Marci Shimoff

Shimoff is one of the teachers prominently featured in the movie phenomenon and best-selling book, The Secret. A celebrated transformational leader and one of the nation’s leading inspirational experts, Shimoff has inspired millions of people around the world by sharing her breakthrough methods for personal fulfillment and professional success. As president and cofounder of the Esteem Group, she delivers keynote addresses and seminars on self-esteem, self-empowerment, and peak performance to corporations, professional and nonprofit organizations, and women’s associations. She has been a top-rated trainer for numerous Fortune 500 companies, including AT&T, General Motors, Sears, Amoco, Western Union, and Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Shimoff earned her master’s degree in business administration from UCLA and holds an advanced certificate as a stress management consultant. She is a founding member and on the board of directors of the Transformational Leadership Council, a group of 100 top leaders serving over ten million people in the self-development market. Shimoff has been on more than 500 national and regional television and radio shows. She has been interviewed for more than 100 newspaper articles nationwide and her writing has appeared in national women’s magazines, including Ladies Home Journal and Woman’s World.