Marianna has coached hundreds of speakers for a variety of conferences, including Microsoft STRIKE, Tech Ready, Ignite as well as the Tableau Conference 2016. Marianna has worked on three consecutive STRIKE conferences. The training was well received by the speakers and the client.

Marianna comes to public speaking and presentation coaching from a unique background. Originally from Wellesley, Massachusetts, she received her BA in Theatre and German Studies from St. Louis University. She was granted a Teaching Fulbright to Austria, where she taught English and performed on stage for 5 years before moving to Seattle to pursue her graduate work. She holds an MFA in performance from the University of Washington, and actively incorporates her love of language, speech and voice work into her coaching.  Marianna lives in Kirkland with her husband, Agastya Kohli.