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Mariana Atencio

Peabody Award-Winning Journalist, Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur, Inspiring Storyteller, and Host/Moderator

Speaker's Fee Range : $20,000 - $30,000
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  Topics

Storytelling Inspiration Team Building Empowerment Diversity, Equity... Generations Change Master of Ceremon... TED / TEDx Resilience

  Books

  Mariana Atencio Profile

Navigating change and uncertainty in life is hard. It's even harder when you're not confident about who you are.

Coming to America from Venezuela as a young girl, Mariana Atencio felt self-conscious about being different. She recounted her struggles to fit in and adapt to her new life in a TED talk that captured the hearts of tens of millions.

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Mariana Atencio Profile
Navigating change and uncertainty in life is hard. It's even harder when you're not confident about who you are.

Coming to America from Venezuela as a young girl, Mariana Atencio felt self-conscious about being different. She recounted her struggles to fit in and adapt to her new life in a TED talk that captured the hearts of tens of millions.

Mariana's message: What makes you different is what makes you special – unleash your potential by embracing your authenticity.

Mariana took that lesson into her journalism career as a national news anchor and network reporter. A born storyteller, Mariana worked to build bridges and understanding – reporting with her unique perspective from all over the globe, earning accolades and a prestigious Peabody Award along the way.

Mariana's bestselling book, Perfectly You: Embracing the Power of Being Real, inspires people to leverage their personal and professional authenticity to supercharge their relationships, careers, workplace cultures, and happiness.

Mariana continues to pursue stories that capture her curiosity as head of her own media production company. She also elevates the impact of events through her powerful keynotes and skillful moderating, and hosting.

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  Mariana Atencio Talk Titles

The Power of Being Perfectly You

The Power of Being Perfectly You
It's a fact: People are at their best – at work and in life – when they feel like they can be themselves. They're more confident in the face of change and uncertainty, more engaged and resilient, and have a greater sense of purpose and well-being. But fear can sometimes keep us from being real.

In this presentation, Mariana Atencio brings her energy, humor, and skillful storytelling to inspire people to embrace their authenticity and unleash the power that comes with being themselves. Being "Perfectly You" builds trust and connection – it attracts people like a magnet because authenticity stands out in a world of algorithms and A.I. content. Mariana's unique personal story and infectious optimism energizes people with the courage to fully engage, adapt to constant change, and reach new levels of fulfillment at work and in life.

Sample takeaways:
• Unlock the secret of being our real selves, especially at work.
• How to discover and harness the traits that make you "Perfectly You."
• Navigate change confidently. Increase your personal fulfillment and sense of purpose.
• Why being vulnerable and leading with empathy inspires others, builds trust, and creates more meaningful relationships.
• 5 steps authentic leaders use to cultivate transformation and innovation and enhance resilience in the face of change.
• Help leaders create a culture of authenticity that spurs engagement, connection, collaboration, and performance.

Communicating Confidently:

Communicating Confidently:
Cut Through the Noise and Get Heard
(POST-KEYNOTE BREAKOUT OR SEPARATE KEYNOTE - (45-90 Minutes))

For everyone in business, delivering a message efficiently – internally and in different media – has gotten infinitely more complex in the age of AI. This interactive presentation will help attendees sharpen their communication skills.

Mariana equips leaders – from entry level to the C-Suite – with practical tools and tested principles to speak confidently, authentically, and effectively, whether it's for client meetings, internal communications, Zoom, an important presentation, a traditional media interview, a digital clip and/or a conference stage.

Mariana will share tips that took her more than a decade of television and social media experience to learn, working at two of the world's biggest news networks, in Spanish and English.

Sample takeaways:
• Learn to distill your main message so it resonates across all platforms.
• Practical tips and pro tricks for in-person and virtual presentations.
• Master the power of persuasion in an era of fleeting attention spans.
• Better storytelling to create connection and leave a lasting impact.
• Establish credibility and build trust in an era of misinformation.
• How to navigate real-time interview scenarios with confidence.

Moderating/Interviewing/Hosting

Moderating/Interviewing/Hosting
With experience as a national network news anchor and reporter, Mariana brings warmth and intelligence to each hosting, moderating, and interviewing assignment. Mariana's curiosity and poise help her get the most out of those on stage with her.

The breadth of Mariana's experience speaks to her versatility. She's moderated conversations on embracing a mindset for change at Microsoft, on the rights of women in Iran, on gender inequality at Foreign Policy magazine's HERPower summit, on media representation at the Paley Center for Media, on financial literacy at Nasdaq, on building a personal and professional brand at Columbia University, a panel on geopolitics and economics at Citi Private Bank's autumn dialogues with three heads of state from Latin America, a session at the United Nations General Assembly meeting on global healthcare inequity, plus the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, PepsiCo, JP Morgan, Accenture, Spotify, Google, YouTube, Clorox, AT&T, Spectrum, and more.

  Topics

Storytelling Inspiration Team Building Empowerment Diversity, Equity... Generations Change Master of Ceremon... TED / TEDx Resilience

  Books

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