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Maria Ross

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LinkedIn Learning Instructor at LinkedIn
📍 Greater Sacramento, United States

Maria Ross is the founder of Red Slice, LLC, where she works as a brand strategist, speaker, and author specializing in empathetic leadership. A graduate of Indiana Universitys Kelley School of Business, she helps companies build strong cultures and winning brands. People who have worked with her describe her as warm, authentic, intelligent, and engaging.

Maria lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and son. She enjoys hiking, skiing, and CrossFit to stay active and healthy. Her work is deeply influenced by her life experiences, which she uses to advocate for a more human-centric approach to business and leadership.

In 2008, she survived a near-fatal ruptured brain aneurysm, an experience that reshaped her perspective and became a cornerstone of her message on resilience and empathy.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
LinkedIn Learning Instructor
Location
Greater Sacramento, United States
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Leadership with Empathy
This is the central theme of her career, books like "The Empathy Edge" and "The Empathy Dilemma," her podcast, and speaking engagements.
Empathetic Branding
As a brand strategist and founder of Red Slice, she advises companies on building authentic brand stories that connect with customers on a human level.
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Career

Work history

10-2021
LinkedIn Learning Instructor
LinkedIn
8-2020
Podcast Host, The Empathy Edge
Red Slice, LLC
6-2020
Faculty Member
Executive Institute on Inclusion (TM)
10-2017 - 10-2020
Activator
Coralus
2009
Strategic Brand Advisory for Fast-Growth Companies and Entrepreneurs
Red Slice, LLC
In the press

Media appearances

Maria Ross, Brand Strategist, Speaker and Author, Red Slice, LLC — The Global Discussion. Featured in The Global Discussion
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Maria Ross of Red Slice: 5 Ways Empathy Will Affect Your Leadership. Featured in Authority Magazine (Medium)
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Education
B.S.
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business
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