Command
Under Pressure™
Keynote Overview
When pressure rises, your people need a way to choose their next move.
A difficult conversation. A sudden change. A decision everyone is waiting for. These moments shape how people lead, how teams work together, and what happens next.
Drawing on her experience surviving the Bosnian genocide, rebuilding her life, and building an IT business, Maja Kazazic introduces Stop. Step Back. Decide., her practical framework for responding deliberately under pressure.
Through powerful storytelling and audience participation, Maja helps people recognize their reactions, examine their options, and choose actions that support the outcome they want. Your audience leaves with a shared framework they can bring into their next meeting, conversation, or consequential decision.
Key Takeaways
-
Recognize when pressure is driving an automatic reaction.
-
Use Stop. Step Back. Decide. to create space for clearer thinking.
-
Separate immediate urgency from what matters most.
-
Approach difficult conversations with greater intention.
-
Choose a response that helps the people around you think clearly and act deliberately.
Beyond
The Impossible
Keynote Overview
Help your people see possibility beyond the challenge in front of them.
When plans fall apart or progress feels out of reach, people can lose confidence in what comes next. Maja’s story invites them to reconsider what they are capable of becoming.
At 16, Maja survived a grenade explosion during the Bosnian War. After losing her leg and undergoing more than 100 surgeries, she rebuilt her life in a new country and went on to become an entrepreneur, author, and international keynote speaker.
With warmth, humor, and deeply personal storytelling, Maja explores the choices, relationships, and small steps that helped her move forward. This keynote gives your audience space to reconnect with their own strength, recognize the support around them, and find renewed determination to take their next step.
Key Takeaways
-
Recognize possibilities beyond an immediate setback.
-
Rebuild confidence through small, deliberate steps.
-
Draw strength from relationships and shared purpose.
-
Approach change with curiosity and a willingness to begin again.
-
Identify one meaningful action to move forward.
Scale Up
Blueprint
Keynote Overview
Give your people a stronger foundation for the growth they want to create.
Ambition gives people something to pursue. Building the habits, relationships, and leadership to support it takes deliberate work.
Based on her book, Scale Up Blueprint: 7 Essential Building Blocks for Unstoppable Business, Leadership, and Life, Maja connects personal growth with the everyday choices that shape organizational progress.
Drawing on her experience rebuilding her life and building a business, Maja helps audiences examine what supports their progress, where they feel stuck, and what needs attention next. Your people leave with a clearer sense of ownership and practical starting points for turning their goals into action.
Key Takeaways
-
Explore the seven building blocks and their relevance to your goals.
-
Identify where your foundation needs strengthening.
-
Recognize habits and assumptions that may be limiting progress.
-
Connect individual growth with your team’s shared goals.
-
Choose practical next steps to turn ambition into consistent action.
"She had the attendees captivated and focused from the very beginning through the end of the presentation. [She] had us all leaving feeling there isn't anything that we can't conquer in life with resolve and determination. That’s the way we like to end our meetings."
Clark Muligan
Laboratory Products Association President
"She had the room riveted with the tales of her life experience -- and how those experiences relate to our current context. She put our important work of education in context, while motivating us to do more as individuals. She tells a critical message in this time of political division."
Katy Anthes, Ph.D.
Colorado Commissioner of Education
"Her talk was extremely relevant, timely and most of all moving. Her ability to share her story with such honesty while driving home the message of empathy was incredible. We have received over the top feedback from so many attendees and her impact is being felt throughout the enterprise."
Jen Farmer
ICS, Caterpillar
"I've booked hundreds of speakers over the last 6 years and I'll tell you that Maja is the only speaker that had every singles person's attention. I looked around the room, and everyone was captivated."
Jessica Rivelli
President/CEO
"Thank you for sharing your story. I appreciate your willingness to join us for this special event. Your work to inspire people around the world is truly admirable. Keep up the good work and know that we appreciate all that you do."
Mike Fasano
Florida State Senator
"She manages to maintain a commanding presence. She is a pleasure to work with, as well – I appreciated her willingness to adjust her presentation and approach to fit our event’s broader themes. I recommend her highly, and I hope to have the opportunity to work with her again in the future."
Allyson Ensinger
Experiential Director at Octagon