“Your presentations are excellent, organized, insightful. Maria Elena is one of the best presenters I’ve ever witnessed chocked-full of business building ideas and thorough word-of-mouth marketing.” - Mott Williamson, Partner, Wurster, Armstrong & Williamson,C.P.A.; Owner, ROCG Avatar Consulting  Dynamic and Motivational Presentations That Move, Touch & Inspire You To Action  Here listen in... Quick Holiday Grip, Grin & Graze Tips   The 3 P's of Communication   Making TIME Work For You Keynote Presentations Favorite Keynotes By Request:  Shot At Life and The Adelante Advantage Private Workshops Favorite Workshops By Request:  "I Saw The Signs: 7 Signs of a Powerful Personal Brand" Leading With Emotional Intelligence Branded - Balancing Your Brand The Art of Grip, Grin and Graze Leadership Brand:  Managing Your Personal Brand Preparing For Leadership Developing Executive Leadership It's A Brand YOU World In A BRAND New World! Connections, Collaboration and Communication! Professional Presence:  Image and Business Etiquette Techno-Etiquette Effective Executive Speaking Managing Your On-Line Reputation Workshop Expertise Testimonials Biography

Keynotes     Profitable Connections - Personally & Professionally Connections aren't what they used to be. Handing out your business cards at monthly Chamber of Commerce meetings no longer qualifies as networking.  Today's business leaders know that real, profit-generating connections require more.  More strategy, more relationship, and more trust. Nobody understand the changing nature of "Mouth To Mouth" and "Mouth To Mouse" Marketing better than author, brand strategist, coach and keynote speaker, Maria Elena Duron.  Her book "Mouth To Mouth Marketing" documents the shift in connections and provides real-world relationship strategies and tactics that help business professionals outperform their competition and achieve goals. Coach Maria Elena is leading the relationship based movement that happens in the digital and analog world and encompasses multi-generations and multi-cultures.  "People Are The Brand" is this new world of work where egonomics play a significant role and opportunities to sample character and competence are a must. Maria Elena has delivered her important message to countless business, nonprofit, and association groups around the country. Shouldn't yours be next? Her high energy keynote presentations charge up your thinking and inspire teams to reach the next level and dig deep for their authentic strengths.  Practical connection building lessons come to life in an engaging, interactive and meaningful way that participants can take action on immediately! The keynote session will:  Shift you into gear away from "someday isle"  Personal brand you In the brand YOU world  Breathe life into your business  Build and foster business connections Keynote presentations are typically 30-90 minutes in length and can be geared to your specific industry.  Question and answer sessions and book signings can also be included.

“Maria Elena is most insightful and flexible to make networking skills useful to anyone in any walk of life in any situation.” - Greg Maes, Diversity Supplier Director, Chevron-Texaco “Your help has made an impact on our leadership team and time!” -Rick Epler, Director of Training, Family Dollar

Workshops         Profitable Connections - Personally & Professionally Developing A Strategic Approach. Maria Elena Duron provides an action approach with practical tips to make significant changes in your life.  Her workshops are highly interactive, fast-paced and fun!  Those interested in implementing what they learned or making changes in their life will benefit most from introductions to concepts in Maria Elena's workshops.  Sustainable change happens at the coaching level or through follow-up program systems.  Maria Elena Duron has a strategic and comprehensive on-line system to support what you learn and your changes along with global coaching support in a very local manner! "The people who are high achievers in any profession - take what I teach and catapult themselves to great success" -Coach Maria Elena Duron Spending time with CEO's, achievers, leaders in the medical professional and service industry continues to grow and add to Maria Elena's workshops.  "No two workshops are ever the same and each time I grow and grow - I seek you out and appreciate your continued added value - you keep providing more and more learning tools everytime I'm in the audience" - Jeffrey Dugan, Semper Systems

"Maria has helped me make the most of my networking time. She trains you how to make every introduction a true business connection. Every business person would be lucky to have Maria as a connection, associate, speaker, and/or trainer.” - Seth Flowers, Sales Manager, UniFirst “Maria is an expert in her field of work. We have hired her on several occasions and each time she has exceeded our expectations. Her presentations make you get out of your comfort zone and give you the confidence to implement your ideas.” - Rachel Stone, President/CEO, The Midland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Coach Maria Elena Duron is a personal branding coach and the Chief Buzz agent and "Champion of Connections Coach" of Buzz To Bucks Connections | personal branding agency - specializing in compelling others to speak positively on your behalf. Coach Maria Elena helps your personal brand standout above the competitive clutter by connecting you to what makes you unique and helping you to communicate that in your personal brand. Then, we develop a network that provides the strategic contacts that you need to move forward. Coach Maria Elena is dedicated to helping executives & entrepreneurs create effective personal marketing strategies that excite and inspire them to achieve their personal and professional dreams. Her website with credentials along with her media expertise topics can be found at www.coachmariaelena.com Notably, Coach Maria Elena Duron has been quoted in ENTREPRENEUR MAGAZINE and PC WORLD MAGAZINE as a marketing and branding expert. Her articles can be found at: Ezine Articles as an expert author; the National NetWorker as the multiculturally based networking editor; and the Personal Branding Magazine as the Brand U-niversity writer. Her awards are many and listed on her digital portfolio site, www.coachmariaelena.com She's been awarded the Midland Hispanic Woman of the Year; United Way Communicator of the Year and is a national award winning speaker and author. ===========>> The "buzz" on the Founder of Buzz To Bucks Connections: Maria Elena Duron, Champion of Connections Coach on CBS The term, “a shot at life” conjures up a second chance, anotheropportunity. At 5:01 p.m. on a Friday afternoon, to Maria Elena Duron,ashot at life meant something else. It was the call that changed her life forever… click here for the rest of the story

