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Maria Matarelli is a serial entrepreneur, consultant to the Fortune 100, and an international best selling author. Maria and her team consult businesses to reach breakthrough results by applying Agile methodologies from startups reaching $35 Million dollar valuations to streamlining Millions in cost savings for Billion dollar organizations. Maria is the Founder and CEO of Formula Ink, a global consultancy, and co-founder of the Agile Marketing Academy and Personal Agility Institute. Maria also the Chief Agility Officer and Executive Producer at StarStake, a platform for building decentralized creator economies for rising stars and mega brands.

Maria travels the world speaking to corporate audiences and at entrepreneur events on methodologies that increase efficiencies and productivity. Maria has also hosted several events as the event MC including the World Agility Forum which is held in Lisbon, Portugal each year alongside the eXperience Agile annual event. Currently, Maria has also hosted a globally attended virtual summit series called The Agile Heroes Summit where she has interviewed leading experts from around the world.

Maria speaks at around 50 conferences and companies in more than 30 cities across more than 10 different countries per year and has been a professional speaker for more than 10 years. Maria is a columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine and has written for Inc Magazine for their Agile Insights Column.

See a speaking sample here: Keynote Excerpt (1 min 42 sec) as Maria talks about the importance of enjoying the journey.

Hear what audience members have to say about Maria’s presentations: Live Testimonials (1 min 30 sec)

“We had the great pleasure to invite Maria Matarelli as Keynote Speaker for our 6th Project Management Congress in Panama, her very own style, great knowledge and expertise were key factors in sharing with us everything about “Leadership Agility”, she captured her audience attention leaving them eager to continue learning more about this topic. Maria has a very special talent to inspire others, she captured the attendees attention by closing the Agile workshop with the Harlem Shake routine making everyone to really enjoy the event. Maria Thanks!!”

– Robin Arjona, President, Project Management Institute, Panama Chapter

In the video above, get a glimpse into Maria’s travels while speaking to thousands of people from Los Angeles delivering a Keynote presentation and workshop on “Agile Marketing” to Farmers Insurance Marketing Department at their Coachella themed annual event in Los Angeles, California; speaking for a group of Project Managers on “Personal Agility: A Simple Framework for an Empowered Life” at the Agile Indy conference in Indianapolis, Indiana; MCing the eXperience Agile conference in Lisbon, Portugal; speaking at the UK Synergy conference for the Project Management Institute in London on “Ineffective Leadership”, speaking for a group of entrepreneurs in Tampa, Florida on “Rapid Business Development”; and overlooking the city at the rooftop infinity pool of the Ocean Sun Casino in Panama after delivering a Keynote presentation on “Leadership Agility” for the Project Management Institute Panama Congress annual Professional Development Day.

Maria has hosted several events around the world as an MC. Get a glimpse into the annual eXperience Agile conference that Maria hosts every year in Lisbon, Portugal below:

Maria is also an International Best Selling Author of the book “Workaholic? A 12-Step Guide to Having a Life and Getting Things Done” and is co-author of several other books. Maria’s most recent book “Personal Agility: Unlocking Purpose, Alignment and Transformation” has launched on Amazon, published through the Business Agility Institute.

Maria has delivered presentations for Corporations including:

  • IBM
  • Microsoft
  • Bank of America
  • Walt Disney
  • Eli Lilly
  • and more…

And professional organizations such as:

  • Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • Women Working in Technology (WWIT)
  • Agile Alliance
  • Scrum Alliance
  • and more…

To have Maria speak at your next event, please reach out here!

Pictured below, Maria gives a Keynote Presentation on “Personal Agility” to an audience of more than 500 people at the Global Scrum Gathering in Singapore.

Maria energizes audiences across the globe with her inspiring talks and the actionable techniques that she shares. Check out the Best Presentation Ending Ever as Maria’s presentation closed out an excited group at a conference in Panama in the video below!

Pictured above, Maria speaks on “Ineffective Leadership” to an audience of more than 700 people at the UK Synergy conference in London, UK.