Marian Bacol-Uba: Merging Strategy and Soul through Conscious Public Speaking
Marian Valenza (née Bacol-Uba) shares her story of surviving childhood sexual abuse, a suicide attempt, and leaving corporate marketing to build her own empire.
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We discuss:
- Marian’s healing journey from a sexual abuse in childhood
- Living a double life of success on the outside and suicidal episodes on the inside
- How a suicide attempt and NDE shaped her life
- How overcoming imposter syndrome helped Marian exponentially grow her business
- Conscious speech framework and how you can apply it to your business
- Why motivational speaking is over, according to Marian
- How to monetize speaking
- The art of soulful sales
- Real talk about money in the entrepreneurial world
- What are funnels and how do they apply to your business?
- Marian’s product roadmap
- The role that social media plays in Marian’s business
- Why Marian deletes Instagram followers
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Resources:
- ThriverCon
- Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz
- Ksenia on Thriver Lifestyle Podcast
Connect with Marian:
- Website: http://www.marianbacoluba.com
- TEDx Talk: http://bit.ly/MBUTEDxTalk
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mbacoluba
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarianBacolUba
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianbacoluba
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marianbacoluba
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/marianbacoluba
- Podcast: https://apple.co/2DkEM8z
- YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/2uxKuQN
Connect with Ksenia:
- kseniabrief.com
- Instagram @athomewithksenia
- YouTube Ksenia Brief
- TikTok @ksenia.brief
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- Follow the podcast on Spotify
About Marian Bacol-Uba:
Marian helps women entrepreneurs create more impact, influence and income in their business through public speaking, online and on stages. She merges her 15+ years of marketing, event production and business development experience with her mission to create positive social impact and help elevate the voices of women globally.
Marian is very active in the non-profit community serving on the Board of Directors for Project by Project, a social justice and leadership development organization for Asian Americans, and also the Founding Member and USA Chapter Lead for KeyNote Women Speakers, a non-profit with a global mission to create more diversity on speaking stages. She has been featured on CBS-LA, ABC-7, International Business Times, Thrive Global, Miami Under 40 and over 50 podcasts and publications. For more info visit www.marianbacoluba.com and follow her on Instagram @mbacoluba. Watch her TEDx Talk: http://bit.ly/MBUTEDxTalk
Quotes by Marian Bacol-Uba:
- “We think we’re supposed to know exactly what we’re doing… but as you lean into the things that light your our soul on fire, you realize it’s a pathway for your purpose to unfold.”
- “The more I spoke about [the sexual abuse I experienced], the more power shifted from something that overpowered me with guilt and shame to something that I alchemized into my fire fuel.”
- “We always have our imposter syndrome… and over the years I realized that just how I did it in my personal life, I needed to merge the two – the strategy and soul in my business. That’s when my business grew exponentially. Because there’s heart and soul in the business. I truly believe that we need both.”
- “On the other side of discomfort is upleveling.”
- “You’re seeing it more because it’s ready to become part of your reality.”
