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Maria Papacosta

Co-founder at MSC Marketing Bureau Ltd

London, United Kingdom

Maria is the co-founder of MSC Marketing Bureau. She works as a speaker manager with selected thought leaders and speakers. She also works with senior executives as a Presence, Inspired Leadership & Personal Branding Coach, helping them to bring forth their authentic leadership qualities and inspire their teams and audiences.

Maria has over 20 years of business experience, holds an MSc in Strategic Marketing from Aston University, a BSc in Social Policy and Marketing from London Metropolitan University and a Specialization in Inspired Leadership from Case Western Reserve University. She is a Certified Visionary Leadership Coach (OKVLC), an NLP Associate Practitioner and a TEDx speaker coach and content curator.

Her work has been recognized recently by Peoplehum, naming her one of the 100 global inspirational leaders (2021) and is a finalist for the 2021 Global Women in Leadership award by She Inspires. Her thinking on Presence has been shared on various publications, podcasts and interviews.

Available For: Consulting, Speaking
Travels From: London, Athens
Speaking Topics: Presence & Influence, Inspired Leadership, Personal Branding

Speaking Fee $5,000 (In-Person)

Maria Papacosta Points
Academic 10
Author 35
Influencer 242
Speaker 42
Entrepreneur 85
Total 414

Points based upon Thinkers360 patent-pending algorithm.

Thought Leader Profile

Portfolio Mix

Company Information

Company Type: Service Provider
Minimum Project Size: Undisclosed
Average Hourly Rate: Undisclosed
Number of Employees: Undisclosed
Company Founded Date: Undisclosed

Areas of Expertise

Careers 30.31
Change Management
Coaching 31.71
Entrepreneurship 30.69
HR 30.44
Leadership 32.68
Management 30.09
Marketing 31.04
Personal Branding 50.11
Public Relations 30.39

Industry Experience

Agriculture & Mining
Consumer Products
Financial Services & Banking
High Tech & Electronics
Manufacturing
Pharmaceuticals
Professional Services
Retail
Telecommunications

Publications

2 Advisory Board Memberships
Harvard Business Review Advisory Council Member
https://hbr.org/
September 01, 2023

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Tags: Coaching, Leadership, Personal Branding

Non Executive Director
Mathos Exclusive
April 01, 2008

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Tags: Leadership, Marketing, Personal Branding

24 Article/Blogs
How to Support Learning Autonomy in the Workplace
Training Industry
August 26, 2025

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

The most surprising workplace trends of 2025 (so far)
Fast Company
July 18, 2025

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

Navigating the boardroom: What to do when senior executives interrupt or ignore you
Smart Brief
July 08, 2025

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

From conflict to connection: mastering global conversations
UN Today
April 01, 2025

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

Without Trust Leadership Fails - Here's How to Fix It
Forbes
February 04, 2025

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

How to Overcome Challenges in Building An Online Brand
Brand Marketer
December 05, 2024

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Tags: Personal Branding

How Can You Impress Interviewers With Your Personal Brand?
Featured
November 25, 2024

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Tags: Careers, Personal Branding

To self-reflect or not to self-reflect: How to overcome the complexities of self-awareness
CEO World Magazine
September 22, 2024

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Tags: Coaching, Leadership, Personal Branding

Leadership & Personal Branding
Quora
September 02, 2024

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

Leading by Listening: How to Do It And Why
MSN
August 22, 2024

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

28 Elements All Professionals Should Consider to Help Master the Art of Virtual Presentations
Entrepreneur
August 02, 2024

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Tags: Personal Branding

The 3 Pitfalls of Difficult Conversations – And How to Avoid Them
YFS Magazine
July 02, 2024

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

How to Lead by Listening—And Why It's Better Than Giving Advice
AllBusiness
April 03, 2024

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

Great Minds Don't Think Alike
CEO World Magazine
February 16, 2024

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

Embracing the Uncharted: The Power of Formulating Vision Without Preconceptions
CEO World Magazine
August 31, 2023

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

Unlocking the True Potential of Training
HRZone
June 26, 2023

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Tags: HR, Personal Branding, Careers

Personal Branding: From Dreaming to Acting
Bombay Stock Exchange Brokers' Forum, Forum Views
April 02, 2023
We all have a personal brand whether we realize it or not. Our personal brand is defined by the way we choose to live our lives, by the way we treat and communicate with others and even by the way we treat our own selves. The problem is that although we all have a personal brand, most of us don’t know what it is. Most people think that personal branding is about having a strong social media presence or a personal web site. Most people confuse the tools with the overall strategy.

