About Don Maruska

Byline:
Don Maruska is author of "How Great Decisions Get Made." An expert in business decision-making with over 30 years of experience, Don helps businesses and organizations improve effectiveness, inspire and motivate employees, and solve tough issues. Visit www.DonMaruska.com.

Broadcast Bio:
Is your business reaching its full potential, or has it been compromised by bad decision-making? Most businesses have their strengths and weaknesses, but imagine what your business could be like if it was thriving at its full potential in terms of productivity, efficiency, and profits. Don Maruska is an expert business coach, speaker, writer, and former CEO and Vice President of Marketing with 30 years of experience working with businesses and organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, governments, and community groups. His presentations and workshops are helping businesses big and small improve effectiveness, inspire and motivate employees, and solve tough issues. His new book, “How Great Decisions Get Made” is an Amazon.com bestseller, and he writes the “Business Success” column distributed to more than 200 newspapers in the US and overseas.

Full Bio:
Don Maruska writes, speaks, and consults on successful solutions to the most challenging problems. His work guides clients through such critical issues as new products for Fortune 500 companies, million-dollar-a-day manufacturing problems, obstacles stalling growing businesses, multi-million-dollar budget deficits facing government agencies, and controversies over natural resources.

Don has more than 30 years’ experience building and growing organizations. He was vice president of marketing for the company that became E*Trade and was founder and CEO of three Silicon Valley companies, winning the National Innovators Award in 1988. As a venture investor, Don aided start-ups that became public companies. Earlier in his career, he served as a legislative advisor in the U.S. Senate and developed management procedures to implement a nationwide rental housing program. He also led consulting projects for McKinsey & Company. Don writes the "Business Success" column distributed through the Knight-Ridder Business Wire to more than 200 newspapers in the United States and through Reuters overseas, has appeared on C-SPAN, and been heard on radio stations across America.

Don Maruska’s training includes an AB from Harvard University and an MBA and JD from Stanford University. He lives with his wife and daughter on the shore of Morro Bay, California.

If you'd like to interview Don, contact Michelle Tennant at 828-749-3200 or [email protected].