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Episode 55: Mary Marantz- Author, Speaker, Podcaster Talks Her Book “Underestimated”

Mary Marantz is the bestselling author of Dirt and Underestimated, as well as the host of the popular podcast The Mary Marantz Show. In this episode we talk about Underestimated, and dive into topics around the book. Listen as Mary unpacks themes of what it means to be crippled by fear, but when we overcome, we are often underestimated by those around us.

 

Photo Credit: Justin Marantz

 

Mary Marantz is the bestselling author of Dirt and Underestimated, as well as the host of the popular podcast The Mary Marantz Show. She grew up in a trailer in rural West Virginia and was the first in her family to go to college before going on to Yale for law school. Her work has been featured on CNN, MSN, Business Insider, Bustle, Thrive Global, Southern Living, Hallmark Home & Family and more. She and her husband Justin live in an 1880s fixer-upper by the sea in New Haven, Connecticut, with their two very fluffy golden retrievers, Goodspeed and Atticus.

In this episode we talk about Underestimated, and dive into topics around the book. Listen as Mary unpacks themes of what it means to be crippled by fear, but when we overcome, we are often underestimated by those around us. Learn more about Mary at MaryMarantz.com.

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Episode 53: Deb Sofield- Keynote speaker, Author, Speech & Media Coach, and Crisis Communications Trainer

Deb Sofield is a global Communications Consultant, a Keynote Speaker, a former Radio Talk Show Host, a Podcaster, and President of her own Executive Speech Coaching Co. She’s skilled in training people for success in: speaking, crisis communications, presentation, media, and message development. In this episode we talk about her Lebanese roots, what makes for a good speech, she touches on the US president whose speaking style she admires most, and what doesn’t make for a good speech.

 
 

Deb Sofield is a global Communications Consultant, a Keynote Speaker, a former Radio Talk Show Host, a Podcaster, and President of her own Executive Speech Coaching Co. She’s skilled in training people for success in: speaking, crisis communications, presentation, media, and message development.

Quite simply she can transform your messaging to be understood by the masses, helping you curate communications for political and corporate clients through private speech coaching and debate preparation. She’s also an author, and visiting professor at Harvard University and their John F. Kennedy School of Government, she’s also on the faculty of The Campaign School at Yale University. And Deb has also served on the board for the Women’s Democracy Network of Washington, DC, and she served as a mentor and trainer for The Center for Liberty in the Middle East.

She’s inspiring and has done a lot in her career. In this episode we talk about her Lebanese roots, what makes for a good speech, she touches on the US president whose speaking style she admires most, and what doesn’t make for a good speech.

To learn more about Deb visit: http://www.debsofield.com

To purchase her Books or Kindle downloads visit: https://amzn.to/34Wab0n

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