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Maria Ross, Brand Strategy Expert, Founder, Red Slice

I’m Maria Ross, the founder of RED SLICE. As a brand strategist, author, speaker, and actress (when I have time!) I believe cash flow and creativity are not mutually exclusive. I offer a variety of services for solopreneurs, startups, and emerging businesses. I’m based in the San Francisco area, but I work with clients all over the world.

3 Leadership and Innovation Lessons from 50 Empathy Interviews

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50 EPISODES! I’ve now recorded 50 episodes of The Empathy Edge Podcast and have learned so much from these inspiring leaders, changemakers, and rockstars.  This podcast was a way for me to continue my research and my own learnings about empathy in action after I was done writing the book. And man, I’m so glad I am doing this! If you’ve been listening, you’ve heard from CEO’s, CMO’s, … [Read more...]

5 Tips To End Social Media Overwhelm For Your Business

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It’s a Tuesday afternoon. I have to leave, like, NOW to pick up my toddler from preschool. My old black lab has just laid his face in my lap and given me the “Shouldn’t we be walking right now?” eyes. But I’m stalling because for the last hour, I’ve been staring at Twitter, trying to come up with clever tweets. I pull up Facebook and immediately feel less-than. I click over to LinkedIn and … [Read more...]

Are you an Empathy Hijacker?

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“We can relate to people without hijacking the conversation” Communication expert Sharon Steed. Sharon and I connected recently as we were both on an empathy panel together. I’m in love with her work transforming company culture with empathy. She has a great LinkedIn course about communicating with more empathy as well, and that’s where I got this insightful quote. People often assume that … [Read more...]

How to Set Boundaries…and Break Them.

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We’re always talking about boundaries. How to set them. How to think outside of them. How to break them. So which is it? Set them or smash them? It’s both. Setting boundaries is key to getting more done. When you know who you are, and what needs doing, you can focus. And that means saying no to the wrong opportunities, clients, relationships that don’t serve your … [Read more...]

Say No…But Try it This Way

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As a business owner, or even just a busy executive or changemaker, the best skill you can master is prioritization. Since you can’t clone yourself and you do need to sleep (and perhaps see your spouse every once in a while), the art of saying no is a powerful tool in your arsenal. Work and life are all about choices. You can say yes to more of the right things–the right projects, clients, … [Read more...]