“Maria is an excellent coach and motivational speaker - I highly recommend her.” - Amy Mathews, Owner, Girl Friday Rescue LLC "Maria Elena Duron is one of the most dynamic teachers and motivational speakers I have ever seen.  As a long-time member, previous board member, and past President of the Midland Apartment Association, which is now the Permian Basin Apartment Association, I have learned from many teachers, but none so gifted as Maria Duron.  She is well educated and knowledgeable about her topic.  She is extremely upbeat and entertaining.  She is a regular speaker for the Women’s Council of Realtors as well as the Permian Basin Board of Realtors, so she is well grounded in our industry." Caren McCourt, Owner/Broker, McCourt Real Estate Services

Publications: Author, Mouth To Mouth Marketing Author, Mouth To Mouse Author, Mastering Relationship Marketing The National NetWorker Personal Branding Magazine Career Distinction: Stand OUT By Building Your Brand Cracking The Networking CODE Ezine Articles.com Entrepreneur Magazine PC World Magazine

"Maria Elena excels in motivational and inspirational speaking" - Tiffany Blakely, Owner, Blakely Insurance “Maria Elena is by far the best in her field. She has skill that is truly a strength.” - Jim Smitherman, President, Security State Bank “Networking is a way of life. You provide the tools and easy ways to implement and your presentation is excellent.” - Abraham Gutierrez, State Farm Agent "We were looking for a marketing and branding expert and you are exactly what we wanted.  You exceeded every expectation!" - Nicole Torres, Senior Writer, Entrepreneur Magazine

Clients: 5minutenetworking American Business Women's Association American Home Improvement Andrews Chamber of Commerce Association of Administrative Professionals Association of Volunteer Professionals AWW Consulting Group Business and Professional Women (BPW)  ChevronTexaco Coaches Making A Difference Initiative CoffeeNews Christian Writer's Association Crystal Synergies, Inc. Entravision, Inc. Family Christian Faith Center  Family Publishers of America Federation of Insurance Women of Texas Fite Fire & Safety Frisco Chamber of Commerce Global Personnel, Inc. H-E-B Food Stores  Hobbs Hispano Chamber of Commerce IB Properties   International Virtual Women's Chamber of Commerce International Association of Administrative Professionals John Ben Sheppard Leadership Institute Junior League of West Texas Leads Club International Midland College Midland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce   Midland Community Federal Credit Union Monster, Inc. National Association of Chamber Ambassadors  National Association for the Education of Young Children National Association of Female Executives  Nationwide Insurance Nuestra Cultura Magazine  Odessa College  Office Depot On-Line Training To Go Permian Basin Apartment Association  Permian Basin Association of Credit Unions Permian Basin Association of Personnel Consultants Permian Basin Board of Realtors Permian Basin Society of Professional Engineeers Predictive Index Arizona ROCG Avatar Consulting Security State Bank SOS Staffing  SOS Professional Southwest Medical Alliance State Farm Insurance  Texas Department of Human Services Texas Workforce Commission Tyler Chamber of Commerce University of Texas Univision Western Container, Inc.  West Texas Opportunities, Inc. Women's Council of Realtors

Maria Elena Duron is skilled in making networks “work” and harnessing the power of word of mouth.  She’s a featured business coach on her affiliate CBS and ABC stations along with hosting teleseminars with Your Brand Plan and the IT Coaches.  As a featured columnist in the Personal Branding Magazine and the National NetWorker, she focuses on connecting your brand to your critical connections.  She is editor of the Personal Branding Blog which is recognized as the #1 job blog by Careerbuilder.com and MediaOnTwitter providing a comprehensive listing of journalists, bloggers and reporters on Twitter. Recognized and approved by the Texas Real Estate Commission, she provides image and personal branding workshops at colleges and universities.  She acts as your “personal buzz agent” providing services and coaching where the focus is garnering the recognition and connections for success for busy CEOs, entrepreneurs and emerging leaders.

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