Make Your Ideas Impossible to Ignore
Top-Rated Speaker on Influence & Persuasion, Strategic Storytelling, and Effective Communication
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How to Use “Life Stories” to Win Buy-In and Move People to Action
The Story Advantage:
MARY’S SIGNATURE TALK
KEYNOTE FOCUS: Great ideas get buried under too much information, lost in complicated presentations, or met with polite nods that never turn into action.
In The Story Advantage, Mary shows audiences how to use the right story at the right moment to make complex ideas clear, compelling, and worth acting on.
Participants leave with a practical, repeatable method to earn trust, win buy-in, and move their best ideas forward… one well-told “life story” at a time.
Drawing on the science of attention and persuasion, along with 25+ years of marketing experience, Mary makes strategic storytelling approachable and immediately usable.
Audiences learn how to:
Craft & share real stories to capture attention and influence decisions
Turn everyday experiences into purposeful stories that build trust & create alignment
Apply a repeatable framework to shape and share stories that win buy-in
The Story Advantage is ideal for leaders, marketers, sales and client-facing professionals, as well as cross-functional teams who need to explain complex ideas, influence stakeholders, and gain support for moving important work forward.
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When Your Team Needs To Improve Internal Communication & Influence Skills:
Make Your Ideas Impossible to Ignore
How to Be Heard & Win Buy-In
KEYNOTE FOCUS: Good ideas stall when decision-makers have to work too hard to see the value or understand the ask.
In Make Your Ideas Impossible to Ignore, Mary shows audiences how to structure any message so stakeholders quickly understand its value and see how it supports their goals.
Participants leave with a repeatable framework to win buy-in and move their ideas forward.
Attendees Leaving Knowing How To:
Prevent strong ideas from losing momentum, even when they’re complex
Present data or technical information to a variety of stakeholder types
Apply the “Talking Points” Framework to clarify their communication in any format - from emails to formal presentations
Perfect for leaders, individual contributors, and cross-functional teams who need to influence decisions and gain support, even when they don’t have formal authority, making this session ideal for leadership retreats and leadership development programs.
When You Need to Increase Sales & Help Customers Understand Your Value More Quickly:
Say It So It Sticks
Five Soundbites That Capture Attention and Increase Sales
Attendees Leaving Knowing How To:
Create 5 soundbites that grow your business
Build marketing that works better, without spending more
Use soundbites across every channel: social, email, ads, video, webinars, and more
Ideal for founder-led brands, sales, and customer-facing teams who struggle to explain what makes their offer valuable or whose marketing is not converting as well as it should. This keynote is a strong fit for entrepreneur conferences and company gatherings focused on business growth and accelerating sales.
KEYNOTE FOCUS: Even great products don’t sell when customers can’t quickly understand what it does or why it matters.
In Say It So It Sticks, Mary shows audiences how to create five soundbites they can use across marketing and sales to convert curious prospects into commited buyers.
With the right soundbites, customers will instantly understand your offer & say yes.
Clarify Your Brief to Achieve Breakthrough Results
When Your Briefing Process is Creating Frustration, Confusion or Poor Results:
Using the StoryBrief™ Method to Turn Strategy Inspiring Briefs
KEYNOTE FOCUS: Unfortunately, instead of inspiring great creative work, most briefs either overwhelm teams with too much information or give unclear direction that causes confusion.
The result is misalignment, frustrating rounds of feedback, and creative that doesn’t work. Successful campaigns don’t start with luck, they start with a clear, inspiring brief.
In this high-impact session, Mary shows audiences how to transform their brief from just a ‘template’ into a strategic communication tool that creates breakthrough creative results using her proprietary StoryBrief™ Method.
Attendees Leave Knowing How To:
Craft the 5 essential elements a brief needs to inspire and drive business impact
Turn strategy & audience understanding into clear inputs for creative teams
Use the brief to create alignment before the work begins and when giving feedback
Perfect for marketing and creative teams who want to bridge the gap between strategy and execution, build stronger partnerships, and deliver more effective work. This session is ideal for marketing conferences and organizations focused on improving brief writing and creative results.
Let’s find a time to discuss your next event!
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Choosing the Right Speaker
Isn’t Always Easy…
You work hard to plan your event - the hours it takes to bring it all together can be overwhelming & exhausting
The last thing you need is to worry about is speaker that doesn’t deliver for your audience
There’s nothing worse than to think you’ve made the right decision, only to be disappointed by a speaker
Don’t let the wrong speaker ruin your event…
I’ll deliver for you,
so you can deliver for your people.
I’m known for over-delivering and bringing only my best
I’m ensure your audience leaves inspired but also motivated to apply what they learned in real life
I work hard to exceed both your expectations and the expectations of your audience so your event succeeds
Big or small, Let’s make your event a success!
Meet MARY
Even the strongest ideas lose their impact when people cannot understand why they matter or what to do next. Mary Czarnecki helps leaders and teams close the gap between what they mean and what others hear, turning complex thinking into clear messages that build buy-in and move people to action.
Drawing on more than 25 years of marketing and communication experience, Mary has created and delivered hundreds of keynotes, workshops, and executive coaching programs for organizations around the world. Her engaging, practical approach gives audiences more than a moment of inspiration: they leave with frameworks they can immediately use to communicate more clearly and make their ideas matter.
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Here’s HOW I Can Help…
1. Opening Keynote
Ignite your event with energy
Shape your event's vibe with a tone-setting opening keynote that inspires and activates your audience
Captivate people early to make every moment count and get them ready for more!
Let me help you infuse your event with energy from the start.
2. Closing Keynote
The closing session leaves a lasting impression so I’ll work with you to ensure we close your event on the right note
The end is just the beginning when we inspire AND motivate people to implement & apply
Your audience will fondly remember the way your event made them they feel long after they leave
I design my closing sessions to leave a lasting, motivating impression.
3. Breakout Sessions
When you need to take people deeper into a topic, I can help your audience both learn & apply
My sessions are a safe space for practice and progress where people have fun while learning
Pre, During or Post, Online or In-person, I adapt to meet the audience’s needs and your event goals
Your audience leaves with a toolkit & confidence to apply it.
Hear from the Audience When Mary Spoke at the Business Made Simple Summit hosted by Donald Miller / StoryBrand:
What Can You Expect During the Booking Process?
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1 - EXPLORATORY CALL
We’ll discuss your event theme, goals, and the experience you want to deliver for your audience.
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2 - PROPOSAL
I’ll send you a proposal to review based on our discussion, and if we decide to move forward, I’ll lock the event into my calendar.
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3 - PRE-EVENT CALL
We’ll connect on a brief call several weeks before your event to discuss final logistics and details.
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4 - DELIVERY
I’ll deliver an exceptional experience for your audience that meets your goals!
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