Say It Skillfully® OUR VOICES – Mariana Sanz, Living the Dream
November 8, 2022
Hosted by Molly Tschang
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Episode Description
Say It Skillfully® is a show that helps you to benefit from Molly Tschang’s expert guidance on the best possible ways to speak your mind at work in a positive and productive manner. Episode 156 is the 30th monthly feature of “Our Voices,” intended to accelerate social change that levels the playing field—helping everyone live to their full potential. The aim is for you to see a bit of yourself in these journeys, and embrace—we’re more similar than not. Molly is joined by Mariana Sanz shares how values of liberty, freedom and hard work passed through the generations from descendants who fled the Spanish civil war. Mariana is thankful for how her parents influenced her as a child—entrenching good values, making her adverse to laziness, helping her to be self-confident, and always opening new roads for her. Hear all about her early years, including the meeting of her mentor, Rossana, who helped her every step of the way and ignited her love for communications. Then, Mariana talks about her early career years, aspiring to be communications director at the White House, eventually moving to work in PR. Hear about the tough times she faced while working as a public servant in Mexico... having to separate herself from corruption, feeling like she never fit in, eventually realizing she would never be happy as a public servant. Also, don’t miss the story of how—after falling behind on family expectations for having children—Mariana met her husband in a way that you might not expect. Mariana shares top takeaways that she’s learned over the years as an expert in communications, including the importance of being yourself and following your values, and what the most important part of being a good communicator is. Mariana not only leads the way in solving complex communications challenges, but also in nurturing a positive family life with her husband and two amazing sons. She inspires us to know no boundaries and to commit to taking action so that all can be safe, seen and heard, and our true and best selves. Molly’s thought for the week (thanks Mariana!): Be present. Be where you are.
Say It Skillfully®
Tuesday at 8 AM Pacific Time/11 AM Eastern Time on VoiceAmerica Business Channel
Molly Tschang's Say It Skillfully® is a show that helps you benefit from Molly's guidance on the best possible ways to speak your mind at work in a positive and productive manner. She helps everyone from CEOs to interns to recognize that we are all both part of the problem as well as the solution, and that the path to solving any problem is to say what needs to be said.
Molly is a rare breed: tough enough to advise CEOs and company boards, but empathetic enough to understand the human costs of not allowing talent to shine. She has helped dozens of management teams navigate the human after-effects of mergers and acquisitions, and her show brings her expert guidance to a wider audience.
Say It Skillfully® every Tuesday at 8 AM Pacific Time/11 AM Eastern Time on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel.
Molly Tschang
Molly Tschang helps her clients' organizations gain the skills to Win As One, which most other companies never even try to do. She starts at the top, guiding management to commit to each other’s success and lead as one cohesive unit.
Molly is Founder and CEO of Abella Consulting, a New York-based leadership development and business advisory consultancy that helps senior leaders cultivate the collaborative capacity to elevate individual, team and organizational performance resulting in accelerated sustained, profitable growth. She created and hosts the “Say It Skillfully®” video series on LinkedIn, making it easier for all members of an organization to say what needs to be said in a constructive and productive manner.
Prior to launching Abella, Molly held executive leadership positions at Cisco Systems and U.S. Filter, where she led the integration of over 80 acquisitions. She holds a BS in chemical engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from UCLA. In 2017, Molly was selected from among 12,000 applicants to be a protégé of Marshall Goldsmith through his 100 Coaches initiative. In her downtime, she enjoys tennis, yoga and cooking with family and friends.
