Hi, I'm Maria the IT Geek 🤓 I help businesses of all sizes to use AI & automation tech to make more money 🤑 and/or save more money 💸 -- in a nutshell. My AI tech/social media consultancy offers Done-For-You workflow automation, content production and engagement solutions. I have 20+ years of experience running IT projects for startups & Fortune 500 firms. Doing more speaking engagements would be amazing to help owners/execs discover how to most effectively leverage AI to grow their businesses! (Also keen to get more women into tech!) Sooo excited to learn, share, and network with you! 🤝 Let's GOOOOOO! 🥳

#longpost Most entrepreneurs get this one thing wrong… And I want to break it down so no one else quits too soon. (Experts shouldd save and share this post) I was speaking with a brilliant entrepreneur. She’s talented. Knows her stuff. Great at what she does. But she wasn’t getting the sales she wanted. She said, “If I’m so good at what I do, I’d have more sales.” I stopped her right there and said: Sales is a different skill set. Being good at what you do and being good at selling what you do are two completely different things. Let me make this plain: 👉🏽If you’re good at marketing, you’ll get attention. People will know about your business, they’ll engage with it. 👉🏽If you’re good at sales, you’ll convert that attention into actual revenue. 👉🏽If you’re good at delivering on your offer (that’s operations), you’ll get repeat customers and glowing reviews. 👉🏽If you’re good at community, you’ll turn your audience into brand ambassadors. They’ll talk about your work even when you’re not in the room. These are all different skills. But the beautiful part? They’re all learnable. You can develop each one with the right strategy and the right plan. What breaks my heart is seeing entrepreneurs beat themselves up and quit too soon. They think: “I must not be good enough because I’m not making sales.” Wrong. Your sales may be lacking, but your skill isn’t. You just haven’t built the right strategy around it. Here’s how this works: For each area—sales, marketing, operations, and community—you need a strategy. That’s your high-level game plan. Then you need an implementation plan—what you’ll actually do every day, week, and month to grow. That’s what we call activity goals. Not to be confused with revenue goals. 👉🏽Revenue goal: I want to make $10 million this year. 👉🏽Activity goal: I will pitch 10 people per day. Revenue goals are exciting, but activity goals are what actually get you there. They’re granular. They’re within your control. And they make or break your progress.

There’s 235 days left in the year. What’s one thing you’re doing differently to end this year strong?

Whew… y’all, let me be real for a second. There are a million things going on behind the scenes right now. Our next Your First Corporate Offer Tour stops are in New York and the DMV—two of our biggest cities yet. We’ve received hundreds of volunteer applications to go through. We’ve got to notify folks, get logistics in place, and prep to deliver a world-class experience. On top of that, I’m launching the Speak Your Way To Cash® Summit virtually at the end of this month. My daughter is starting school soon—she’s not fully registered yet—and she’s graduating next week. Both sides of our family are flying in. It’s a lot. And honestly, “a lot” doesn’t even begin to cover it. But I did something radical today: I paused. I took the time I needed and went to the spa at the Ritz Carlton. I read a book I’ve been meaning to catch up on. I slowed down. I thought. I rested. And it was 100% worth it. Let this be your reminder: rest is not optional—it’s essential. People always say, “Take the time you need,” and the truth is, if you don’t take it, life will take it from you anyway. You cannot pour from an empty cup. To the woman who’s juggling a family, a launch, a dream, and still trying to find herself in the midst of it all—I see you. And I want to speak directly to you: You are worthy of rest. You are not behind. You’re being refined. If you’re coming to the New York or DMV tour stop, I can’t wait to see you in the room! I’ve got some brand-new ideas to switch up the content to make it even more impactful. You’re going to love what’s coming. And if you can’t meet me in person, do not miss the virtual Speak Your Way to Cash® Summit. You can join from anywhere. The link is: www.speakyourwaytocashsummit.com — get your seat secured today.