Maria Ross Official Bio:

Maria Ross, Empathy Advocate, Speaker, Author, Strategist

Maria Ross is a speaker, facilitator, author, strategist, and empathy advocate who believes cash flow, creativity, and compassion are not mutually exclusive. She’s spent decades helping forward-thinking leaders and teams connect and engage through empathy to accelerate growth and impact. Maria has authored multiple books, including her most recent title, The Empathy Dilemma: How Successful Leaders Balance Performance, People, and Personal Boundaries and also hosts the top-rated The Empathy Edge podcast.

Maria understands the power of empathy on the brand and personal levels: In 2008, shortly after launching her business, she suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm that almost killed her and inspired her memoir, Rebooting My Brain. In it, she explores the critical importance of empathy in healing and overcoming adversity.

Maria has appeared in many prominent media outlets, including MSNBC, NPR, Wisdom from the Top with Guy Raz (NPR), Forbes.com, ABC News, Entrepreneur and Thrive Global. She has spoken to audiences ranging from TEDx to The New York Times to Salesforce to The 3% Conference. Her thought leadership writing has appeared in multiple publications including Entrepreneur.com, Newsweek, and Huffington Post. Maria lives in Northern California with her husband, young son, and American Bully rescue dog and serves clients worldwide.

Maria Ross Short Bio:

Maria Ross is a keynote speaker, author, strategist, and empathy advocate who believes cash flow, creativity and compassion are not mutually exclusive. She is the founder of Red Slice and advises organizations on how to leverage empathy to better engage and connect. Maria has authored multiple books, including her most recent, The Empathy Dilemma: How Successful Leaders Balance Performance, People, and Personal Boundaries and hosts The Empathy Edge podcast. A dynamic speaker, Maria has delighted audiences at leading conferences and organizations such as TEDx, The 3% Conference, The New York Times Small Business Summit, and Salesforce and her insights have appeared in many media outlets, including MSNBC, NPR, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Newsweek, Huffington Post, and Thrive Global.

Social Media Links:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariajross/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram/redslicemaria
• X: https://www.twitter.com/redslice
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/redslice
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/mariajross
• LinkedIn Business Page:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/red-slice-llc