Mary O’Connor

Mary O’Connor is the founder of The Institute for Social Entrepreneurship. She is an expert in marketing strategy and business development, with a specialty in mission-driven businesses.

Mary has been in sales for over 30 years, as the VP of Sales for two solar companies, and CEO for two event planning companies. She has been coaching entrepreneurs for over 14 years. She has helped hundreds of businesses create breakthrough results including KPMG, PriceWaterhouse Coopers, New Leaf Paper, YWCA and Solar Sonoma County.

A national public speaker, Mary speaks and leads workshops on Selling Strategies, Marketing, and Social Entrepreneurship. She currently teaches in the School of Business at Sonoma State University and holds a masters degree in Organization Development.