Mariana Atencio

THE POWER OF AUTHENTICITY: SUPERCHARGE YOUR CAREER, YOUR WORKPLACE CULTURE & YOUR HAPPINESS
It takes seven seconds for people to form an opinion about you. That’s why most of us are taught to fit in a box instead of embracing those parts of ourselves that stand out. As a budding national TV journalist, Mariana was often encouraged to leave parts of herself at the door. But ‘covering’ did not lead to real belonging, especially in the workplace. Embracing her uniqueness did – and Mariana’s passion is empowering others to discover how to do the same. When people feel safe to be themselves, that authenticity builds trust, fulfillment, and credibility at work and in life. They’re able to embrace a mindset of transformation to meet change more resiliently. And leaders find fostering authenticity on their team spurs engagement, collaboration, innovation, and community.
This presentation can be tailored to each specific audience.

Sample takeaways:
Why most of us find it so hard to be authentic, especially at work
Discover the traits that make you “Perfectly You” and harness them
One way to increase your personal fulfillment and a sense of purpose
How being vulnerable inspires others, builds trust, and creates meaningful relationships
Mariana’s 3-UP METHOD to inspire a workplace culture of innovation and openness
Easy steps to cultivate transformation, impact outcomes, and enhance resilience in the face of change.

COMMUNICATING CONFIDENTLY – CUT THROUGH THE NOISE AND GET HEARD (POST-KEYNOTE BREAKOUT OR SEPARATE KEYNOTE - (45-90 MINUTES))
For everyone in business, delivering a message efficiently – internally and in different media – has gotten infinitely more complex in the age of AI. This interactive presentation will help attendees sharpen their communication skills. Mariana equips leaders – from entry level to the C-Suite – with practical tools and tested principles to speak confidently, authentically, and effectively, whether it’s for client meetings, internal communications, Zoom, an important presentation, a traditional media interview, a digital clip and/or a conference stage. Mariana will share tips that took her more than a decade of television and social media experience to learn, working at two of the world’s biggest news networks, in Spanish and English.

Sample takeaways:
Learn to distill your main message so it resonates across all platforms.
Practical tips and pro tricks for in-person and virtual presentations.
Master the power of persuasion in an era of fleeting attention spans.
Better storytelling to create connection and leave a lasting impact.
Establish credibility and build trust in an era of misinformation.
How to navigate real-time interview scenarios with confidence.

MODERATING/INTERVIEWING/HOSTING
With experience as a national network news anchor and reporter, Mariana brings warmth and intelligence to each hosting, moderating, and interviewing assignment. Mariana’s curiosity and poise help her get the most out of those on stage with her.
The breadth of Mariana’s experience speaks to her versatility. She’s moderated conversations on embracing a mindset for change at Microsoft, on the rights of women in Iran, on gender inequality at Foreign Policy magazine’s HERPower summit, on media representation at the Paley Center for Media, on financial literacy at Nasdaq, on building a personal and professional brand at Columbia University, a panel on geopolitics and economics at Citi Private Bank’s autumn dialogues with three heads of state from Latin America, a session at the United Nations General Assembly meeting on global healthcare inequity, plus the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, PepsiCo, JP Morgan, Accenture, Spotify, Google, YouTube, Clorox, AT&T, Spectrum, and more.