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Maria Ross Official Bio:

Maria Ross is a speaker, author, and empathy advocate who believes cash flow, creativity, and compassion are not mutually exclusive. She’s spent decades helping forward-thinking leaders and teams strengthen empathy to accelerate growth and impact. Maria has authored multiple books, including her most recent award-winning book, The Empathy Dilemma: How Successful Leaders Balance Performance, People, and Personal Boundaries 

She is also the host of the top-performing The Empathy Edge podcast, featuring global changemakers, leaders, and thought leaders each week.

Maria understands the power of empathy on both a business and personal level: In 2008, 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 is a sought-after voice in media outlets, including MSNBC, NPR, Wisdom from the Top with Guy Raz, Entrepreneur and Thrive Global. A dynamic speaker, she has delighted audiences at companies, universities, and conferences worldwide, including TEDx, TBWA Worldwide, CHRISTUS Health, New York Life, Google, Salesforce, Blogher, SIM Women, and more. Her thought leadership writing has appeared in multiple publications and she is currently a Forbes.com contributor. 

Maria lives in Northern California with her husband, young son, American Bully rescue dog, leopard gecko, and chickens and serves clients worldwide.

Maria blends data, storytelling, and humor to prove that being more human at work isn’t just good for people—it’s great for business.

Maria Ross Short Bio:

Maria Ross is a speaker, author, and empathy advocate who proves that cash flow, creativity, and compassion aren’t mutually exclusive. She helps forward-thinking leaders and teams practice empathy to accelerate growth and impact.

Maria is the author of several books, including the award-winning The Empathy Dilemma: How Successful Leaders Balance Performance, People, and Personal Boundaries and host of the top-ranked podcast The Empathy Edge, featuring global changemakers and thought leaders.

A sought-after keynote speaker, leadership workshop facilitator, and current Forbes.com contributor, Maria has inspired company and conference audiences at TEDx, The 3% Conference, BlogHer, TBWA/Worldwide, CHRISTUS Health, Google, Salesforce, TEDx, New York Life, and more—and her insights have been featured in media such as MSNBC, NPR, Entrepreneur, and Thrive Global.

After surviving a near-fatal brain aneurysm in 2008, she wrote Rebooting My Brain, a memoir on the role of empathy in healing and resilience.

Based in Northern California with her family (and a small zoo of pets), Maria blends data, storytelling, and humor to show that being more human at work isn’t just good for people—it’s great for business.

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