Maria D. Email & Phone Number

Victoria, Bc, Ca

Canada

Victoria, British Columbia

Executive coaching is about inspiration, eye opening, soul searching, information gathering, and discovery. My goal is to help leaders distinguish between those thoughts and actions that contribute to their success and those that do not. Often the initiatives I work on with my clients involve strategic communications planning, goal setting and tracking, training and development, customer acquisition and organizational skills development. The results are to reveal how to take and further their skills, to achieve their goals for success, in an effort to further the values-based leadership skills.With specific expertise in sales, communications and content marketing, I've worked with clients to provide focus in communication strategy both with commercial clients and nonprofit organizations. Also in a consultative role, I have worked closely with clients to execute large scale events, including volunteer management, fundraising, third party relationship building, marketing and sponsorship acquisition. My roster of clients range from start-ups through to well-seasoned and experienced businesses.

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Serving as the Marketing Lead for motus design group, my responsibilities focus on the strategic communications of the marketing efforts for this dynamic and growing design management consulting. Our team of engineers span the spectrum from Electrical to Mechanical, Hardware to Firmware to Software and Enterprise Apps to Data Migrations and Integrations.

Vancouver Island, Bc

What do a manufacturer, builder and software company owner all have in common? The insight, experience and wisdom to help each other achieve their personal and company vision. TAB’s Business Owner Advisory Boards expand the thinking of members beyond their particular industry providing out of the box perspectives to spur new ways of doing business. No theories—just practical, real-world, tried and tested solutions and invaluable hands-on experience. Our members consider their board to be the ONLY place they can discuss their business challenges.TAB works with successful business owners who are tired of wasting time and money from advisors and consultants and who feel that their current practices are not elevating their businesses to the next level. We bring together CEOs, owners and presidents of non-competing companies to meet in groups of 8 – 12 members for one morning a month in a relaxed, confidential setting to discuss issues and opportunities.Each board has 200 to 300 years of business experience. Members receive solid insight and practical advice that they can apply immediately to the challenges they face. Owners and CEOs who join TAB get to work on their business instead of in it and the board is both an invaluable advisory resource and a peer group that demands accountability.

Toronto, Canada Area

TC Transcontinental acquired Redwood Custom Communications agency in October 2010 at which time the agency rebranded to Totem Brand Stories. As a result, I served in an Executive Managment role responsible for current client operations (Client Service, CMS, Print Management, Advertising Sales, Creative Execution) and organic sales growth. Reporting to the SVP Content Solutions group of TC Media, I was responsible managing the integration of Client Service and Creative Leadership within two divisions and Managing Director of Totem Brand Stories, the agency arm within TC Media Content Solutions team. Overall my responsibilities were for expert operational efficiency, revenue management and analysis of the departmental P&L. As the point person to manage a large group of individuals, success meant the encouragement of integration through all departments.As part of the executive leadership group, I was the key contact in the student recruitment co-operative program, engaging with educators and educational institutions, in order to support programs in experimental education. This program was a key supporter in our student recruitment, ensuring education and diversity remain a tenant of the agency's vision in the future.

Toronto, Canada Area

As a member of the Executive Management Team, I reported to the CEO and was responsible for over 80 marketing professionals and managed the organization's operations - - client service, creative leadership (new and existing media), production and media sales and partnerships, by directing and coordinating activities consistent with established goals, objectives, and policies.My responsibilities included the overall current client profitability, organic growth and retention while supporting the development of overall business strategy for Totem. I was ultimately responsible for the Implementation of programs to ensure the attainment of our business plan for growth and profit.I worked in partnership with SVP Strategy and Technology and SVP New Business Development in providing recommendations and resource assignment for new business proposals for prospective clients. And I operationalized any newly won business by allocating resources and facilitating client kick off meetings, providing continuity between New Business efforts and client on-boarding.

Toronto, Canada Area

At Canadian Home Publishers, I was initially promoted to Associate Publisher and became Publisher within the first year. My responsibilities included the management of advertising sales revenue and staff, circulation, production and editorial departments. I was also responsible for achieving and setting sales budgets and management of expenses and revenue of all areas of the business and for the promotion and marketing efforts for the magazine.Ultimately my responsibilities included achieving projected sales targets by prospecting new accounts, developing and maintaining current territory, via written proposal, regular face to face contact telephone and written follow up. Also within this period, I acted as New Business Development Manager, initiating business proposals for sales efforts of CHP’s newly launched website

Graduate Certificate In Executive Coaching, Organizational Leadership

Royal Roads University's Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching program is an Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP).

Ba, Language Arts

Activities and Societies: Italian major and French minor - bilingualism