As the founder of Red Slice, Maria advises organizations on better engaging and connecting with the people who matter most. Her clients learn to imbue their work with compassion, creating strong leaders, thriving cultures, and winning brands.

A dynamic speaker, Maria boosts engagement, performance, and collaboration by delighting audiences at large conferences, strategic offsites, leadership workshops, and sales kickoffs such as TEDx, The 3% Conference, The New York Times Small Business Summit, the Institute for Healthcare Advancement, Salesforce, Box, Lever, Imperative, TBWA, CHRISTUS Health, and many more.

Maria has authored multiple books, including the most recent, The Empathy Dilemma and The Empathy Edge, and hosts The Empathy Edge podcast, featuring C-suite executives, authors, thought leaders, and creative thinkers who agree that empathy is required for success in the modern world.

Brand messaging clients range from innovative entrepreneurs to fast growth companies to non-profits, and for more than 16 years, Maria has helped them lead their niche markets. Notable clients include LogicGate, Splunk, GSK, ContentSquare, Alteryx, The Coaching Fellowship, IHA, and many more.

Maria's insights have appeared in many media outlets, including MSNBC, NPR, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Newsweek, Huffington Post, and Thrive Global.

She lives in Northern California with her husband, young son, and rescue mutt, where she enjoys red wine, British crime dramas, hiking, and Crossfit. Trivia game shows, especially Jeopardy!, are among her guiltiest pleasures.

Connect with Maria Ross:

Website: www.red-slice.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariajross/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redslicemaria/ 

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@redslicemaria 

Twitter/X: https://wwwTwitter.com/redslice 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/redslice 

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/user/mariajross 

https://www.youtube.com/@Redslice-MariaRoss 

Podcast: https://red-slice.com/podcast/ 

Maria on The Nice Guys (December 2020): https://open.spotify.com/episode/2JqiVU6W1xOUO9AhFutXTT?si=FPWbk1MbTzaDk5bF3Vou4w 

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