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Tags: Personal Branding

The Dead-End Of Labelling People – Why Struggling To Fit Into A Mold Won’t Get You Very Far
Brainz Magazine
January 13, 2023
We’ve grown accustomed to putting labels on people in order to describe their work or even who they are as individuals. Labelling has become a tool to ease communication and in many cases our interaction with each other. However, labelling is a description for just one aspect of our lives rather than something intrinsic and multi-dimensional. Human beings are complex beings, gifted with multiple identities, talents, passions and perceptions regarding the world and themselves.

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

How To Become A Recognized Authority In Your Field
Brainz Magazine
September 27, 2022

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Tags: Leadership, Marketing, Public Relations

Does Public Speaking Make You Nervous? Turn Your Anxiety Into Excitement
Brainz Magazine
March 10, 2022
Most people try to cope with pre-performance anxiety by listening to that little voice in their heads and trying to calm down. Unfortunately, demanding from ourselves to miraculously calm down does not seem to work very often. Instead, we tend to feel more anxious than before as we now feel incompetent to calm ourselves, on top of everything else.

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Tags: HR, Leadership, Marketing

Are You Asking The Right Questions To Yourself?
Brainz Magazine
February 01, 2022
As human beings, since childhood, it comes very easy to us to ask “why?” every time something happens to us or when we try to analyze a situation and especially when we try to analyze our emotions. For example, we ask “Why did I talk this way to my colleague this morning?” or “Why did I like this project so much?” or “Why am I so against this person?” and so on.
Unfortunately, “why” is the most ineffective self-awareness question.

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Tags: Management, Leadership, HR

Struggling with your leadership presence?
HR Zone
April 13, 2021

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Tags: Leadership, Marketing

Never ever ever give up!
Thrive Global
October 14, 2020

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Tags: HR, Leadership

7 Most Recent Leadership Books Not To Miss (2019)
Happy Creations
March 18, 2019

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Tags: HR, Leadership, Management

1 Citation
19 Leaders Share How They’ve Used Their Personal Brand to Make a Positive Impact
Under 30 CEO
December 20, 2024

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

2 Founders
MSC Marketing Bureau co-founder
MSC Marketing Bureau
January 01, 2019

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

Happy Creations Founder
Happy Creations
March 01, 2006

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Tags: Leadership, Marketing, Personal Branding

4 Influencer Awards
Top 30 Global Gurus on Brand
Global Gurus
February 03, 2025

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Tags: Personal Branding

Top50 Emerging Leaders
LeadersHum
January 02, 2023

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Tags: Personal Branding

Brainz CREA Global Awards 2022
Brainz
March 01, 2022

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Tags: Entrepreneurship

The 100 global thought leaders that will inspire you in 2021
PeopleHum
March 03, 2021

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Tags: Personal Branding

2 Journal Publications
Foreign branding and its effect on country of origin perceptions and product evaluations
European Marketing Academy
May 28, 2002

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Tags: Marketing

The impact of consumer internationalism on country of origin perceptions
European Marketing Academy
May 23, 2000

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Tags: Marketing

3 Keynotes
Personal Branding & Influence
Eurobank
February 26, 2025

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

TRUST: Building Bridges with Self & Others
Navigating Trust
May 27, 2024

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Tags: Personal Branding

From Waiting to Acting: Unleashing Your Presence
Advent Group
March 10, 2023
As Max Weber said, we grow in the iron cage of other’s expectations. This may overlap but is not necessarily what we want. Acting based on what others expect from us is often a burden that prohibits us from dreaming and from discovering our purpose.

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

13 Media Interviews
Expand Thinking
ideasXecution
November 05, 2025

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

Personal Branding Strategies: 8 Social Media Networks to Use for Self Branding
Business.com
July 24, 2025

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

Audience Profiling
Ambassador Terry Earthwind Nichols
December 09, 2024

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

Life
Linda Vettrus Nichols
January 25, 2024

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

Public Speaking Fear
Naftemporiki TV
November 07, 2023

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Tags: Personal Branding

The Power of Personal Branding: Creating Your Own Path to Success
The Brand Called You
May 18, 2023

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Tags: Personal Branding

What are you doing
H.E. Amb. Terry Earthwind Nichols
February 28, 2023

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Tags: Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Personal Branding

Maria Papacosta: A Leadership Coach and Speaker Manager Working with Elite Keynote Speakers
World's Leaders
November 14, 2022

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Tags: Leadership, Marketing, Public Relations

Maria Papacosta: An Astonishing Leader of the 21st Century
Insights Success
May 05, 2022
In an exclusive interview with Insights Success, Maria sheds light on the company’s journey, the current industry scenario, and her vision for the future.

