Maribeth Kuzmeski

Speech Topics

• Working With Women: Secrets & Strategies for Effectively Serving More Female Clients

  Working with any individual is an art, not a science – especially women. This presentation will share the art of working with women, communicating effectively, developing and presenting solutions, and motivating them to implementation. Women are not like men and neither are the ways that you get them to say “yes” to your business, strategies and solutions. Understand this loyal market so you can serve them better.

• Standing Up and Standing Out In Business: Critical Moves for Women to Gain Power & Influence

  Gain powerful strategies, based on extensive research and case studies of women in business, that can be applied immediately to stand out, achieve the success deserved, and market and present with power and confidence.

• The Real Deal with Social Media: Strategies for Using Social Media Marketing Profitably In Your Business

  Learn about some of most profitable ways to use social media and new media technologies in your practice. Gain leads, convert current referrals with increased speed and effectiveness, and use social media to strengthen and expose your brand within your target market. Learn what is really working for advisors given compliance regulations and walk away with simple ideas for using social media in your financial services practice.

• Sales Magnetism: Lead customers to a decision through proving your undeniable value

  Sales Magnetism is a process to attract and lead customers to a decision that is right for them, not to sell in a traditional manner. It is founded upon a company’s intrinsic benefits, strategic development of relationships, and passion for exposing the company’s unique culture. The result is a decision by the customer to buy, continue to buy, and become a vocal fan fueled by the use of your magnetic opportunities and an ongoing system of attraction. The Sales Magnetism Motto: If we have what you want, we will never “sell” you anything.

• 3D Messaging: Stand Out with More Compelling, Value-Driven and Memorable Words

  Gain simple ideas for perfecting your verbal, written, website and social media verbiage necessary to be compelling in a distracted world. Discover powerful communication and positioning strategies for defining and clarifying your value and securing fair fees for your work. Learn immediate methods that will position you and your team as the Advisor of Choice, develop trusting relationships quicker, have prospects wanting to do business with you, and give your current clients something truly compelling to talk about with others.

• Uncovering the Hidden 1% for Continual High Performance

  Once you have reached a level of success, often the most difficult task is to continue to reach significant new levels of growth. This interactive presentation shares what is working now, and identifies areas for tweaks and changes producing incremental growth in your financial services practice.

• Clarifying Your Value & Proving Your Fees in the Evolving World of Financial Services

  Today more than ever, powerful messaging regarding your value matters. Do your clients know what you charge and all that you do for the fees? Do your prospects believe your value is worth the price? Is your presentation of value memorable? Maribeth Kuzmeski will share some of the best practice value/fee conversations being used today that are undeniably strong, memorable, repeatable, and easy to deliver. Given continual industry changes, the one thing you must control is your own message of value. Maribeth Kuzmeski, Ph.D., has worked with the nation’s largest firms and their advisors through great changes in the industry including 2001, 2008, significant product changes, rule changes and loss. The result? When remaining hyper-focused on delivering value, communicating that value, engaging through marketing, and maintaining clients, the changes that are swirling become background noise in our pursuit to serve the financial needs of others.

• The Best Marketing IS Service: Enhancing Your Client-Centric Culture

  Exceptional service drives word-of-mouth marketing. This workshop equips your team with best practices to create a customer-focused culture, deliver memorable experiences, and respond with care. Through strategies and role-plays, learn how to boost satisfaction, increase referrals, and grow revenue.

• Shortcutting Your Success in Marketing for Financial Advisors: Using Strategic Marketing Magnetism to Acquire More Ideal Clients

  This powerful presentation will help financial advisors navigate the complexities of modern marketing. By focusing on proven shortcuts and best practices, financial advisors can accelerate their marketing efforts, reduce costs, increase internal and external referrals, and achieve sustainable growth in a competitive landscape. Whether you’re a new financial advisor or someone who is looking to refine your approach, this presentation provides actionable insights to propel success.

• Turning Clients into an Unsolicited Referral Machine: Proven Strategies to Attract Top Prospects

  What if your clients and professional network became your most enthusiastic marketers? In this session, discover how top financial advisors have mastered the art and science of generating unsolicited referrals. Learn the strategies and proven systems that turn client referrals into a steady flow of new business opportunities.

• Harnessing AI to Transform Your Financial Advisory Practice:

  Discover how AI is transforming financial services in this session with Maribeth Kuzmeski, PhD. Learn practical ways financial advisors can use AI to deepen client relationships, streamline tasks, and enhance investment strategies—while keeping the personal touch that clients trust.

• Game-Changing Center of Influence Strategies: Proven Tactics for Cultivating More Professional COI Referrals

  Too many financial professionals struggle to create strategic alliances that are both profitable and sustainable. Based on 9 case studies of successful alliance partnerships all producing over 1 million in gross, this presentation shares a focused, 5-part system for building the relationships that have proven to turn into formal contracted alliances as well as more informal yet highly profitable alliances.

• Managing Your Name, Image & Likeness (NIL) for Financial Advisors: Personal Branding Strategies

  This engaging and interactive presentation takes a page from the branding of college and professional athletes to educate financial advisors on the importance of managing their own personal brand. Advisors can maximize their marketing and referral efforts by building a strong personal brand that enhances their professional reputation, attracts clients, and drives business growth.

• The Secrets of Speaking Like a Pro: Learn How to Deliver Compelling, Effortless-Looking Presentations

  Want to present like a CEO, politician, or media personality? Learn how top professionals craft presentations that captivate audiences and advance careers. In this dynamic session, Maribeth Kuzmeski—veteran speaker and communication coach—shares the blueprint for delivering powerful, persuasive presentations. Discover how to open strong, keep audiences engaged with interaction and storytelling, and close with impact. You’ll also learn proven strategies to overcome stage fright and speak with confidence.

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