MarlaDurden

Bio

Marla Durden is President and CEO of New Story, where brings depth of experience and the commitment of calling to her work as an innovative life + business coach and entrepreneur. She has a B.A. in Fine Arts from the University of Texas at Austin, and an Entrepreneurial Masters from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)/Entrepreneurs' Organization Birthing of Giants Program. She was founder and CEO of the award-winning, innovative wellness product company Beso de Luna, Inc. Marla started the company on her kitchen table with $500 and grew it to a $3.5 million enterprise, serving 5000 retailers in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan, in less than 4 years. She was recognized for her achievement as the 1997 recipient of the Seattle Mayor's Small Business Award. Along with her solid business credentials, Marla has 25 years experience in the field of personal growth and development. She holds certifications in Spiritual Intelligence (SQ) Coaching, Spiritual Counseling, Energy Coaching, Firewalk Instruction, Hypnotherapy and Peerspirit Circle/ Art of Hosting facilitation. She is a graduate of the Leadership Initiative of the Institute of Creative Development, the Hoffman Quadrinity Process, Insight Transformational Seminars and Waking Down In Mutuality.