BOOK COACH MARY ANN AS A GUEST SPEAKER!

Focusing on The Hidden Costs of Leadership:
Blind Spots, Pressure Responses & Broken Relationships

The Hidden Cost of Leadership Blind Spots

Smart leaders make million-dollar mistakes they never see coming.

In this powerful presentation, you’ll discover the neuroscience behind leadership blind spots, complete a real-time assessment to identify your own, and learn the MIRROR Method to eliminate costly unconscious behaviors before you damage your credibility.

Your audience will leave with:

  • Clear awareness of their specific leadership blind spots
  • Proven strategies to create psychological safety for honest feedback
  • The credibility protection framework used by Fortune 500 executives
  • A 90-day action plan to eliminate their most costly leadership gaps

Perfect for: Executive teams, leadership conferences, succession planning programs, and any organization where self-aware leadership drives results.

Note: All virtual presentations run 60 minutes and include a 15-minute Q&A. Custom keynotes and workshops available, and in-person upon request.

Leading Under Pressure: The 6-Second Rule That Saves Careers

Turn your pressure moments into your most powerful leadership opportunities.

This presentation teaches the 6-Second Rule—a neuroscience-based technique that prevents emotional hijacking and helps leaders maintain credibility when the heat is on. You’ll learn why your brain works against you under pressure and master the specific skills that allow great leaders to think clearly, communicate effectively, and make sound decisions when everything is falling apart.

Your audience will leave with:

  • The 6-Second Rule for emotional regulation under pressure
  • Proven techniques for maintaining composure during crises
  • Pressure-proof communication strategies that build rather than destroy credibility
  • Personal pressure management plan customized to their triggers

Perfect for: Crisis leadership training, executive presence development, board preparation, leader readiness training, and any high-stakes environment where composure under pressure is essential.

Note: All virtual presentations run 60 minutes and include a 15-minute Q&A. Custom keynotes and workshops available, and in-person upon request.

When Family Hurts: Loving Without Losing Yourself

You can honor your family and honor yourself.

The people who love us most have the greatest power to hurt us. When family relationships become a source of pain rather than support, it affects every area of our lives.

This compassionate presentation addresses the reality that many leaders face: loving family members who are difficult to love. Whether it’s the critical parent, the manipulative sibling, or the emotionally absent spouse, family dysfunction costs us our peace, our confidence, and often our ability to build healthy relationships in other areas of life.

You’ll learn the difference between loving someone and enabling their dysfunction, discover how to set boundaries without guilt, and understand why healing your own heart is the first step toward healing family relationships. Most importantly, you’ll gain practical tools to break generational patterns so the pain stops with you.

Your audience will leave with:

  • The GRACE framework for family healing and healthy relationships
  • Boundary-setting strategies that protect your peace without damaging relationships
  • Understanding of how family patterns affect leadership and workplace relationships
  • A personal healing plan to break cycles and create the family legacy they want

Perfect for: Wellness programs, women’s conferences, personal development events, faith-based organizations, and any group addressing work-life integration and emotional health.

Note: All virtual presentations run 60 minutes and include a 15-minute Q&A. Custom keynotes and workshops available, and in-person upon request.

 

SPEAKER BIO

Coach Mary Ann is a keynote speaker, leadership credibility expert, and learning and change management professional who helps leaders overcome the hidden blind spots that undermine their influence and impact. With over twenty years of experience, she specializes in helping high-potential leaders navigate the unspoken rules of workplace dynamics and transition into a powerful leadership presence.

Her work addresses the costly leadership gaps that organizations often overlook: the brilliant leaders who struggle to influence teams, the executives who hold back their most important questions, and the professionals who lack safe spaces to develop their authentic leadership voice. Through her Set to Lead Podcast and speaking engagements, Coach Mary Ann provides the tools and daily practices that turn leadership potential into measurable results.

Her diverse industry exposure and client portfolio includes Mercedes Benz, AIG, Bristol Myers Squibb, Novo Nordisk, and many other organizations where she’s helped leaders stop the cycle of broken relationships and missed opportunities that drain organizational effectiveness.

Her programs offer personalized and easy-to-implement strategies that will enable audiences to:

  • Build unshakeable confidence that translates into team performance
  • Make high-stakes decisions with clarity and conviction
  • Command respect through expertise and authentic leadership presence
  • Leverage personal power to accelerate career advancement
  • Influence outcomes through strategic communication and decisive action