Red Slice, LLC Corporate Speaker from Granite Bay, CA

Maria Ross is a speaker, facilitator, author, strategist, and empathy advocate who believes cash flow, creativity, and compassion are not mutually exclusive. She’s spent decades helping forward-thinking leaders, teams, and brands connect and engage through empathy to accelerate growth. Maria has authored multiple books, including her newest, The Empathy Dilemma: How Successful Leaders Balance Performance, People, and Personal Boundaries, Her previous book, The Empathy Edge sparked a movement and she now hosts the top-rated The Empathy Edge podcast, speaking with leaders, changemakers, authors, and activists on how to achieve radical success through empathy. Maria delivers powerful talks and leadership training workshops for companies such as Salesforce, TBWA/Worldwide, New York Life, and CHRISTUS Health. Maria understands the power of empathy at both a professional and personal level: She has delivered buzz-worthy motivational and inspirational keynotes about how empathy helped her survive a near-fatal brain aneurysm to healthcare conferences, business associations, and women's groups - sharing lessons with humor and heart on how to face adversity, reclaim identity, and bounce back stronger than ever. Maria shared her story in her best-selling memoir, Rebooting My Brain: How a Freak Aneurysm Reclaimed My Life. Maria has delivered dynamic keynotes at venues ranging from TEDx to The New York Times to The 3% Conference. Maria has appeared in many prominent media outlets, including MSNBC, NPR, Wisdom from the Top with Guy Raz, Forbes, ABC News, Entrepreneur and Thrive Global. Maria lives in Northern California with her husband, young son, and American Bully rescue dog and serves clients worldwide. Learn from great leaders, experts, and thinkers on her weekly podcast