Mariana Atencio took the world by storm in 2017 when her TEDx talk on authenticity “What makes YOU special?” went viral. To date, it has over 22 million views and has been translated into 13 languages. Her book “Perfectly You: Embracing the Power of Being Real” was an Amazon Best Seller and selected by Audible and AppleBooks.
In the last decade Mariana worked at Univision and NBC News as an anchor and reporter, and has since founded “GoLike” a media company named among the 100 most powerful Latina businesses in the U.S. She’s quickly became one of the most sought-after virtual speakers and secured global events, keynotes and partnerships with Microsoft, YouTube, Spotify, Deloitte, Pepsi, Clinique, AT&T, McDonald’s, UBS, Procter & Gamble, Citi Private Bank, Airbnb, LinkedIn, the World Health Organization and the United Nations, among others.
Mariana is featured in the award-winning HBO series “Habla Now” as one of the leaders defining the Latinx Experience in the U.S. Her work has been honored with a Peabody, a Gracie Award, Columbia University’s “First Decade Award” and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Presidential Award. She is a spokesperson for the American Latino Museum in Washington, D.C. and a 2020 fellow at the Aspen Institute.
If you are into true crime, her latest project is an investigative podcast about two women who go missing on a trail, which tackles femicide in Latin America. It’s called “Lost in Panama” and it was among Apple’s top 10 podcasts week of release.