Marcia Wieder

As Founder and CEO of Dream University Marcia Wieder travels the world – an ambassador for making dreams real. She’s known for giving inspiring and moving talks to notable companies such as AT&T, The Gap and American Express.

In addition to being a charismatic speaker, she’s the renowned author of fourteen books dedicated to achieving your dreams: Making Your Dreams Come True®, Life is But a Dream, Dreams are Whispers From the Soul and Doing Less and Having More. She’s also a syndicated columnist for The San Francisco Chronicle, in which she urges readers to take “The Great Dream Challenge”- a call to arms for dreamers from all walks of life.

Appearing several times on Oprah and The Today Show, she’s shared her message of a “passion-filled life” with millions of viewers. Equally exciting, was the PBS featured national television special, Making Your Dreams Come True®, the namesake of her popular selling book, which has also been translated into numerous languages.

Interestingly enough, while serving as the President of the National Association of Women Business Owners, she was often invited to the White House. During her time living in Washington D.C., she had the honor of meeting former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George Bush Sr.

With a growing world-wide audience, receptive and eager to achieve their dreams and support others in doing the same, Marcia founded Dream University, where she has certified close to 1000 Dream Coaches to lead her masterful work. Many have their own successful practices, and others have brought her powerful message into their companies, communities, and even schools.

As the founder of Dream University, her live events include: the Dream Coach Certification program, How to be An Inspiring Speaker Workshop, Create Your Future Now Weekends, The Spiritual Leader Workshop and Masterful Workshop Conductor.

The universal content of her keynotes and workshops appeal to a wide range of audiences. Whether she’s teaching at the Stanford Business School, speaking to executives in China or Prague, or addressing a group of young women gathered at Girl Scout Camp, her belief that “each of our personal dreams matter, and are worth achieving” strikes a chord in everyone, everywhere.

12 Ways to Be a 21st Century Leader & Visionary

Living in unusual times requires that we think, act and ARE different. Does your team or group need a call to action? This program will teach you how to step up to be a 21st Century Visionary. A visionary has a big dream, shares it, and inspires others to join them. You will learn the 12 ways to become a 21st Century Visionary who is comfortable with uncertainty, knows the secret to inspiration, is a creative force and much more. Clarify your group’s mission, vision, calling and dreams in all areas of their life.

Igniting Passion in Your Work and Life

Marcia teaches how to use passion as a tool for immediately increasing bottom line results and reveals her proven methods to discovering and connecting to passion. Go beyond goal setting, as you reignite passion and inspire success, even during difficult or challenging times. The results will be astounding. You’ll find you have more energy, vitality and an enthusiasm that will permeate all facets of your life and work. You too can learn to kindle hope, drive innovation and inspire success. New ideas, possibilities and opportunities are all available and this presentation will ensure that you and your team take action to claim them.

Secrets of Big Dreamers & High Achievers

Big dreamers model intention, integrity and the leadership traits essential for thinking outside the proverbial box. Learn breakthrough strategies for greater victories as well as handling any setbacks. Discover a proven and potent process to coach others in finding clarity, purpose and strength they didn’t know they had. Move past limiting beliefs, while having more fun, greater success, and accomplishing results faster on any goal or project. The ability to Dream Big and implement that vision is the driving force for transformation and what will set you and your team apart.

Visionary Women: Outrageous, Outlandish and Just Like You

There is a new paradigm for being a powerful woman that includes compassion, effectiveness, thoughtfulness and success. Visionary women have become results-oriented achievers themselves, rapidly making inroads to places where men only have dominated in the past. They know how to dream big; how to share a vision that inspires; and how to exceed self-limited expectations put on them and others. Loaded with great stories and modern day heroines, this talk is guaranteed to move your audience to tears and laughter… and inspire them to dream big and take risks.

"This is the 3rd association I’ve booked you for and you successfully impact the group no matter the industry. It never ceases to amaze me how important your message is to the health and well-being of people as individuals and also relevant to the group as a whole." — California Association for Nurse Practitioners

"The feedback from my group was astounding. The real-world advice and project planning you shared allowed us to do some realistic planning on our big dreams." — Wells Fargo Bank

"As the team leader, I am especially grateful for your work because it aids my efforts to get my team 'fired up' about their contributions." — Charles Schwab

"We were invigorated and challenged by your inspiration as you earned high praise from a Chapter consisting of 50 CEOs and California's Secretary of State." — Young Presidents' Organization