I have had the pleasure of working with Maria Ratz for 5 years while she was Talent development manager at Mobiltel, Bulgaria. At all times I have found her to be very professional, hard-working with enthusiasm and positivism. She is an excellent communicator, who freely walks the talk and brings people together.
Pasquale Mazzuca
Success Coach ♦ Leadership Guide ♦ Team Expert
19 December, 2012
In my role of HR Director at Groupama Bulgaria we built over the years a great partnership and PwC became among preferred training and leadership development providers. The reason to the great extent was Maria and her unconditional professionalism and personal touch. She appears both delicate and strong and has the talent to reach very different audiences. I wanted Maria to be my coach as I had great deal of trust in her not only as professional but also on a personal level which is very important when choosing a coach. I am deeply grateful, Maria!
Svetoslava Iordanova-Nikolova
Chartered MCIPD
6 June, 2017
Maria has proven herself as a solid professional in the people development area. She has great ideas out of the routine and applies individual approach in her work. Smart and balanced in her job, she is always well accepted by the people she works with. Building trust and creating positive work atmosphere, she helping people to unlock their potential or to overcome difficulties in their performance.
Vilma Pavlova
People Development and Operations Director
4 April, 2014
I had the pleasure working with Maria in the late 2015 / 2016 in her role as PwC Academy leader. The synergy between our teams produced an extensive program "Client in Focus", that was adopted not only by the support teams in Sofia but covered our offices on 3 continents. Maria was our main point of contact through the development and the implementation phase and she really delivered more than we expected! Her dedication and attention to details made her one of the biggest reasons for the success of the project.
Georgi Tunev
Head Of Technical Support at Modeshift
11 April, 2018
I had the privilege of working with Maria Ratz for 8 years. I must say that our cooperation was always characterised by innovation and top quality. Maria never made any compromises and was always fair to both clients and colleagues. My cooperation with her marked many of PwC's successes as well as at personal level and it was Maria's attention to detail, great ideas and putting the client at the center of everything. Undoubtedly, a true professional.
Dr Constantine "Dino" Kiritsis
Founder & MD StudySmart, ICDE PwC Serbia & ME
We worked with Maria on several projects, related to different topics and I have seen her in various roles. She has always been very supportive and creative in finding best solutions for our company. She is one of the most positive, honest and professionals that I had the chance to work with. In our Mentoring project, she walked the extra mile and was not only a dedicated trainer but also was a role model and a Mentor for most of the participants in the group.
Svetoslava (Kurteva) Ivanova
Assoc CIPD
If I need to describe Maria with one word, I choose ENERGY! She is passionate in what she is doing, she is positive, she is highly professional! As my coach Maria guides me through the mountains and valleys of my experience. I'm really grateful that exactly Maria is my mentor. Thank you for that!
Elena Yaneva
Sales Manager at bTV Media Group EAD
Working with Maria was always a great pleasure. She was building the PwC academy from 2013 onwards from scratch. Maria creates a warm and personal atmosphere, she listens and takes discussions as food for thought to develop further. Her open and mindful way of doing things made our collaboration a great success. Maria, I wish you all the best!
Stefan Weiblen
Partner PwC, CPA
Maria was always more of a Partner than a client. We worked together on the design and delivery of a wide-range of leadership and management development projects, for over 25 organisations in Bulgaria. Her skills as a facilitator and coach were only exceeded by her marketing insights and talent as an Academy Leader. It has been a complete pleasure being her partner over 8 years.
Tim Kemp
Leadership Fellow at St George's House, Windsor Castle, Visiting Professor with Rome Business School and Managing Director at Tao Jones Ltd
Five years is enough time to know someone well. She was a dream to work with. Super smart, attentive and creative, she not only made everything run smoothly but knew her clients really well. She is a formidable talent development and education person with long experience. She is also one of the nicest people I've met.
Lazar Dzamic
Chimnie Investor, Xoogler, Content & Storytelling Trainer, University Lecturer
Maria combines very high quality HR expertise with exceptional personal and leadership capabilities. Her great communication skills and bright personality helped her to build strong professional connection with people. Maria has individual approach to every case, she puts her heart in the job and simply makes things to happen. She demonstrates strong leadership, developing and coaching people to achieve great results. She is open-minded and creative person striving for continuous self-development.
Reni Gekova-Yoveva
Head of Human Resources at Lufthansa Technik Sofia