Tosca D.
Founder and CEO at Tosca Coaching and Consulting LLC
Leadership
Education: Rochester Institute of Technology (B.S.) - Michigan State University (MBA)
New York, NY, USA
Biography
Speaking from the intersection of personal growth and professional breakthroughs, Tosca DiMatteo inspires us to ignite change through deeply understanding ourselves, and those we seek to influence. As founder of TOSCA Coaching & Consulting, Tosca is a teacher/ preacher/ speaker/ author who facilitates deep conversations - whether inside complex industries, as host of her podcast The Unlock Lab, or in more intimate settings. Tosca is a highly regarded inspirational keynote speaker with organizations including Raymond James, The Maine Women's Conference, and Illinois Banking Association.
Tosca previously worked as a marketing executive for world-class brands including Unilever, Pepsi, Kimberly-Clark, Absolut Vodka, and Univision after earning her MBA from Michigan State University. Tosca’s servant leadership journey began at Wegmans Food Markets as an ambitious cashier.
Tosca is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), accredited from the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and makes it her business to unearth potential, educate on human and hard skills, while simultaneously co-creating change that serves. The Result? More spaces that honor our shared humanity, and acting on our freedom to choose an inspired life, all while enjoying the ride.
Tosca believes that to pursue the future we desire, we must first unlock our full power by navigating uncharted territories, deconditioning, addressing our inner critics and reframing outdated narratives. If you’ve ever felt completely stuck in your career and you’ve tried everything to get out of your downward spiral, Tosca is the one to listen to.
Passion
Purpose Passions:
- Quieting our inner critics
- Influencing Change
- Challenging the status quo
- Thinking differently
- Authenticity
- Eliminating limiting beliefs
- Building community
- Allyship and being a co-conspirator
- Redefining success
- Radical uplifting
Personal Passions:
- Photography
- International travel
- My dog
- Food (always planning my next meal)
- Hosting and gatherings
- Ride or die friendships
- Chosen family
- Oracle cards
- Candles
Featured Video
Featured Book
My Podcast
I am willing to travel
More than 100 miles
When it comes to payments
Everything is negotiable
Topics
Best Story
“You can do anything you want, except be a model”.
This was told to me at the age of 14, and I carried this with me for many years that followed, even through my corporate career. As someone with born with a visible birth defect called cleft-lip-and-palate, I didn't have to be told about things that weren't possible because of how I looked.
I wasn't aware that I carried this limiting belief with me my entire life an how it impacted me until...
In 2021, I saw a SEPHORA ad that showed a woman with a cleft-lip-and-palate modeling for the brand. It hit me like a lightening bolt. The inner critic that had often run my life, was feeding me nothing but lies. Nobody knows what's possible for you, or your future.
The work we must do is to deeply understand how we are holding ourselves back, so that we can become our own best friend and stop getting in our own way of pursuing our biggest dreams.
Origin Story
I knew from an early age what it means to feel 'othered' and 'less than', because I didn't look like anyone else in the rooms I was in. Limiting beliefs and inner critics plagued me in my youth and also as I pursued my MBA and the competitive consumer packaged goods space, where I built my expertise as a Brand Marketer.
These organizations were not designed to uplift, nor did they encourage me to lean in on my strengths and I bore witness to the impact these environments had on others as well. It pained me to dim my light and see others do the same and finally, I did the deep inner work to decondition myself and discover the truth about who I am and what I am capable of. This led me to pursue a new career to help individuals and organizations to transform their current reality and unlock limitless potential.
I'm passionate about empowering others to discover the narratives that are true, that serve them and that help them in living their biggest, most authentic life, unapologetically.
Example talks
KEYNOTE: Unapologetic Advocacy for a New Tomorrow
Alt title: Influencing Change During Uncertain Times
FORMATS:
KEYNOTE: The Maine Women's Conference (2024)
WORKSHOPS & FACILITATED CONVERSATIONS
We are navigating antiquated systems as well as environments intentionally designed to suppress and minimize our humanity. Despite these difficult truths, our ability to claim our power, and re-design our world knows no limits. Whether that looks like demanding more from our careers, leading culture change in our workplaces, or redefining success – we ARE the catalysts of change.
In this session, uncover how to influence effectively with an inclusive and relational approach. Discover what it takes to break away from a transactional mindset – while honoring the truth of what success and fulfillment means to you. Learn how to center your audience to influence effectively and play the long game. Walk away with practical tips that you can use immediately for unapologetically activating your sphere of influence.
TAKEAWAYS:
- Understand the implications of having incredible power, but no control over the outcomes you seek in influencing others
- Evaluate the difference in effectiveness between transactional and relational approach to driving change
- Apply the 'centering your audience' approach to influence immediately, to further activate your sphere of influence.
Visit my podcast THE UNLOCK LAB for a mini-series on this topic: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Idub3hVXugL6TfjWChyPi?si=b3ae750543994f29
KEYNOTE: Goodbye Inner Critics, Hello Inner Confidence
Key Audiences: Ambitious professionals in transition or stuck in their careers, heart-centered leaders, organizations committed to culture change
FORMATS
KEYNOTE: Illinois Women In Banking Conference (2024), Raymond James Aspirations Women's Conference (2024)
BREAKOUT SESSION: The Maine Women’s Conference (2023)
WORKSHOPS: Ellevate Network (2023), Publish Your Purpose Roundtable (2023), Power Women Today Circle (2023)
OVERVIEW
The closer you are to stepping out of your comfort zone, the louder your inner critic voices can get! Inner critics impact your ability to claim your full power, build strong relationships, go after big opportunities and lead inclusively. These narratives also have an impact on your mental and physical health, and can be the source of significant energy drain.
