Hola, I’m Marisa!
Rising Legacy founder and 20+ year learning & leadership consultant
I’m Marisa Baldoz Matz, M.A., R.Y.T. (she/her/hers), a leadership development educator and consultant on a mission to empower new and mid-level leaders to thrive in the 21st Century. For over 20+ years, I’ve dedicated my career to helping professionals discover and sharpen the leadership skills that make a real impact.
Growing up in California’s San Joaquin Valley, with a father who emigrated from the Philippines and a mother from the Mexico-U.S. border region of Texas, I was raised with a deep sense of determination, perseverance, and a passion for leadership.
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Today, I'm driven to serve women, of all backgrounds and life experiences, helping them step into their power and create communities where everyone is truly seen and heard. I hold an International Business degree and Master's in Leadership from Saint Mary’s College of California and I'm proud to call San Diego, CA, home.
Why Rising Legacy
Women of color hold only 4% of C-suite positions
While women of color make up 19% of the workforce, they represent just 9% of senior management roles
88% of women of color have a desire to be promoted to the next level
67% of black professionals have no access to sponsors to help their career growth
We’re out to change these numbers – even if we have to do it ourselves.
What makes Rising Legacy a game changer?
Us. It’s the power of coming alongside one another to equip and lift each other up, to speak encouragement into our journeys, to challenge ourselves to bring our beauty and excellence to the spaces where we lead. It’s us showing up consistently, showing up with questions, showing up with self-doubt.
It’s us blocking time on our calendars to invest in our journeys for once, us believing in a future that’s good because we put in the work to make it so. It’s us leaving the world better than we found it because of those who believed in us, and because we cared enough to clear the way for those coming up behind us.
Vision 2026:
By 2026, Rising Legacy will be the standard in leadership development for multicultural women. Aspiring and ambitious leaders will immerse in workshops, tap into a community of mentors, engage with guest coaches and content creators, and forge powerful connections through an exclusive online community. We’ll forever continue to offer free leadership resources, ensuring everyone has access to development opportunities.