Meet Maria
Helping women leaders invest in themselves — so their teams, cultures, and results rise with them.
I built LYV.on because I kept seeing the same thing in the women around me — brilliant, capable leaders quietly running on empty, holding everything together for everyone else, and silently sacrificing themselves in the process. I knew there was a better way. And I made it my mission to prove it.
15+
Years Corporate
Leadership
15+
Years Corporate Leadership
MA & BA
Business Administration
L.I.V.E.
Framework Creator
3
Core Workshop Offerings
Chicago
Available Nationwide
The Story
After 15+ years in corporate leadership — managing high-performing teams, navigating organizational change, and pushing through the pressure to do it all — I started noticing a pattern in the women around me.
Not dramatic burnout moments. Just quiet, creeping realizations. Women who were excelling everywhere except in their own lives. Accomplished, driven women who had slowly become unrecognizable to themselves — sacrificing sleep, joy, and the things that mattered most while the world told them to push harder.
Those conversations changed everything for me. I went deep — into what it actually takes to build a balanced life, into the research on wellbeing and performance, into the real conversations women weren't having at work or at home. What came out the other side was the L.I.V.E. Framework — a practical, compassionate approach to building sustainable leadership that actually holds up when life gets hard.
LYV.on was born from that work. And from a simple but radical belief: when women leaders invest in themselves, everything around them rises — their teams, their cultures, their results.
"Balance isn't about doing less.
It's about living more intentionally."
— Maria Anthony-Ofoegbu, Founder LYV.on
What Drives the Work
Every workshop, keynote, and coaching engagement is grounded in these core beliefs — because they're not just what Maria teaches. They're how she leads her own life.
When women leaders invest in their own well-being, their teams feel it. Their cultures shift. Their results follow. This isn't soft — it's the most impactful leadership move a woman can make.
We watched the women before us grind in silence and called it strength. Maria is on a mission to interrupt that pattern — for women leaders, working mothers, and every woman who was taught that burning out quietly was just part of the role.
No toxic positivity. No generic advice. Just honest, evidence-based tools for the actual complexity of women's lives — delivered with warmth, humor, and deep respect for the juggle.
The most effective leaders aren't the ones who give the most of themselves. They're the ones who protect themselves fiercely enough to keep showing up — fully, sustainably, powerfully.
Credentials & Background
"I loved working with Maria at LYV.on and her coaching services. As a busy mom and professional, I too often try to be all things to all people and oftentimes this is at my own personal expense. Maria helped me evaluate and prioritize in an effort to create time for self-care and better balance. I'm grateful for Maria and her sense of calm and focus. She's the best."
Whether you're looking for a keynote speaker, a corporate workshop facilitator, or a 1:1 coaching partner — Maria is ready to meet you where you are.