Whether you’re at the start of your career or have achieved incredible success, building awareness of how your inner critics are impacting you can transform what’s possible for your career and your life.
In this session, learn how to identify your inner critics and start to build awareness for when and where they show up. Discover that your inner critics are NOT who you are, but rather act as your personal safety department. With this awareness, you can start the process allowing your authentic confidence to shine through and strengthen your ability to lead effectively in todays diverse workplace.
TAKEAWAYS
- Build deeper awareness of how your inner critics are holding you back
- Tips on how to change the relationship with your inner critic
- Unexpected ways to enable your confidence to shine
KEYNOTE: Discover the Golden Thread of Your Personal Brand
ALT Title: Personal Branding: Your Truth. Your Worth. Your Future.
Key Audiences: Ambitious professionals in transition, stuck in their careers, or in need of re-invigoration of how they position themselves or their teams.
FORMATS
KEYNOTE: Raymond James Aspiration's Conference (2024), Illinois Banking Association Women's Conference (2023)
BREAKOUT SESSIONS: The Maine Women's Conference (2023)
WORKSHOPS and FACILITATED CONVERSATIONS: Ellevate Network
OVERVIEW
Description:
Building a memorable personal brand starts with you seeing the Golden Thread of your own truth with more clarity, and then shining your light in a way that energizes you and your audience.
Our personal brand is so much more than your work experience, and when you omit the full experience of life, you’re leaving important parts of your journey on the table.
Learn why managing your personal brand is key to your future success, whether you are just starting your career or have decades of experience. Discover new ways to see your unique story, and how what you’ve been omitting may be hiding your superpowers. Your Golden Thread is not only about what you’ve accomplished, but who you’ve become along the way. It’s time to own it.
TAKEAWAYS
- Assess your experience through a new lens to better articulate how you’re differentiated as you pursue your next opportunity.
- Identify the Golden Thread of your experience, the very foundation of your personal brand.
- Communicate your skills and superpowers more effectively, so you can be in the driver’s seat of your career.
PODCAST HOST: The Unlock Lab
Tune in to the disruptive career transformation coaching we all need to reclaim our power and find a unique path out of any toxic situation or downward spiral. When you do, you’ll feel like you have a new best friend rooting you on as you make new choices in pursuit of a life with more of what you want it to be.
The Unlock Lab, with your host and key-finder Tosca DiMatteo, is the unapologetic and unfiltered guide to the deepest bedrock of whatever (~taboo) topic is on the table, and your portal to the golden insights you need to see what’s getting in your way or bringing you down.
This podcast advocates for making a new choice and experimenting with taking a different action when you want to stop feeling locked in to patterns, systems and places that are eff’ed up. In every episode you’ll be encouraged to play the game your way, or perhaps create a whole new game altogether.
Step into the next version of your life in pursuit of the best version of your life.
Welcome to The Unlock Lab: https://toscadimatteo.com/podcast/
WORKSHOP: Re-Invigorate Your Brand for a Business Breakthrough
Key Audiences: Entrepreneurs, small businesses or start-ups ready to uplevel or pivot their business
FORMATS
KEYNOTE: 45 min – 1 hr
WORKSHOP: ½ Day, Full Day, Two Day
FACILITATED CONVERSATION: Interactive format of live coaching and training
OVERVIEW
Building a memorable brand starts with you seeing the truth of your brand with more clarity. With this deeper knowing, you can own the power of your brand in powerful and impactful ways that both energize you / your team as well as your intended audience.
Our business and brand is so much more than the product or services we are offering – because there are hearts and humans behind it. When we omit important pieces of what makes our brand unique - including the history and evolution of it - we are leaving important parts of its DNA on the table, and likely dulling what should be vibrant, alive and ever-evolving.
Discover a new way to see the magic of the brand you have built to date and discover how you can ignite a whole new trajectory of growth. Come away inspired and thinking differently about how you can tell your brand story across mediums.
TAKEAWAYS
- Have a better understanding of how you can integrate your brands history / path
- Uncover what you may be hiding about your brand that needs to come forward
- Learn a new framework for understanding the essence of your brand
PODCAST GUEST / PANELIST: The Intersection of Personal Growth and Professional Breakthroughs
EXAMPLES: Podcast Interviews: https://toscadimatteo.com/media/
AS A GUEST:
Tosca is a dynamic guest with powerful messaging to help audiences unlock deeper awareness of how you hold yourself back, and provide the actionable tools and tips to become your own best friend. Tosca is a thought leader on topics that are at the intersection of personal growth and professional breakthroughs, such as inner critics, boundaries, influencing change and personal branding. She prides herself on being a heart-centered guest that is generous with her hosts.
Tosca has a breadth of experience and wisdom to share with 25+ years in Corporate America, 5+ years as an entrepreneur, a published author and avid blogger, countless hours coaching ambitious professionals, and a successful track record of inspiring keynote talks. As a trained marketer, she is able to tailor her messages for relevance with your podcast audience and support your efforts to deepen your relationship with the community you have nurtured.