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Maria Marin
Biography
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
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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."
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