Staci Maher Ball is a marketing executive, author, and consultant who has achieved significant success in her professional career. With a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an MBA in Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies from the University of Colorado at Boulder - Leeds School of Business, Staci has worked with several top companies and startups, in various capacities.

Her impressive work experience includes working as a Director, Innovation Insights, and Consumer Care at The Clorox Company, Director, Consumer Insights at Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc., and as a Founder, CEO at Mommyplace.com. Additionally, Staci has lent her marketing and media planning expertise to Foote Cone and Belding San Francisco, IBM, and DDB Needham.

Currently, Staci is an author at Running Through Grief, a popular blog that chronicles her journey using running as a tool to cope with the loss of her husband while raising her two sons. Her professional knowledge and her personal resilience have made her an inspiring figure in the marketing world and have earned her respect and admiration.