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Mariana Atencio Featured Peabody Award-winning Journalist, Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur, Inspiring Storyteller, and Host/Moderator

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“For the last two years, Mariana has been the host of AT&T's annual Hispanic Heritage Month events, celebrating employees' authenticity and contributions toward the customers and communities we proudly serve. Mariana brings employees' stories to life through her unique engagement and connection with our teams while creating a welcoming, energetic, and memorable atmosphere. Her dynamic stage presence, storytelling, and facilitation skills have positively impacted our events and attendees. We appreciate her commitment to amplifying our brand's values as well as her partnership and collaboration in delivering unique experiences that support our mission of connecting people to greater possibilities!”

Chief Strategy and Development Officer, AT&T Inc.

“In a time when dramatic change has brought about immense uncertainty, Mariana's C.O.N.T.R.O.L. framework provides tangible guidance on how to move forward with intention to build a life that honors our unique purpose. This complete framework helps you evaluate your life with clarity, empower yourself to break through ruts, and make meaningful progress. It's a true gift to be able to share this framework with our employees.”

Director of Practice Management & Co-Founder of Latinos @SAP Concur

“Mariana Atencio brought such energy and honesty to our company-wide event. Mariana's authenticity allows her to connect with others almost immediately. Thank you for providing us with the tools to be resilient and proud of what makes us Perfectly Unique!”

Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Rapid7

“Mariana provided some wonderful lessons and insights into her journey and how each of us can celebrate and share what makes us different. It was a fantastic opportunity for our employees to be inspired and to learn more.”

Director, Global Executive & Employee Communications, Microsoft

“Mariana was powerful on stage, engaging, thought provoking and the perfect speaker for our flagship global annual conference held in Miami. She was such a pleasure to work with that she ended up interviewing and moderating two very critical panels for the agenda. Mariana's experience and professionalism will make any company that chooses to work with her look great.”

Director, Marketing & Communications Head, Citi Private Bank

Mariana inspires the next generation of women to carve their own path and dare to be themselves.

Eva Longoria Bastón, Actress, Philanthropist & Business Woman

Mariana is an engaging host and speaker who is able to take complex subjects and make them accessible to a general audience. There wasn't a moment during today's discussion where I or anyone around me was tuned out. Thanks, Mariana for your dedication and hard work (which you make look effortless).

Founder, President and CEO, Global Policy Solutions

“Given the uncertainty of the post-pandemic world, you and your organization are in the best hands by hiring Mariana and her GoLike team. We have booked Mariana for motivational keynotes aimed at employees, voice-over work, community programs, and social media campaigns and she has over delivered every time. Her creativity and attention to detail will make your brand stand out in a unique way! She is very dynamic and great at keeping the audience engaged.”

Senior Manager, Ford Motor Company

“Mariana's authentic, relatable, engaging style enabled her to immediately connect with our audience. Through a series of stories, she shared uplifting, relevant, and empowering learnings that all of us can embrace as leaders.”

VP, Google Cloud Consulting