Maria Pearson
With over 20 years of business experience, Maria applies a practical approach to clearly understanding her clients needs as well as delivering tailored solutions. She has extensive experience in both the private and public sectors and uses this capability to focus on enhanced productivity and bottom-line results.
Maria started her career at BellSouth in the Business Office as a Supervisor. During her thirteen years with BellSouth, Maria transitioned through many operational positions including customer service, financial services, inventory, information technology, telemarketing and training; all in a call center environment. Her primary role was to continuously improve departmental performance. As General Manager of Operations for South Florida she was responsible for the results of more than 300 employees.
In the private sector, Maria has worked as a training facilitator for Alamo, Aramark, BellSouth, Burger King, Motorola, Office Depot, and The Sports Authority. In the past 5 years, her primary work has been with Motorola throughout the US and Latin America. In the public sector, Maria has facilitated training and strategic planning sessions for Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Martin Counties. As a management consultant and project planner, Maria has reviewed organizations' current processes, documented them for training purposes, and offered streamlined approaches for performance improvement. Her analytical abilities allow her to quickly see and implement the needed changes to improve productivity.
Maria has been the successful co-sponsor of the Office Connection Conferencefor the past 16 years. This conference offers administrative staff at the Broward County School Board the ability to attend a one-day conference to develop and improve their performance. She is an authorized agent for DayTimer and EdTrek and has also been certified to facilitate programs for the Center for Leadership, Pacific Institute, Kaset and Personal Strengths. Maria holds her BS in Corporate Management with a minor in Finance from Florida Atlantic University.
With over 20 years of business experience, Maria applies a practical approach to clearly understanding her clients needs as well as delivering tailored solutions. She has extensive experience in both the private and public sectors and uses this capability to focus on enhanced productivity and bottom-line results.
Maria started her career at BellSouth in the Business Office as a Supervisor. During her thirteen years with BellSouth, Maria transitioned through many operational positions including customer service, financial services, inventory, information technology, telemarketing and training; all in a call center environment. Her primary role was to continuously improve departmental performance. As General Manager of Operations for South Florida she was responsible for the results of more than 300 employees.
In the private sector, Maria has worked as a training facilitator for Alamo, Aramark, BellSouth, Burger King, Motorola, Office Depot, and The Sports Authority. In the past 5 years, her primary work has been with Motorola throughout the US and Latin America. In the public sector, Maria has facilitated training and strategic planning sessions for Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Martin Counties. As a management consultant and project planner, Maria has reviewed organizations' current processes, documented them for training purposes, and offered streamlined approaches for performance improvement. Her analytical abilities allow her to quickly see and implement the needed changes to improve productivity.
Maria has been the successful co-sponsor of the Office Connection Conferencefor the past 16 years. This conference offers administrative staff at the Broward County School Board the ability to attend a one-day conference to develop and improve their performance. She is an authorized agent for DayTimer and EdTrek and has also been certified to facilitate programs for the Center for Leadership, Pacific Institute, Kaset and Personal Strengths. Maria holds her BS in Corporate Management with a minor in Finance from Florida Atlantic University.
Communication Skills: Enhancing Your Performance
Effective communication with others is essential to achieve results. This program improves your ability to work with colleagues to reach individual as well as common goals. Participants learn how to use active listening, communication styles and negotiation skills to gain cooperation from others and improve performance.
Presenting Persuasively
When presenting an idea to an individual or group, effective presenters tie their communication to the needs of the listeners. With practice anyone can improve their ability to generate interest and commitment from others. This interactive workshop builds presentation skills that add confidence and power to your message.
Teams At Work: Seven Keys to Success
Many routine work projects involve teams of people creating shared results. This program highlights the most critical aspects of working on a team. It is designed to introduce members of a team to seven elements that help teams work more effectively.
