Maria Marin

Maria Marin Profile

One of the 25 most powerful women selected by top publication People en Espanol, Maria Marin is the go-to-leader for motivation and inspiration in the Latino community.
With over 20 million dedicated readers, Maria’s insights and advice on relationships, personal growth, negotiating, and women’s issues are highly sought-out, making her one of the most influential women in Latin America.

Maria is the best-selling author of Si soy tan buena, ¿Por qué estoy soltera? (If I am so fabulous, how come I’m single?) Each week millions tune in to her syndicated radio show, Maria Marin Live, or weekly motivational TV segment on Univision’s morning show Despierta América, where she uses real life situations to help people make better decisions in their lives.

María’s personal experiences are also a source of inspiration. Her mother died of breast cancer when she was 9 years old. Her loneliness drove her to find comfort in food, and she struggled with being overweight. At the age of 15, she learned that a new battle awaited her as she was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes (Type 1) and that she would depend on insulin injections for the rest of her life. Currently, she teaches people with diabetes how to cope with their condition, so that they too can enjoy a normal and healthy lifestyle. She is an honorary national spokesperson for the ADA (American Diabetes Association).

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  • Maria Marin is the leading motivational icon among Hispanics worldwide. Her message, dedicated to empowering women, reaches millions through her nationally syndicated radio show, weekly newspaper columns, best-selling book, international seminars and network television interviews. She is an expert in the art of negotiation. Her extensive training in this field makes her the only Latina to teach negotiating strategies around the world.

  This year, Radio Ink Magazine has named Maria one of the most influential women in radio due to her successful national radio show, “Tu vida es mi vida.” The daily show motivates listeners to make lasting positive changes in their lives. Maria′s broadcasting talent is also portrayed in her weekly motivational segment on Telemundo′s (NBC) Al Rojo Vivo con Maria Celeste Arraras where she uses real life situations to help people make better decisions in their lives.

  Off air, Maria′s international newspaper column, “Mujer sin límite,” is published weekly in the top 50 markets in the United States and abroad. In addition to her weekly newspaper article, Maria′s monthly column, “Supérate,” in People en Español reaches over 20 million readers every month.

  Maria reached a new milestone when her first book, Mujer sin límite, reached the top of the non-fiction bestseller list on its first month on sale. In the book, Maria offers simple strategies women can use to gain the self-confidence needed to achieve their goals in relationships, family, and careers. Her second book, Pide más, espera más, y ¡obtendrás más!, (published in September 2010) presents readers with practical tools in how to use the art of negotiation to excel personally and professionally. This book reached the top of the non-fiction bestseller list on its first week on sale.

  Maria Marin is the honorary spokesperson for the American Diabetes Association. Whether she is presenting a negotiating seminar to a corporation, or speaking to a women′s organization about self-confidence, her knowledge, inspiration and compelling messages have changed people lives forever.