Midlife Matters: Rosanna Tufts (Midlife Dialogues Series)

Although technically a motivational speaker, Rosanna E. Tufts prefers to think of herself as a “Catalytic Converter,” because she likes to be a catalyst for change in people’s lives - “and since catalytic converters are made with platinum, the title implies Wealth!

She earned an M.M. in Music History from Peabody Conservatory. A soprano, she’s had a long career in classical music and musical theatre, including roles like Cunegonde (Candide), Celia (Iolanthe), Josephine (HMS Pinafore), Adele (Die Fledermaus), Papagena (The Magic Flute), Lalume (Kismet), Amahl (Amahl and the Night Visitors), and the Rector (creating the role in According To Us, an original musical she co-wrote). She is also the composer of The Passion of Persephone, “the world’s first Bondage-and-Discipline Rock Opera.

Rosanna also had a 12 -year career as a Certified Compensation Professional in Human Resources. When her husband proceeded to leap at (and fail at) almost every conceivable “business opportunity,” the result was her first book, Don’t Start a Business without ME! and a new career with OZ-Some Success! based upon her popular seminar that uses the archetypes of the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion to achieve anything you want in life. Her book is available at www.DontStartABusinessWithoutMe.com, and excerpts from The Passion of Persephone can be found at www.myspace.com/passionofpersephonerockopera.

Her blog is at http://ozsomesuccess.wordpress.com. She offers more advanced entrepreneurial training through the Prosperity Alliance at www.RosannasInnerCircle.com.