Maria Mantoudakis is an author, award-winning motivational speaker, professional transformational leader, and personal development coach. In May 2008, Maria was ranked as one of the top two speakers in New York and New Jersey by Toastmasters International.

In addition, Maria Mantoudakis is Client Lead at British Telecom Americas. Her work experience includes a more than a thirty-year career with British Telecom, AT&T, Lucent Technologies, and Alcatel. She has also recently launched her company for personal development and transformation, ReCreate Success Now.

Maria's passion is in the areas of personal and professional development, that includes motivational speaking, coaching, leadership, and transformation. She is a former Certified Instructor of the Dale Carnegie Course™ which she taught for fifteen years. In December 2008, Maria was honored by being in the top ten - percentile ranking of instructors around the world.

In January 2017, Maria became a Certified Trainer of the Jack Canfield Success Principles Program. The Jack Canfield “Success Principles Program” focuses on intentional living through the creation and realization of life purpose and success utilizing Universal principles.

Maria offers personal development and life coaching programs that challenge individual comfort zones resulting in professional and personal development, leadership, achievement of life purpose, and transformational goals.