Marla Durden
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Founder and Creative Guide at Modern Root Woman
Location: Seattle, Washington, United States 7 work roles 2 schools
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Modern Root Woman
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Founder and Creative Guide
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Seattle, Washington, United States

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Marla Durden is listed as Founder and Creative Guide at Modern Root Woman, based in Seattle, Washington, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Marla Durden.

Marla Durden previously worked as Curator and Producer at Alchemy Sampler and Founder + Chief Creative Officer at Great Day Consulting. Marla Durden holds Masters, Entrepreneurial Leadership from Massachusetts Institute Of Technology.

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About Marla Durden

Marla has 30 years experience in the field of personal growth and development. She has advanced training is BioGeometry, and holds certifications in Spiritual Intelligence (SQ) Coaching, Spiritual Counseling, Hypnotherapy and Meg Wheatley’s Peerspirit Circle/ Art of Hosting facilitation. She is a graduate of the Leadership Initiative of the Institute of Creative Development, the Hoffman Quadrinity Process, Insight Transformational Seminars and Waking Down In Mutuality. In 2021, Marla became a certified InterPlay Leader, and loves to incorporate the somatic power of play into her work.She has a B.A. in Fine Arts from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Masters in Entrepreneurial Leadership from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)/Entrepreneurs’ Organization Birthing of Giants Program. Founder and CEO of the award-winning wellness product company, Beso de Luna, Inc. Marla started the company on her kitchen table, growing it to a $3.5 million enterprise, serving 5000 retailers and day spas globally. She was a 1997 recipient of the Seattle Mayor’s Small Business Award.Marla spent 15 years in leadership positions for the YWCA of the USA and the World YWCA, headquartered in Geneva Switzerland. As a member of the Executive Committee Marla traveled the world widely; speaking at international conferences; and working with and on behalf of women all over the world.

Listed skills include Entrepreneurship, Public Speaking, Leadership Development, Leadership, and 43 others.

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Modern Root Woman
Modern Root Woman
Founder and Creative Guide
7 roles · 21 years

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Founder And Creative Guide

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Modern Root Woman

Modern Root Woman helps you to remember how amazing you are, and that the Universe loves you. Then, we give you solid tools and transformational experiences to help you live into, celebrate and share the magnificent beauty you are.

May 2021 - Present

Curator And Producer

Alchemy Sampler

Greater Seattle Area

Alchemy Sampler is a product sampling program that introduces members to the world of ORMUS, alchemy, alchemical and nutriceutical formulations.There is a grass-roots, open source movement of alchemists, herbalists and healers exploring the deeper nutrition and properties of deep ocean minerals currently missing from our diets. Reports of extensive and considerable shifts in health, emotional outlook and spiritual awareness are not uncommon. This grassroots “movement” has found leaders emerging as vendors and producers of these products and demand is only growing as people discover and learn first-hand the unique beneficial properties of these substances.

Founder + Chief Creative Officer

Great Day Consulting

Houston, Texas Area

Full service creative marketing and design firm that helps companies and individuals communicate clearly and coherently. Includes, print and web design; strategic branding and coaching to create clarity of purpose and alignment in brand archetypes.

Nov 2007 - May 2020

Founder

New Story Consulting

Houston, Texas Area

New Story Consulting + Coaching helps Visionary Entrepreneurs, Creatives and Change-Agents to create congruence, coherence and clear communication through strategic, creative and transformational coaching and consulting.Using left and right brain skills and techniques to tap into the wellspring innovation, our clients consistently create break-through performance in their careers and lives.

Jan 2000 - Nov 2017

Graduate

Leadership Houston Class Xxv

Houston, Texas Area

Our mission is to enlighten, empower and engage diverse community leaders through a broadened knowledge of Houston and increase their civic leadership capacity for the benefit of houston and its stakeholders.

2006 - 2007 ~1 yr

Founder & Ceo

Beso De Luna, Inc.

Seattle, Wa

Designed, manufactured and marketed a line of all natural personal care- aromatherapy bath and herbal relaxation products (pillows, sleep masks, etc.) to 5000 retailers in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan. Founded the company on my kitchen table and grew it to a multi-million dollar enterprise in less than 3 years.Led the (at the time) new growing niche category of natural aromatherapy bath and personal care products, through innovative design, great packaging and values-based marketing.Was awarded the 1997 Seattle Mayor's Small Business Award.

Jan 1993 - Mar 2000

Executive Committee Member

World Young Women'S Christian Association (Ywca)

Geneva Area, Switzerland

International women’s organization with consultative status to the United Nations, serving 25 millionwomen in more than 100 different countries.• Executive Committee Member -International Board of Directors, World YWCA• Member of the National Board of Directors- YWCA of the USA• President of the National Student Council- National Student YWCA of the USA• Member of internationally diverse 20-member policy-making and leadership board. Extensive policymaking, planning, leadership, group facilitation and public speaking experience at internationalconferences and UN meetings in Egypt, The Philippines, Norway, South Korea, Switzerland, Austria,Greece and USA.

Mar 1985 - Jul 1999
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Marla Durden works for Modern Root Woman.

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Marla Durden is listed as Founder and Creative Guide at Modern Root Woman.

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Marla Durden is based in Seattle, Washington, United States while working with Modern Root Woman.

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Marla Durden has worked for Modern Root Woman, Alchemy Sampler, Great Day Consulting, New Story Consulting, and Leadership Houston Class Xxv.

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Marla Durden holds Masters, Entrepreneurial Leadership from Massachusetts Institute Of Technology.

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Marla Durden is listed with skills including Entrepreneurship, Public Speaking, Leadership Development, Leadership, Strategy, Team Building, Coaching, and Marketing.

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