Host Deanne DeMarco interviews special guests Oprah Winfrey’s Ambassador of Hope Marala Scott and Excuse Removal Expert Karen Gridley on Thursday’s episode of “Today’s Inspiring Women.” Noon Pacific on VoiceAmerica Empowerment Network.

1. Oprah Winfrey’s Ambassador of Hope and Excuse Removal Expert
Feature on Deanne DeMarco’s Radio Show
Host Deanne DeMarco interviews special guests Oprah Winfrey’s Ambassador of Hope Marala Scott and
Excuse Removal Expert Karen Gridley on Thursday’s episode of “Today’s Inspiring Women.” Noon
Pacific on VoiceAmerica Empowerment Network.
Tempe, AZ, March 10, 2014 - Success by overcoming adversity and eliminating excuses is a winning
combination in the next episode of Deanne DeMarco’s high energy show, “Today’s Inspiring
Women.” (http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2182/todays-inspiring-women)
Deanne DeMarco’s guests next Thursday March 13 2014, for her weekly program on the
VoiceAmerica Empowerment Radio network, are two very inspiring women.
During the hour-long broadcast DeMarco, who has herself enjoyed twenty years of success as a
career coach and entrepreneur, will interview Oprah Winfrey’s Ambassador of Hope Marala
Scott and excuse removal expert Karen Gridley.
Marala Scott is a Best–selling, Award-winning Author, Motivational Speaker, and Ghostwriter who
spends her time Teaching to Forgive, Inspiring to Live. Her efforts earned her the unique honor of
being named an Oprah Winfrey's Ambassador of Hope recipient, in addition to The Sunny 95's 20
Outstanding Women You Should Know. Marala speaks from unimaginable experiences. She shares
them with considerable passion, which translates into heartfelt truth. Her life-altering memoir, In
Our House: Perception vs. Reality tells of her horrific childhood. Surrounded by Inspiration, shares
her journey of healing through faith, personal growth and understanding relationships. Her
passionate and honest words will challenge you to become a better, stronger, more passionate
version of you!
Deanne DeMarco will be exploring Marala’s path to success through forgiveness. Marala will be
sharing her five steps to overcome any adversity and how to use your personal history as a
powerful tool for personal and professional success.
Deanne DeMarco’s second guest is Karen Gridley who coaches and teaches individuals and teams
to think the way they want to act and act the way they want to think. As a former scientist and a
Recovering Excuse Maker herself, Karen gives practical tools for business professionals to address
everyday life and business challenges. Her clients refer to her as a unique blend of the head and
the heart. Audiences gain insights and get into action with her dynamic, personable, down-to-
earth, humorous and matter-of-fact approach. She is the author of Embrace Your Rights and the
creator of The Recovering Excuse Maker Prayer. Karen partners with professionals from a variety
of fields who value work-life balance, personal leadership skills and high-performance to create

2. success in life and in business
Deanne DeMarco will particularly want to know how to stop making excuses, and what are the
most common reason’s why we make excuses. Karen will be sharing her TWA strategy that is
simple enough we can all stop making excuses and get on with business.
Deanne DeMarco herself has used her innovative strategies—drawn from successful experiences
as a scientist, college instructor, management trainer, Fortune 500 manager, author and
entrepreneur—to help business executives and individuals break through personal and career
roadblocks.
DeMarco says, “Each week I introduce extraordinary and inspiring women who may not yet be
household names but are business and entrepreneurial rising stars. Marala and Karen are leading
the way. I’m thrilled to have them on the same show. Learning to overcome adversity and
removing excuses, what a winning combination.”
“Today’s Inspiring Women” airs Thursdays at noon Pacific / 2 PM Central / 3 PM eastern on the
VoiceAmerica Empowerment Channel Radio. To access the show log on to:
http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2182/todays-inspiring-women. All shows will be available in
Deanne DeMarco’s Content Library on her Today’s Inspiring Women Website.
About The Host:
Deanne DeMarco’s career has revolved around helping people break through boundaries and
career roadblocks. She is a career coach and has a strong business background with expertise in
medicine, education and utilities. As a medical scientist she was on the original three-member
team that first discovered the cancer link to second-hand smoke (published in the Lancet). As a
corporate trainer her management coaching program won national recognition from Training
Magazines Top 100. For more than 20 years she has helped managers and individuals advance
their careers. Today, she continues her work as an executive and individual coach. She conducts
fun, interactive workshops and seminars and is a keynote speaker at business and association
meetings around the world. For more information please visit: http://www.deannedemarco.com or
call 1-708-836-0118 or 1-866-91-COACH.
Contact:
Deanne DeMarco
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