Marianne Bjelke (bee-ell-kuh) is a dynamic speaker and business communication strategist. She will help you and your team Define, Execute, and Complete your strategic plans.
Break through communication barriers when you increase stakeholder awareness of perspective bias, communication styles, and generational influences. Watch profits increase and your business grow as your team communicates more effectively with customers, prospects, and each other.
Marianne understands how the nuances of communication impact running a profitable business. A stand-up comedian in NYC at age 21, she settled down and opened her first successful business, Herb'N Trends - a retail herb, tea, and gift shop, at just 25 years old. Herb'N Trends was featured in local news for its unique (at the time) business approach and rapid growth.
Moving cross-country allowed Marianne to pursue a new passion: programming and software development. She quickly grew this into an executive management career, enjoying over 15 years in healthcare information management before striking out on her own. Marianne has successfully managed award-winning 7-figure revenue-generating projects from concept and design, through development and into launch.
Working with cross functional teams ignited her passion for helping ALL project stakeholders (developers, marketing teams, end users, and executive stakeholders) speak the same mission-driven language to effectively define goals and complete projects on-time, on-spec, and on-budget.
Her training and real world experience in communication, retail, corporate accounting, programming, customer service and executive management has fostered a 'big picture' approach. She incorporates often overlooked nuances into her presentations, performance coaching, and consultancy to benefit all involved.
Marianne is grateful for the unique perspective her unconventional background has built in her. Adopted and raised by an ex-nun, and now mother to a sweet boy with sensory processing challenges has taught her a great deal about patience, perspective, and the importance of having a joyful approach to everything life serves up.
She and her son live with their dogs in the beautiful Sandia Mountain foothills of Albuquerque, New Mexico. In her spare time, she enjoys laughter, whisky tasting, and soaking in natural hot springs.
Marianne Bjelke (bee-ell-kuh) is a dynamic speaker and business communication strategist. She will help you and your team Define, Execute, and Complete your strategic plans.
Break through communication barriers when you increase stakeholder awareness of perspective bias, communication styles, and generational influences. Watch profits increase and your business grow as your team communicates more effectively with customers, prospects, and each other.
Marianne understands how the nuances of communication impact running a profitable business. A stand-up comedian in NYC at age 21, she settled down and opened her first successful business, Herb'N Trends - a retail herb, tea, and gift shop, at just 25 years old. Herb'N Trends was featured in local news for its unique (at the time) business approach and rapid growth.
Moving cross-country allowed Marianne to pursue a new passion: programming and software development. She quickly grew this into an executive management career, enjoying over 15 years in healthcare information management before striking out on her own. Marianne has successfully managed award-winning 7-figure revenue-generating projects from concept and design, through development and into launch.
Working with cross functional teams ignited her passion for helping ALL project stakeholders (developers, marketing teams, end users, and executive stakeholders) speak the same mission-driven language to effectively define goals and complete projects on-time, on-spec, and on-budget.
Her training and real world experience in communication, retail, corporate accounting, programming, customer service and executive management has fostered a 'big picture' approach. She incorporates often overlooked nuances into her presentations, performance coaching, and consultancy to benefit all involved.
Marianne is grateful for the unique perspective her unconventional background has built in her. Adopted and raised by an ex-nun, and now mother to a sweet boy with sensory processing challenges has taught her a great deal about patience, perspective, and the importance of having a joyful approach to everything life serves up.
She and her son live with their dogs in the beautiful Sandia Mountain foothills of Albuquerque, New Mexico. In her spare time, she enjoys laughter, whisky tasting, and soaking in natural hot springs.
Capturing Your On-Fire Buyer
Your "On-Fire Buyer" is the person who passionately wants and needs the solutions you offer - your ideal customer. They fit into a specific demographic (age, gender, marital status). They have very specific priorities, goals, and pain points. Their motivations and their values feed specific...
5 Secrets to Becoming a Business Superhero
Be a kid again. Find and embrace your inner superhero and you will be ready when YOU are called to do "the work."
In the session you will:
- Learn 5 simple steps for success to meet personal and professional goals
- Make a plan of action to meet your goals
- Find your superpower
- Expand your network naturally
- Bring out the Superhero...
Communication Skills for Generational Influence
YOU were born to communicate.
Did you know that WHEN you were born can impact HOW you communicate, and in ways you might never have imagined?
Whether your target audience is one, one hundred, or more - are you framing your message so that it is best received by the listener?
In this presentation you will:- Learn what defines and influences the 7 living generations, 5 of which are currently in the workforce
- Understand how to incorporate different...
Strategic Solutions for Setting & Achieving Your Business Goals
In this motivational presentation you will discover how to become the superhero of your own success. Learn the five simple steps to achieve success in both your personal and professional life. And develop a plan of action to reach your goals every time, while becoming your true authentic-self in the process.
At this presentation you will learn how to ...
• Take on the challenge of becoming a success superhero
• Leap over obstacles in a single bound
• Aim high and...






