Maresa Friedman

Maresa Friedman

Strategist, Google & TEDx - Brand NarraCA, US

Think differently about how little things create huge impact. Learn from an Executive Cat Herder, Google, & TED Speaker who was selected LinkedIn's Best of Strategy how to turn dialogue into revenue.

The Basics:

Maresa Friedman is a TEDx and Certified Google speaker as well as a strategic consultant for high-level media and businesspeople, guiding them through more effective engagement, cross-cultural messaging and social media strategy.

An adjunct faculty member at the University of San Diego, Friedman is in the top one percent of social sellers on LinkedIn and has been a part of the Google Global Sales Enablement team. She’s also worked with the Walmart Foundation, Wix.com, Google, the National Football League and Tory Burch, among many others, to create impact strategies in marketing.


The Longer Version...

Maresa Friedman founded The Executive Cat Herder after running Operations, Business Performance Management & Market Development for Halo Business Intelligence, a global analytics firm. She specializes in creating high impact changes with simple execution strategies. Her simple, no frills, and direct approach to project engagement has created a fractional COO/CSO model that has been embraced within the technology community.


LinkedIn has named Friedman in the top 1 percent for Social Selling in the technology industry. She was also named as San Diego Metro's 40 under 40 and the San Diego Business Journals Women Who Mean Business. Closing out 2016, LinkedIn Profindernamed Friedman, Best of Strategy Consultants. 


She was also a judge for the Business Intelligence Stratus Awards and is currently a contributor to theInnovation Enterprise a platform connecting leaders from startups to Fortune 500 companies. She is currently the San Diego Ambassador for Wix Inc. Among her goals for 2017, she hopes to help 50 entrepreneurs setup their websites using the DIY platform. She writes for the Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Data Officer and CFO channels. She is also on the board for the San Diego Civic Youth Ballet emphasizing in Strategic Planning during her 3 year term.The San Diego Business Journal recognized Friedman as one of the Most Admired CEO'. 


As a speaker, she inspires action and creates energy in a room moving audiences to take the next step. 

The Basics:

Maresa Friedman is a TEDx and Certified Google speaker as well as a strategic consultant for high-level media and businesspeople, guiding them through more effective engagement, cross-cultural messaging and social media strategy.

An adjunct faculty member at the University of San Diego, Friedman is in the top one percent of social sellers on LinkedIn and has been a part of the Google Global Sales Enablement team. She’s also worked with the Walmart Foundation, Wix.com, Google, the National Football League and Tory Burch, among many others, to create impact strategies in marketing.


The Longer Version...

Maresa Friedman founded The Executive Cat Herder after running Operations, Business Performance Management & Market Development for Halo Business Intelligence, a global analytics firm. She specializes in creating high impact changes with simple execution strategies. Her simple, no frills, and direct approach to project engagement has created a fractional COO/CSO model that has been embraced within the technology community.


LinkedIn has named Friedman in the top 1 percent for Social Selling in the technology industry. She was also named as San Diego Metro's 40 under 40 and the San Diego Business Journals Women Who Mean Business. Closing out 2016, LinkedIn Profindernamed Friedman, Best of Strategy Consultants. 


She was also a judge for the Business Intelligence Stratus Awards and is currently a contributor to theInnovation Enterprise a platform connecting leaders from startups to Fortune 500 companies. She is currently the San Diego Ambassador for Wix Inc. Among her goals for 2017, she hopes to help 50 entrepreneurs setup their websites using the DIY platform. She writes for the Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Data Officer and CFO channels. She is also on the board for the San Diego Civic Youth Ballet emphasizing in Strategic Planning during her 3 year term.The San Diego Business Journal recognized Friedman as one of the Most Admired CEO'. 


As a speaker, she inspires action and creates energy in a room moving audiences to take the next step. 

Thought Leadership 101: Build your Brand & Credibility in 15 minutes a day

Format: _ minute [keynote, workshop, breakout, etc..]

 

This program is perfect for:

  • Anyone looking to build their brand online

 

The audience will leave with:

  • Action Plan


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The workshop will...
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Educational / Informative

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Leverage Google My Business- the best free resource you aren't using today.
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