gosh and Ford
Motor Company. Recently, María
was awarded "Latina Entrepreneur
2004" award by the Latin
Business Association.
Both passion and energy have
always been the driving force
behind all aspects of María
Marín’s life. María Marín, a
secure woman who stands tall
with confidence radiating
through her every word, is
testament to what strong Latinas
these days can accomplish. Born
in Puerto Rico, Marín aims to
dispel myths that women are
destined to be housewives,
homemakers and mothers to more
than one child. "Whatever
happened to our dreams? The
problem is that women don’t feel
secure enough to accomplish and
reach their dreams…Well, my
audio book "Secrets of a
Confident Woman" will change
that". María’s inspirational
words can help women throw out
the baggage, rationalizations,
and excuses women have used for
years.
María’s desire to find the root
of all insecurities and unleash
the potential hidden in every
woman urged her to interview 500
women, which founded the studies
for the book. As a result she
discovered that the two major
excuses used by women to not
make an imminent change in their
lives, be it a professional or a
personal one, were "I’m not
prepared" or "It is not the
right time". To this María Marín
replies "Just by trying is that
one can prepare. The right
moment is never going to come.
The important thing is to make a
commitment with yourself and
take action."
The success of "Secretos de la
Mujer Segura" and her career
steered María Marín into to
writing weekly columns for the
major Hispanic newspapers across
the United Stated and Puerto
Rico. She also writes articles
for www.Univision.com.
Furthermore, Marín hosts her own
radio show, every Monday at11:30
a.m. on KDIF 1140 AM.
María is a source of inspiration.
Her mother died of cancer when
she was only 8 years old,
struggled with being overweight,
felt unattractive as a young
girl and discovered a new battle
awaited her when she became an
insulin dependent diabetic by
the age of 15. María did not let
these adversities hold her back.
She went to the University of
Puerto and obtained a degree in
Business Administration. In her
desire to succeed she moved to
California, where she still
resides. Here she started
working with her uncle who
founded a renowned restaurant
franchise. María Marín’s
experience in the industry
influenced her to open her own
two restaurants. "It went well
for me, but it was not my dream",
María comments.
Her life undoubtedly changed and
took a radical turn after Maria
overcame a divorce and sold her
two restaurants. "At that moment
I had no idea what my next step
would be", María Marín says. Yet,
she remembered that her passion
had always been speaking in
front of an audience, she could
envision herself doing this.
Marín motivated by her heart’s
desire she interviewed for
Karrass, Ltd. a company known as
the "World Leader in Negotiating
Programs" and was then hired to
conduct these seminars in
English and Spanish.
Currently María Marín owns her
own company "Voice of
Empowerment" and continues
conducting seminars on
negotiation and personal growth
all over the world.
"What is essential in life is to
have high aspirations. We need
to learn to take advantage of
all the opportunities that come
our way. Our lives cannot be
based on assumptions, which many
times are wrong. They prohibit
us from getting what we really
want in life", María Marín
comments. "The first step
towards personal success is
commitment to oneself; you must
say it to yourself aloud
everyday. Once you commit
yourself, the universe seems to
conspires so that your wishes
come true."
www.mariamarin.com
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