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Tags: Leadership, Marketing

Maria Papacosta – MSC Marketing Bureau – Helping Them to Bring Forth Their Authentic Leadership Qualities
Valiant CEO
May 02, 2022
Maria Papacosta is a leading expert on Presence and Inspired Leadership. Her practical, high-energy talks and workshops provide tangible results that help people design a better version of themselves and excel in their work and life. Using her line & consulting experience Maria helps people develop their personal brand strategies and come one step closer to becoming inspiring leaders.

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Tags: Leadership, Marketing, Personal Branding

Conversation With A Manager Of Elite Keynote Speakers
Robert Timmons
December 15, 2020
Discussing about speaker management, personal branding and standing out

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Tags: Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Marketing

Building your Personal Brand
LeadersHum
October 15, 2020

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Tags: HR, Leadership, Personal Branding

Maria Papacosta on HR Professional
HR Professional
June 17, 2009

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Tags: HR, Marketing

1 Mentor
TEDx Speaker Coach & Curator
TEDx
October 01, 2020

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

1 Miscellaneous
World's Top Business & Technology Innovators
Engatica
March 04, 2022

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Tags: Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Personal Branding

3 Podcasts
Everyone is Afraid
Linda Vettrus Nichols
January 29, 2024

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

Key to Everything
Linda Vettrus Nichols
January 26, 2024

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

Let it Snow
Linda Vettrus Nichols
January 25, 2024

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

1 Profile
LinkedIn Top Public Speaking Voice
LinkedIn
September 01, 2023

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Tags: Personal Branding

2 Quotes
Why Meetings Kill Productivity
Business.com
February 24, 2025

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Tags: Leadership

30 Books Entrepreneurs Should be Reading Right Now
Entrepreneur
July 19, 2024

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Tags: Personal Branding

7 Speaker Bureau Listings
European Speaker Bureau
European Speaker Bureau
September 02, 2024

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

Sessionize
Sessionize
September 02, 2024

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

Pep Talk
Pep Talk
September 02, 2024

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

All American Speaker Bureau
All American Speaker Bureau
September 02, 2024

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

A-Speakers
A-Speakers
January 01, 2024

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

Speakers Associates
Speakers Associates
January 03, 2022

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

ProMotivate
Promotivate
January 04, 2021

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

1 Speaking Engagement
Top Voices on Trust
Amb. Terry Earthwind Nichols
March 13, 2024

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Tags: Leadership, Personal Branding

2 Webinars
Executive Presence
Real School
March 11, 2021
Online keynote on Executive Presence at the Real School.

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Tags: Leadership, Marketing

Stand Out! Building Your Personal Brand
Lovely Professional University
December 15, 2020
Online keynote on personal branding at the Lovely Professional University.

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Tags: Leadership, Marketing, Personal Branding

1 Workshop
Fast Track Strategy Workshop
Global Gurus
February 01, 2022
#2 World’s Top Brand Development Programs 2021 & 2022

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Tags: Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Personal Branding

Thinkers360 Credentials

4 Badges

Radar

2 Predictions
The 2026 Pivot: From Performing Credibility to Proving It

Date : November 17, 2025

In 2026, personal branding will shift from polished self-presentation to demonstrable credibility, largely driven by the rapid normalization of AI-enhanced content. As professional-grade communication tools become universally accessible, ‘looking credible’ will no longer be a differentiator, but being verifiably valuable will. Trust will become a higher barrier to earn, with audiences seeking transparent proof of expertise, real-time communication ability, and consistent behavior across digital and live settings. The personal brands that will stand out will not be those who produce the most content, but those who demonstrate original thinking, applied impact, and relational reliability in multiple contexts.

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2024 Predictions for Personal Branding

Date : November 21, 2023

As we look ahead to 2024, personal branding is likely to continue evolving in response to the dynamic landscape of digital media and changing consumer behaviors. Trust, social media, social impact, new technologies and data privacy will be at the forefront of personal branding for 2024. Building trust will remain a priority, however, people are placing an even higher value on authenticity and transparency. Personal brands that prioritize genuine connections and openly communicate with their audience are the ones most likely to thrive. As new social media platforms emerge and existing ones evolve, personal brands may need to diversify their presence. This could mean exploring niche platforms or adapting strategies to fit the unique features of each platform. Personal brands will increasingly align themselves with social causes and advocate for positive change. Consumers are becoming more conscious of the values behind the brands they support, and personal brands that demonstrate a commitment to social impact may gain stronger connections with their audience. The rise of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies may lead to more interactive and immersive personal branding experiences. Effective storytelling will become more crucial than ever before to enable personal brands to capture attention and establish their positioning. Finally, with growing concerns about data privacy, personal brands may need to be more mindful of how they handle and protect user data. Building trust in terms of privacy and security practices will be crucial for maintaining a positive brand image. Successful personal branding in 2024 will involve staying adaptable, embracing emerging technologies, and staying attuned to the evolving preferences of your audience.

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