I'll be reading directly from the book I authored in: Everyday Woman's Guide To The Mindset Of A Successful Woman

Success is often measured by packed calendars, career milestones, financial goals, and the ability to balance endless responsibilities while smiling through exhaustion. But what happens when life rewrites the script overnight? In this powerful presentation, a survivor of double attempted homicide shares how trauma, motherhood, career shifts, survival mode, and rebuilding from the ground up transformed her understanding of success.

This session introduces the concept of Post-Traumatic Growth and demonstrates how resilience, emotional intelligence, purpose, and adaptability can become stronger indicators of success than titles or income. Participants will leave inspired to redefine success on their own terms and lead from a place of authenticity, strength, and aligned purpose while creating impact in both personal and professional spaces.

The 5 Pillars of Organizational Excellence in a Modern Work Culture is a reference guide on creating a sustainable, award-winning work culture for the staff of any size workplace. The number of employees a company has in a workplace is not the issue. The issue lies in the perspective of the company’s leadership and the team at the helm of the company. Leadership has a greater influence on the civility of an organization than individual employees. While Organizational Excellence applies to companies with employees, Solopreneurs have circles of influence in doing business that require excellence from the company’s leadership; hence, perspectives are the critical attributes of conducting business with Organizational Excellence.

The 5 Pillars of Organizational Excellence are: Neuroleadership, Neuromanagement, Authentic Appreciation, Workplace Forgiveness, and Organizational Trust. With these pillars, organizations can create environments where appreciation thrives and everyone feels empowered to contribute their best.

Writing a book is a labor of love, but sharing it shouldn't lead to exhaustion. In this session, Carrie shares a streamlined tech blueprint designed to protect your creative energy and keep you organized. You’ll learn how to combine simple automation to handle reader follow-ups with basic data insights to stay on track. Carrie will also show you how to effectively introduce AI into your workflow to assist with book research, writing, and creating your sales copy. By weaving these practical tools into your business, you will eliminate chaos and confidently share your voice.

From Book to Booked: Build an Author Homebase That Captures Every Opportunity

From Book to Booked: Build an Author Homebase That Captures Every Opportunity

What if the fastest way to grow your business isn’t another funnel, ad or strategy - but your voice?

In How to Make Growing Your Business Fast, Easy and Fun!, you’ll discover how to use speaking to get seen, heard and known as the expert people want to work with. You will see how to turn everyday speaking opportunities - networking events, presentations, podcasts, meetings and conversations - into powerful moments that build credibility and attract clients naturally.

You’ll learn the essential speaking shifts that help you stand out, communicate with clarity and confidence, and make a lasting impression without feeling salesy. When you know how to speak with intention, people stop seeing you as “one of many” and start seeing you as the obvious choice.

If you want more visibility, more trust, and more clients - starting with the way you speak - this is for you.

Donna shares her powerful narrative of transformation, marking over three decades of living clean and sober. Far from just a story of overcoming addiction, this session explores the authentic, intentional life she has built in the years since. From the discipline required for long-term recovery to the courage needed to pursue bold, life-altering dreams—Donna offers a roadmap for true growth.

Her message is clear: recovery is a living, breathing commitment to evolution and purposeful action. While she remains dedicated to showing that the best chapters are often written after the hardest ones are closed, she emphasizes that as long as we are here, we have the opportunity to keep growing. It is a candid look at how to embrace each new horizon and continue rewriting your story toward a life of genuine, enduring freedom.

I am sharing one of the most powerful of The 9 Money Rules Millionaires Use including a story about my daughter, Morgan.

The 3 P's are the 3 keys to success. I will go over each in detail during my speech.

Most people think writing a book is the end of a journey. In reality, it can be the beginning of an entire economy.

In this session, Mary Farias introduces the concept of the Author Economy—how a book can serve as an authority asset that expands influence, opens new opportunities, and becomes the foundation for speaking, teaching, consulting, and leadership.

Participants will learn how their ideas, experiences, and expertise can evolve beyond a single publication and become the starting point for a larger ecosystem of impact and opportunity.

Most people think writing a book is the end of a journey. In reality, it can be the beginning of an entire economy.

In this session, Mary Farias introduces the concept of the Author Economy—how a book can serve as an authority asset that expands influence, opens new opportunities, and becomes the foundation for speaking, teaching, consulting, and leadership.

Participants will learn how their ideas, experiences, and expertise can evolve beyond a single publication and become the starting point for a larger ecosystem of impact and opportunity.

Most people think writing a book is the end of a journey. In reality, it can be the beginning of an entire economy.

In this session, Mary Farias introduces the concept of the Author Economy—how a book can serve as an authority asset that expands influence, opens new opportunities, and becomes the foundation for speaking, teaching, consulting, and leadership.

Participants will learn how their ideas, experiences, and expertise can evolve beyond a single publication and become the starting point for a larger ecosystem of impact and opportunity.

Some stories are written to be read. Others wait patiently for something more.

When the Page Turns explores the moment a story steps beyond ink and paper and begins to speak in the voice of the person who lived it. Through spoken word storytelling, authors transform their chapters into living experiences where tone, pause, and emotion reveal what the page alone cannot.

Because sometimes the most powerful part of a story is not what is written.

It is what is finally heard.

When the Page Speaks explores the subtle shift from written word to spoken presence, where tone, pause, and expression uncover layers the page alone cannot hold. What once lived in ink begins to unfold through voice and visual, turning each chapter into something more intimate, more immediate and far more difficult to forget.

This is not about retelling a book. It is about allowing the story to reveal itself fully.

Because sometimes, the most powerful part of a story is not what is written, but what finally dares to be heard.

After immigrating to America from Russia, I reinvented myself multiple times—actress, entrepreneur, artist, gallery owner. Then COVID forced me to close both of my galleries, and I found myself facing a question many people encounter after a major loss or life transition:

"Who am I when the thing that defined me is gone?"

In this heartfelt and inspiring talk, I'll share the unexpected plot twist that transformed my understanding of success, purpose, and joy. Through personal stories, humor, and reflection, we'll explore how life's greatest setbacks can become invitations to rediscover ourselves and create a more meaningful future.

Because sometimes the ending we never wanted becomes the beginning we never expected.

Why settle for being the Author Next Door when you were meant to be the ICON Next Door? 💎

And that's exactly why I'm inviting you to my upcoming LIVE Masterclass:

✨ Become ICONIC Through Story Sharing ✨

Inside this Masterclass, you'll discover:

✔️ Why Story Sharing is the fastest way to increase your visibility, credibility, and influence.

✔️ How to stop blending into a crowded marketplace and stand out in a way people remember.

✔️ How to communicate your message in a way that attracts more readers, speaking opportunities, media attention, and growth.

📚 Becoming ICONIC isn't about being louder. It's about becoming unforgettable.

The most successful authors don't just share information—they share stories that create connection, trust, and impact.

Your story may be the very thing that sets you apart. ✨ You're one story away.