Film / Voiceover Actor, Comedienne / Performer,
Speaker / Workshop Facilitator, Life Coach,
Energy Practitioner / Minister, & Business Owner
FILM / VOICEOVER ACTOR
As an actor, Mary Faktor is a member of the Screen Actor’s Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (Fi-Core). She is a graduate of The Second City of Chicago & Improv Institute of Cleveland and has participated in multiple acting workshops and private coaching. Her credits include the Oscar-nominated film, AMERICAN SPLENDOR (with Paul Giamatti), AND THE WINNER IS… (with Jerry Springer), and FOX Sports Network comedy special, LIGHT IT UP LIKE VEGAS (with Wayne Newton), among others.
Mary has co-hosted “Today in Cleveland,” has been seen and heard on various radio & television commercials, is a regular guest on network & cable television shows, and has been featured on various newscasts & in major newspapers.
COMEDIENNE / PERFORMER
For over two decades, Mary has been delighting audiences across the country with her popular original one-woman comedy show, “THE SIX AGES OF WOMAN.” No audience is too large or too small. From 50 senior citizens in a church basement to 2,000 Shriners in a convention center auditorium, Mary receives rousing standing ovations 95% of the time. She has helped churches, hospitals, associations, schools and organizations raise thousands of dollars when her show is used as a fundraiser. In the introduction and closing to the show, Mary incorporates her message of self-growth with humorous anecdotes & selections of thought-provoking poetry from her book, INNER VOICES. The audience leaves her show uplifted, feeling like they can accomplish their dreams.
Mary is currently in rehearsal for her new comedy cabaret show, WHEN MAMA AIN'T HAPPY, AIN'T NOBODY HAPPY, which is debuting in Michigan in late October, 2010.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER / WORKSHOP FACILITATOR
A member of the International Federation for Professional Speakers, National Speaker’s Association, and National Association of Self Esteem, Mary is personally trained & certified as a Self-Esteem/Life Balance Facilitator by Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul, The Success Principles, The Secret, etc.) She was also trained by Dr. John Gray (Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, What you Feel, You Can Heal, etc.).
From the staff of the prestigious Lincoln School in Buenos Aires to the state conference of DARE Officers in Ohio, Mary presents her inspirational keynotes & workshops, “INNER VOICES, SMART CHOICES,” “VENUS & MARS MEET MYERS & BRIGGS,” “PRESCRIPTION LAUGHTER,” and others. She has volunteered with the Youth Motivation Task Force, and speaks pro bono in Inner City Schools & transitional housing programs.
Mary has attended educational training such as the Worldwide Summit Conference on Self Esteem in San Francisco and Argentina’s SEAL Conference (Society for Effective/Affective Learning).
LIFE COACH
As a life coach, Mary combines her training, intuition and personal experience to work with individuals and couples. Through a series of exercises, she helps them discover their "cycle of re-creation" so they can address their emotional and communication blocks to get "unstuck" in their life pattern. Mary assists them in enhancing their self-esteem, discovering their passion, and improving their communication skills to discover and express their personal truth, thus enriching their connection to themselves and others.
ENERGY PRACTITIONER / ORDAINED MINISTER
Mary Faktor is a certified REIKI and ERT Energy Practitioner. She is personally trained & certified in ERT (Emotional Release Therapy) by Dr. Walter Weston (Healing Yourself, Healing Others.) Mary works one-on-one with clients dealing with life changes, depression, grief, anger, and health challenges at her Peninsula retreat house, THE ANGEL’S NEST. She is ordained by the Universal Life Church of Modesto, California and is licensed to solemnize marriages in the State of Ohio.
BUSINESS OWNER
Mary has been honored by the Ohio House of Representatives, The National Association of Women Business Owners, and CitiBank as one of N.E. Ohio’s Top 10 Women Business Owners. Her variety talent agency, FAKTOR’S TALENT NETWORK, (www.FaktorsTalentNetwork.com) provides clean-cut, professional, & dependable variety talent & speakers to diverse organizations & businesses throughout the country.
