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WorkshopsBlogLoginGet in TouchMaria Papacosta is a Leadership Presence coach, researcher, and an acclaimed personal branding strategist. Her practical, high-energy talks and workshops provide tangible results that help people design a better version of themselves and excel in their work and life. As the co-founder of MSC Marketing Bureau, her branding strategies have helped some of the leading thinkers of our time to spread their messages and make an impact. She has also coached numerous executives and CEOs around the world to enable them to build their presence and bring forth their authentic leadership qualities to inspire their teams and audiences. In recent years, Maria has provided coaching to numerous TED and TEDx speakers and serves as a TEDx speaker curator and coach.
Maria combines her line and consulting experience to enable her clients to design and implement effective strategies. With a track record of collaborating with major companies around the world, Maria has specialised in areas such as Leadership Presence and Influence programmes, and Vision and Values
design and implementation processes. She has also led initiatives focused on building trust and enhancing communication within organisations.
Maria is a Certified Visionary Leadership Coach (OKVLC), an NLP Associate Practitioner, and a certified Practitioner of the Global Leadership Assessment (GLA360 Assessment). Maria’s personal branding workshop has been recognised as #2 in the world by Global Gurus for three consecutive years (2021, 2022, 2023). In 2023, Thinkers360 ranked Maria in the Top10 Global Thought Leaders on Personal Branding. In 2022 Maria was recognised by The Brainz CREA Global Awards, a prestigious list of top entrepreneurs and influential leaders, who have been recognised for their innovative ideas, resourcefulness, and accomplishments.
Maria’s comprehensive approach integrates practical insights gained from hands-on experience with innovative solutions tailored to meet the unique needs of each client. She has been a frequent presenter at the European Marketing Academy and has published academic papers on marketing and consumer behaviour. Her ideas have been featured in top-tier publications and podcasts and is a frequent guest lecturer at universities.
Maria's unparalleled expertise in Leadership Presence and personal branding, recognized globally by prestigious awards, can transform your team's performance and influence. Her dynamic workshops, grounded in practical experience and innovative strategies, are tailored to unlock the authentic leadership potential within your organization. Booking Maria means investing in a proven path to elevate your team's communication, trust, and vision, setting the stage for unprecedented success.
Join author and self-promotion expert Lucy Werner as she explores innovative ways to market yourself. This talk focuses on unique and creative methods to stand out in a crowded marketplace.
Maria Papacosta's talk, "Presence - The Power Within," explores how harnessing one's inner presence can unlock personal power and transform interactions and relationships in profound ways.
Storytelling and Presentation Skills for Leaders has been designed to help you enhance the skills you need to inspire your people and get your message across with the highest possible impact. Storytelling and presentation skills are both mandatory if you want to stand out. Having a great narrative without the skills to deliver it or having a great stage presence without a strong narrative, will simply lead to a mediocre result. You need both elements if you want to achieve your objectives and communicate your message effectively. Drawing on years of experience teaching senior executives, coaching TED speakers, and using storytelling techniques to help some of the leading thinkers of our time stand out and make an impact, this talk provides a proven methodology for clear communication that leaves a lasting, positive impression and inspires action. Whether you’re giving a presentation at work, speaking at an event, or simply looking to improve your communication skills, this talk is designed to equip you with the tools you need to make your message heard and achieve your goals.
Maria Papacosta discusses the importance of self-awareness in leadership, emphasizing how understanding oneself can enhance decision-making, empathy, and ultimately, the effectiveness of leading others.