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Speaker at UVU Conference on Domestic Violence
Mary does not shy away from sharing her personal story of surviving domestic violence and the valuable lessons learned on
Mary Crafts
Motivational Speaker & Women's Coach
Mary Crafts is a highly-rated speaker with over 30 years of experience as a CEO, entrepreneur, and mentor. She works with individuals, teams, and organizations to embrace authenticity, build resilience, and lead with purpose. Known for her energy and real-life wisdom, Mary empowers audiences to overcome fear and create lives of meaning and impact.
ABOUT
About Mary Crafts
“Life without purpose is an empty life indeed. As I retired from Culinari Crafts, it was imperative to find a new reason for putting my feet on the ground every morning
My Why is to lift myself and others to fearless living to empower us to find our inner bad ass.”
It’s been said, with Mary you get one-hundred percent. Building an award winning, successful company? 100% done. Do you need service on boards and committees? She’s there for you 100%. Her children and family? Yep 100%. Her own health and fitness? She’s got that covered too. And what about HEART? How about 1,000%!!
There are many heroic people in our world, and it’s especially poignant to meet a woman who graduated cum laude from the school of life. A woman dedicated to lifting others up by sharing her stories, her insights. and the many lessons she’s learned during her journey thus far
Mary has been involved in service all her life. From being the CEO of her company, to hosting chic black the charity events, to shoveling gravel at an orphanage in Central America. Mary’s commitment to service runs from High Level to rubber-meets-the road.
Mary has Published her first book
UNBOUNDED FROM SORROW TO SUMMIT
From humble beginnings and dire circumstances. Mary Crafts poured her heart and soul into the mast celebrated catering company in Utah That now multimillion-dollar empire served as the launching pad for her popular podcast regular speaking engagements, philanthropic pursuits, and much sought-after consulting services
Unbounded: From Sorrow to Summit follows Mary Craft’s journey to reach
the summit in her personal life. In this motivational story from the past 15 years of her life. Mary shares lessons on recognizing your vulnerabilities. understanding your fears, and the step-by-step process you can take to let go of those fears. Mary’s life-altering experience ascending Mount Kilimanjaro culminated in understanding the joy of reaching the summit of her personal life. Within the pages of this book Mary shares how you can use your personal challenges as the catalyst to reach your own personal summit.
Each chapter within the book includes a vital principle Mary learned how she learned those lessons, and how you can apply them to your own life. Her stories read like a movie script, capturing her vibrant and determined spirit, driven to overcome her fears. Mary teaches you how to take charge of your Ife ascend those mountains of anxiety, and reach your Life’s summit where you can then learn how to stop and appreciate your journey to greatness
To learn more about each of the books principles. OR codes contained at the end of each chapter link you to relevant podcasts on the topic from Mary’s podcast Crafting a Meaningful Life. Additional questions and topics are included at the end of the book to help you actively make changes in your life
Speaking Events
Recent Speaking Events
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American Heart Association Keynote Speaker
Mary loves to talk about Health and Wellness. She was the perfect keynote for the American Heart Association’s Go Red
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ATHENA Award Luncheon Closing Keynote Speaker
Mary presented the closing keynote at the Salt Lake Chamber Women & Business Conference and ATHENA Awards Luncheon at the
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Chamber West Professional Development Series Keynote Speaker
Mary’s engaging presentation explored the many ways your vision for life and business determines how empowered and fulfilled you are.
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Wedding International Professionals Association Presenter and Panelist
The Wedding International Professionals Association (WIPA) hosted an enlightening panel discussion featuring four of Utah’s top wedding industry experts, including the renowned Mary
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Video/ In-depth Interview on “Good Things Utah”
This in-depth discussion explores why Mary wrote her new book and how it can help anyone break through their fears
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Philanthropy
From South Africa to the Domincan Republic to Utah. Mary’s heart and generosity knows no boundaries
PROFITS FROM MARY CRAFTS INC. ARE USED TO FURTHER MARY'S PHILANTHROPIC WORKS
Mary is bringing special attention to the three organizations show below whose missions and goals bring urgently needed help to women, children and families.
South Africa with the SA Cares For Life organization
VISION
Changing the Destiny of Children
MISSION
Prevention Programs that equip and support parents/care givers to maintain strong families for children to grow up in.
Intervention Programs that protect the rights of children while ensuring that
they are cared for and developed holistically.
Community Programs that build capacity of rural communities.
Specialized Care Programs that build families for orphan and vulnerable children.
We form strategic partnerships to ensure that every child grows up in a family.
We are leaders in establishing projects & building families to care for children at risk.
VALUES
Teamwork, Realness. Excellence, Transparency, Growth
SA Cares toolt Mary on a tour of an “informal Settlement” in South Africa known as The Plastic City.
Another non-profit that Mary supports is the Saprea.org. They are advocates for children who have been sexually abused. In their words…
“We inspire hope in women who were sexually abused as children or adolescents by providing healing services through retreats, survivor communities, and online resources. We make it safe to openly discuss sexual abuse through community dialogue and social awareness.” More information is available on the Younique Foundation website: saprea.org
