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It’s not a communication problem. It’s not a motivation problem.
It’s a nervous system problem.
When pressure outpaces your people, everything stalls: decisions, progress, momentum. Mary’s work addresses the science behind why people shut down under pressure and gives them practical, immediate tools to reset and perform.
The brain processes uncertainty the same way it processes a physical threat.
That’s why your people look “resistant” when they’re actually overwhelmed and shutting down. And it’s why everything you’ve tried before hasn’t stuck.
These aren’t ability problems. They’re nervous system problems.
Until you address the brain’s natural reactions to pressure, your efforts will continue to fall short. Teams at Zoom, GoogleX Labs, and Walmart have used Mary’s neurohacks to move through relentless pressure.
Your people can too. The system is called PressureProof.
The three stages of the PressureProof system
Meet. Move. Map.
1
Meet
Meet pressure head on. When the threat response fires, use a real time framework to recognize what’s happening, name it, and choose your next move.
2
Move
Move through it. Deploy a specific, evidence based intervention matched to your pressure profile. 35 techniques, each designed to work in 60 seconds or less.
3
Map
Know your pressure. Uncover your unique triggers, default responses, and recovery patterns across five dimensions of how your nervous system handles pressure.
Pressure Tested. Pressure Proved.
Three Formats. One System.
PressureProof
The Spark
High energy keynotes that give every person in the room the tools to reset & perform when pressure is highest
PressureProof
The Practice
Intimate sessions with personalized PressureMap diagnostic & neurohack recommendations with practice on current real challenges
PressureProof
The Immersion
Fully customized, individualized PressureMapping, and a shared action roadmap built for what your group faces next.
Powerful Moments. Powerful Results.
“Mary gave me the courage & tools to break through the noise to make big, positive changes, in both my personal and professional life.”
Carolyn Thielman
Estée Lauder Companies
“Such a wonderful session, lots of real work, practical hacks to use in our day to day!”
Carol Ferrara Zarb
Head of GTM Enablement, Zoom
“Mary’s is absolutely in my top ten of all time”
Matt Poepsel, PhD
The Predictive Index
“Everyone loved Mary’s workshop for Google’s X Labs!”
Ola Kalinowska
Google X Labs
“Mary got us unstuck and quickly moving through the frustrating barriers that kept us going in never-ending circles. We began to talk to one another instead of just talking over each other.”
Ryan Bond
Britannica
“Mary delivered insights for our team in a way that was engaging and emotive. She easily weaves stories together in a way that not only strongly delivers her message but also grabs and maintains her audience’s attention”
Olga Karanikos
Senior Marketing Director, JOVE – EdTech
“We weren’t just learning about our fears and how to face them, we were bonding with each other in a way that wouldn’t have been possible for our group of executives had Mary not created a deeply engaging and entertaining event. The night was wildly successful and really set the stage for our entire event season.”
Michele Martell, Esq.
Director of Programing,
Blake St. House
“The feedback we received during the event and since has been nothing short of amazing. Your achievements and brilliant spirit are an inspiration to many, so we are honored to highlight you and your body of work. We appreciate your support of our shared mission, and you will always have allies in all of us.”
Sarah Yao Schutzman
Managing Partner, Providence Heights Capital Management, LLC
“Mary sold out our event to standing room only and it was easy to see how impacted people were by her talk.”
Samuel Sharkland
The Exploratorium, San Francisco
“Discovering Mary Poffenroth fundamentally changed how we talk about fear with our clients. Her work combines the best of scientific knowledge with an incredibly effective, no-shame, nuts and bolts strategy.”
Casey Clark and
Julie Fogh
Vital Voice Training
Featured In
Brave New You
Strategies, Tools, and Neurohacks to Live More Courageously Every Day
The award winning book, published by Hachette, that gives readers the science behind why we freeze under pressure and the neurohacks to move through it.
Ready To Get Your People PressureProof?
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