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Keeping Jaylen

11 Alive's Emmy-recognized feature followed Maria and her son Jaylen. It is the story that turned one mother's hardest season into a movement.

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"Keeping Jaylen" — 11 Alive

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Short bio

Maria Manning is a keynote speaker, consultant, and the founder of Magenta Momz, a Georgia nonprofit supporting caregivers of children with special needs. Featured in an Emmy-recognized 11 Alive segment, she helps employers, hospitals, and communities support the caregivers who hold everyone together. She lives in Atlanta and is available to travel and present virtually.

Long bio

Maria Manning is a keynote speaker and consultant on caregiver wellbeing, and the founder and CEO of Magenta Momz, a Georgia 501(c)(3) that supports mothers and caregivers of children with special needs. Her own story, raising her son Jaylen while building a career and a nonprofit, was featured in an Emmy-recognized 11 Alive segment, "Keeping Jaylen." Today Maria works with corporations, healthcare systems, nonprofits, and government agencies to turn caregiver burnout into retention, resilience, and a culture where people feel supported. Her talks pair hard-won lived experience with a practical playbook leaders can use right away. Audiences leave seen. Organizations leave with a plan.

Fast facts

  • Name: Maria Manning
  • Title: Keynote speaker, consultant, Founder & CEO of Magenta Momz
  • Based in: Atlanta, Georgia (travels + virtual)
  • Topics: caregiver wellbeing, working caregivers, burnout, resilience
  • Speaking fees: from $2,500 virtual, $5,000+ in person
  • Contact: hello@mariamanning.com

Signature talks

  • Keeping Yourself While Keeping Them
  • The Caregiver in the Cubicle
  • From Surviving to Leading

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