Maria Denise Perry
Expert in Developing People and Relationships. Maria speaks to the people side of conflict resolution, leadership development, women empowerment, spiritual growth and personal relationships. Maria connects real world stories with humor and concrete takeaways.
Maria Denise Perry | Building People, Mending Relationships, Moving Results
Maria Denise Perry steps on stage with the warmth of a trusted mentor and the precision of a seasoned strategist. Over three decades she has guided 40,000 professionals across the United States & Canada to stronger teams at work and braver choices at home. Her toolkit is anchored by real credentials—Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+), multi-credentialed coach (AC, CLS, PCA), Advanced Communicator Bronze through Toastmasters, and author of four books—but what audiences remember is the moment they realize change finally feels doable.
Why Maria Is the Smart Bet for Your Next Corporate Event
Maria doesn’t just fill a keynote slot—she fixes a business problem.
- Monday-Ready Moves: No pom-poms, no fluff, Maria delivers bold, three-step action plans that audiences can launch before the next staff meeting.
- Stories That Stick, Data That Bites: Drawing on the thousands of people trained and coached, she fuses relatable real-world stories with hard stats that make the lessons unforgettable.
- Proven 4.9/5 Performance: Across 50+ stages—from national industry conference, to soft skill workshops, to women empowerment summits, Maria posts a consistent 4.9 / 5 rating for clarity, energy, and real-world impact.
The Voice for People in Transition
Beyond boardroom strategy, Maria’s “Rewrite the Script” coaching calls women back to the director’s chair of their own lives. She guides them to pinpoint the moment they lost their voice, draft a new storyline, and lock the very first action into their phone calendars, often before the session ends. The result: careers reclaimed, marriages renegotiated, identities rediscovered.
That blend of clarity and immediacy makes her a standout for women’s conferences and transition‑focused events; attendees see themselves in her stories and leave ready to stake a courageous next step. And as an ordained pastor, Maria bridges faith and practicality, delivering down‑to‑earth, Spirit‑grounded messages that resonate just as powerfully in church sanctuaries as they do in corporate halls.
What Meeting Planners Feel (and later see in surveys)
- Room-wide engagement: Story-driven insights, live polls, and quick role-plays keep skeptics leaning in and note-takers scribbling.
- Tech-smooth logistics: Tight run-of-show, minimal AV demands, seamless pivots from ballroom to virtual stage.
- Heart + hard data: Every anecdote lands beside a metric, so attendees feel the message and leadership sees the ROI.
When you need a speaker who marries empathy with execution—someone who can move an audience to both tears and action—book Maria Denise Perry. She’ll make sure your people leave with full hearts, clear minds, and a plan that starts on Monday.
Maria Denise Perry | Building People, Mending Relationships, Moving Results
Maria Denise Perry steps on stage with the warmth of a trusted mentor and the precision of a seasoned strategist. Over three decades she has guided 40,000 professionals across the United States & Canada to stronger teams at work and braver choices at home. Her toolkit is anchored by real credentials—Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+), multi-credentialed coach (AC, CLS, PCA), Advanced Communicator Bronze through Toastmasters, and author of four books—but what audiences remember is the moment they realize change finally feels doable.
Why Maria Is the Smart Bet for Your Next Corporate Event
Maria doesn’t just fill a keynote slot—she fixes a business problem.
- Monday-Ready Moves: No pom-poms, no fluff, Maria delivers bold, three-step action plans that audiences can launch before the next staff meeting.
- Stories That Stick, Data That Bites: Drawing on the thousands of people trained and coached, she fuses relatable real-world stories with hard stats that make the lessons unforgettable.
- Proven 4.9/5 Performance: Across 50+ stages—from national industry conference, to soft skill workshops, to women empowerment summits, Maria posts a consistent 4.9 / 5 rating for clarity, energy, and real-world impact.
The Voice for People in Transition
Beyond boardroom strategy, Maria’s “Rewrite the Script” coaching calls women back to the director’s chair of their own lives. She guides them to pinpoint the moment they lost their voice, draft a new storyline, and lock the very first action into their phone calendars, often before the session ends. The result: careers reclaimed, marriages renegotiated, identities rediscovered.
That blend of clarity and immediacy makes her a standout for women’s conferences and transition‑focused events; attendees see themselves in her stories and leave ready to stake a courageous next step. And as an ordained pastor, Maria bridges faith and practicality, delivering down‑to‑earth, Spirit‑grounded messages that resonate just as powerfully in church sanctuaries as they do in corporate halls.
What Meeting Planners Feel (and later see in surveys)
- Room-wide engagement: Story-driven insights, live polls, and quick role-plays keep skeptics leaning in and note-takers scribbling.
- Tech-smooth logistics: Tight run-of-show, minimal AV demands, seamless pivots from ballroom to virtual stage.
- Heart + hard data: Every anecdote lands beside a metric, so attendees feel the message and leadership sees the ROI.
When you need a speaker who marries empathy with execution—someone who can move an audience to both tears and action—book Maria Denise Perry. She’ll make sure your people leave with full hearts, clear minds, and a plan that starts on Monday.
Rewrite the Script: Reclaim Your Voice, Your Power, Your Life
Maria Denise Perry turns the keynote stage into a working set, showing attendees how to step out of the supporting cast and claim the role of head writer in their own lives. Through crisp theatre production analogies—think scene changes, casting calls, and dress-rehearsal rewrites—she blends self-discovery with no-nonsense action steps. Whether the audience is rethinking a career path, redefining a relationship, or bracing for a major life transition, they leave with a clear script for...
Get Clear! Get Confident! Get Going!
When next steps feel foggy, progress stalls. In this energizing keynote, Maria Denise Perry strips away the noise and hands audiences a simple, three‑part roadmap:
- Get Clear – define what matters in a single page you can reference at every crossroads.
- Get Confident – mine past wins and current skills to build evidence‑backed self‑trust.
- Get Going – convert insight into a...
The People Side of Leadership
Spreadsheets don’t follow leaders—people do. In this keynote, Maria Denise Perry strips leadership down to its human core and shows how small, high‑impact moves can ignite trust, ownership, and execution faster than any re‑org chart. Pulling from three decades of people‑development wins, she proves that when leaders speak to the person first, the metrics follow. Expect candid stories, field‑tested data, and a toolkit your audience will quote before they reach the hallway coffee...
The People Side of Conflict Resolution
Conflict isn’t a detour from the real work—it is the work. In this keynote, Maria Denise Perry exposes the human mechanisms underneath every heated moment and hands the audience a repeatable playbook to convert friction into forward motion. She moves past theory, demonstrating live how subtle shifts in language, body cues, and framing can drop defenses in seconds and reopen stalled projects. Backed by field data from 40,000+ professionals trained, Maria equips leaders and...
The Transition Train: Gracefully Handling Change
All change is a journey; the question is whether your people board the train willingly or get dragged behind it. In this fast‑moving keynote, Maria Denise Perry serves as conductor and tour guide, using the imagery of a rail trip to unpack the Prosci‑inspired transition stages of Letting Go, Neutral Zone, and New Beginning. From the moment the whistle blows, she blends vivid storytelling with field‑tested tools—drawn from thirty years of guiding...
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