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Professional & Keynote Speaker

Dr. Maria is a dynamic keynote speaker with experience in the field of psychology, neuroscience, coaching and business. She has been educating others, including students, executives, teams and professionals for decades. Her diverse experience provides her with a unique set of skills that engages audiences while delivering a purposeful and intentional message. Dr. Maria will customize her content to achieve the results desired. With every engagement, she commits to teaching the audience something new. She delivers the topic highly motivated, energized; inspiring others long after they leave the presentation. She is available as a keynote speaker for conferences, seminars and retreats. Her area of expertise covers various topics that are related with personal, professional and business development. Dr. Maria approaches each opportunity individually and her speaking style is to drive change and knowledge. 

Workshops & Speaking Engagements

Compelling and Practical Insights

My mission to help people and organizations find solutions to problems they face through awareness, education, and understanding. Whether on-stage or online in a small or large group,  I will provide a program with quality content and actionable ideas that transforms the audience; helping leaders, managers and employees elevate their performance to achieve their goals and that of the organization.

"I learned about generational differences today at a riveting seminar. Dr. Dowling is gifted in utilizing her psychology doctorate specializing in neuro-science to aid us with business relationships. It is always a privilege to hear Dr. Maria Dowling speak."
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Areas of Expertise

Dr. Maria's passion includes speaking on topics related to personal and professional growth, neuroleadership and business development. She speaks at events, conferences and groups that include the following:

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  • Conferences that focus on diversity, equity and inclusion

  • Women empowering retreats, workshops, and seminars

  • Enterpreneurship and leadership conferences

  • Management meetings that focus on inclusion, motivation and leadership development

  • Executives who hold management meetings on topics; such as leadership, customer services

  • Small business owners and entrepreneurs who want to compete effectively in the marketplace

  • Industries who want to attract talent and produce high performing team leaders to drive results

  • Nonprofit and association members who desire to better understand effectively engaging and servicing the needs of the community

  • HR professionals who want new and innovative strategies that help their workforce reach their full potential and leverage human capital

Sample Speaking Topics

Personal Development & Motivational Topics:

  • Becoming your authentic self

  • Stress for Success

  • The fear myth

  • Motivating self and others

  • Life leadership

  • Goal setting-Intentional building

  • Mindfulness living

  • Start up business

  • Anxiety re-imagined

  • Move-over Stress

  • Imposter Syndrome

  • Growth mindset

Leadership & Management Topics:

  • Affective Leadership

  • EQ a successful formula

  • Motivating others to change

  • Dealing with resistance

  • Leading teams to success

  • Beyond decision making

  • Inspiring innovation

  • Influential intrapreneurs

  • Managing conflict 

  • Building team trust

  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

  • Women empowering topics

We are always adding and adjusting our speaking topics
to better serve clients. 

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