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Anna Maravelas • Founder • Thera Rising, Inc., St. Paul Minnesota

Anna Maravelas has improved productivity and profits, resolved conflict and restored trust in client organizations for more than 25 years.  She is the author of “How to Reduce Workplace Conflict and Stress” (Career Press) rated a five star “must read” by readers on Amazon.com.

Across industries and around the world Anna is recognized for her ability to transform negative cultures into climates of respect, fiscal responsibility and pride.  She has a graduate degree in psychology with additional training in system thinking and process mapping. Anna studied conflict resolution at Harvard Law School’s Negotiation Project.

Her groundbreaking strategies have appeared in The New York Times, HR Magazine, Forbes, The American Bar Association Journal, Harvard Management Update, O: The Oprah Magazine, Franchise Times, Healthcare Risk Management, the American Management Association Journal, Training Magazine and Continental Air.

Winston Owen
Winston Owen is a certified trainer in Self-Defeating Habits of Otherwise Brilliant People® and has been practicing as a Management Consultant and Training Facilitator in S. Africa for more than 15 years. His fields of expertise include conflict resolution, leadership development and labor negotiation. His international clients include Shell Oil and Gap Clothing. He is an accomplished musician and a Cum Laude graduate.

Sue EckMaahs
Sue EckMaahs is a certified trainer in Self-Defeating Habits of Otherwise Brilliant People® and has over 20 years experience in evidence-based practices in corrections. EckMaahs has rich experience in bringing about individual change using cutting edge methodologies and she has been practicing Motivational Interviewing across many client populations since 1993. Sue is nationally sought for her dynamic and highly effective training and coaching skills.

She is an expert in evidence-based practices, particularly in corrections; a background that has provided rich experience for applying and coaching “change-gentry” across many client populations and agency settings.


Benjamin Martin
Ben is the research and marketing coordinator for Thera Rising, Inc. His work includes writing and editing releases for major publications and overseeing the development of marketing and new curriculum design.

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