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Resilient. Thankful. Happy. An Inspirational Journey.

In her Resilient. Thankful. Happy. An Inspirational Journey inspirational keynote, Marcia takes your attendees on an emotional journey – sharing her experiences and major life events that shaped her into the person she is today.

Discover how an immigrant who came to America with nothing more than her values leveraged resiliency, thankfulness and happiness into a lifetime of joy.

You attendees will hear an inspirational story of overcoming adversity and tracing her life from surviving an earthquake which leveled her home city, escaping the communist revolution in her home country of Nicaragua, surviving one of the largest hurricanes to hit the Dominican Republic and then ultimately moving to the United States in the late 80’s embarking on a career in community banking. Encouraging your audience to not give up the fight and stay in the game, she shares leadership lessons learned through her life and your attendees will walk away inspired to share and maximize their life story.

The Resilient. Thankful. Happy. An Inspirational Journey. keynote speech can be customized for your audience for content or total running time. The full keynote is 45-55 minutes if done in person, but can be scaled down to 30 minutes for a live webinar to keep your online conference moving.

How can we customize this keynote for your event? Contact our conference success team or book Marcia directly through your favorite speakers bureau.

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  • I had the pleasure of attending Marcia Malzahn's keynote speech at our Leadership Summit at Christensen Farms, and I was thoroughly impressed. Marcia has a unique ability to connect with and relate to a diverse audience, effortlessly engaging men and women, employees with varying levels of education, immigrants, farm and office staff alike. Her journey is nothing short of incredible. As a Nicaraguan refugee and full-time working mom, Marcia climbed the corporate ladder to become the CFO of a bank, all without a formal degree. Her story of overcoming adversity is truly inspiring. She candidly shares the sacrifices she made to prioritize her family and emphasizes that personal and professional development isn't always sequential—everything happened at the right time for her. Marcia's authenticity shines through both in her one-on-one interactions and when she is in front of a crowd. What you see is truly what you get, and her genuine nature makes her message even more powerful. Her message of resiliency in the face of hardship resonated deeply with everyone in the room. I highly recommend Marcia Malzahn as a keynote speaker for any event.

    Jayme Enamorado

  • "Thank you so much for taking the time to speak to our club this week. It really means a lot that you would take the time out of your day to speak with us and share your journey. Your story was super inspiring and left me feeling very energized and in a great mood! I was even inspired to do yoga this morning after you talked about the value Theresa has added to your life. You are a very engaging speaker and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to you and would love to have you back next semester if you are interested."

    <strong>Katie Daly</strong><br>Officer, Vice President<br>University of Minnesota Entrepreneurship Club

  • "Thanks for sharing with our team last week.  I found your stories amazing!"

    <strong>Karen Kirby</strong><br>Sales District Leader<br>American Family Insurance

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Independent Community Bankers of Minnesota