Join us for an inspiring and practical conversation with Maria Leonard Olsen, a two-time TEDx speaker, author, attorney, journalist, and award-winning podcaster. Drawing from her own experience speaking on the TEDx stage, Maria shared actionable strategies for securing a TEDx Talk and using it as a powerful platform to amplify your message, expand your audience, and elevate your author brand.

During the session, Maria offered valuable insights, including:

Maria's acclaimed TEDx talk, Turning Life's Challenges Into a Force for Good, explores how personal adversity can become a catalyst for growth, purpose, and positive change. The talk was later selected as a TEDx Editor's Pick, a distinction awarded to fewer than 1% of TEDx Talks.

Watch Maria's TEDx Talk:

Learn more about Maria and her work:

Maria's bestselling book, 50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life, is available through Kensington Row Bookshop. Readers can also look forward to her forthcoming book, Before and After the DNA Test: A Practical Guide to Genetic Privacy, Medical Risks and Family Secrets, scheduled for publication by Bloomsbury.

Thank you to Maria for sharing her expertise and encouraging authors, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders to take the next step toward bringing their ideas to a larger stage.