Speaking
1,200+ live events globally · Fortune 500 · Former Google Brand Speaker
Topics
How founders and operators build businesses that scale beyond instinct — with structure, clarity, and a real operating model. This talk dismantles the myth of the visionary founder and replaces it with a repeatable system for growth.
The frameworks for leading through complexity, setback, and uncertainty without burning yourself or your team out. Maresa draws on real business turnarounds to give audiences tools they can use the next morning.
Why your brand narrative is a revenue lever — and how to align it with how your best customers actually make decisions. A practical framework for turning brand clarity into commercial momentum.
Dismantling performative leadership and giving audiences the tools to operate with clarity, conviction, and purpose. This is not a motivational speech — it's a strategic reset for leaders who are tired of the noise.
Cutting through the noise to build a commercial strategy that connects messaging, market, and momentum. Maresa delivers a framework for aligning digital channels with real business outcomes.
About Maresa
Maresa Friedman is a Fractional Chief Strategy Officer, business architect, and trusted advisor to founders, operators, and executive teams navigating growth, transition, and scale. She has driven more than $165M in verified client growth by helping organizations simplify complexity, align leadership, and build strategies that translate into real-world execution.
A former Google Brand Speaker with over 1,200 live events delivered globally, Maresa has worked with Fortune 500 companies, venture-backed startups, and privately held businesses across consulting, technology, home services, biotech, and professional services.
On stage, Maresa challenges conventional wisdom, dismantles performative leadership, and offers frameworks audiences can use immediately. Her talks leave leaders clearer, more grounded, and better equipped to make decisions that move their business — and their people — forward.
Formats
60–90 minutes
A high-impact keynote for company events, industry conferences, and leadership summits. Fully customized to your audience, industry, and desired outcomes. Maresa delivers frameworks your team can use immediately.
Ideal for: Annual conferences, company all-hands, industry summits
Half-day or Full-day
A deep, structured working session with your executive team or leadership group. Participants leave with clarity on their biggest strategic challenge and a concrete action plan to address it.
Ideal for: Executive teams, leadership development programs, offsites
Multi-day facilitation
Multi-day strategic facilitation for leadership teams making big decisions. Clarity in, alignment out. Maresa guides your team through the hard conversations and builds the operating framework to move forward.
Ideal for: Annual planning, major pivots, M&A integration, leadership transitions
Book Speaking
Tell me about your event and I'll get back to you within 48 hours. Maresa is also represented by Salem Speakers Bureau for international bookings.
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