When I was ten years old, I ran away to the circus

My circus was the stage - opera, and music theater. It had bright lights, gorgeous costumes, and ravishing music. My music was the music of Verdi, Bizet, and Sondheim. The stage was my refuge from a suffocating, traumatic childhood.

I had an award-winning career and I traveled the world. I sang for the Queen of Thailand and the Sultan of Oman and had lunch with the Cultural Minister of China. But when I turned 50, going about 90 mph, I crashed into burnout.

I stopped performing, on stage and in life. I dove into personal work to discover who I was without the glamour. To learn, I became a teacher. To listen, I became a coach. I saw my self-sabotaging patterns, began healing my past, and embraced forgiveness. Now I asked, who can I serve?

I realized I was the knight on the white horse I had been waiting for

I'm a certified Raid Results coach, author, lifelong learner, and I believe each of us has incredible power. Whether I am speaking, coaching, teaching, or writing, I'm here to help you become the person you most want to be.

I have been where you are. My life changed when I realized I was the only person who could rescue me. We don’t need to wait for a knight on a white horse to rescue us. We are that knight! I believe women will change the world, and for us to do that, we need powerful tools. My intense life experience, and over 15 years of coaching my global clients, gives you a rock-solid foundation you can count on.

Rumi said, “No matter what you want, you are already that.” So, my passion and purpose are to evoke that reality in you – it’s time to discover your power and magnificence.

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Adria Firestone, The Charisma Expert, is a speaker, best-selling author and certified Rapid Results Coach who works with clients around the globe. She is a leading consultant for video skills, a branding and communication expert, and a leader in personal and professional development. Adria has decades of international, award-winning performance, media experience and coaching the vocal, visual and verbal aspects of presentation. Adria’s credits range from Carmen in Bizet’s opera to Family Guy. For our troops in Desert Storm, from Shanghai to the Pacific Rim and from Cairo to Canada, Adria has performed throughout the world. She has been published in the WSJ, the Huffington Post, Woman’s Day and was featured on RAI TV, News 12 and Telemundo.