Our Team

Dame Maria Simone is a transformational business and funding strategist, investor, speaker, author, philanthropist, executive producer, serial entrepreneur, heart-centered visionary, and consummate dealmaker. She is the co-founder of ZenMoose Capital, a Social Impact Fund that uses a pioneering approach to regenerative capital and invests in entities that have the potential to be highly impactful AND highly profitable. This includes film and TV shows, content distribution channels, online digital platforms, real estate and media-related technologies.

The ZenMoose Capital portfolio currently includes a number of innovative companies ranging from media, technology, to real estate. One company in the portfolio is SmartMoose www.smartmoose.com, the world’s most secure, unhackable NFT and is the global standard for celebrities, fine art and corporate brands. Another company is United Tiny Homes www.UnitedTinyHomes.com which not only provides an affordable housing solution to the national housing crisis, but also creates lucrative income streams for homeowners and real estate investors. Since inception in 2021, United Tiny Homes has experienced 30X growth. The portfolio also includes a charity makeover TV show called Operation: Impact, which provides an opportunity for charities to not only receive national exposure on network TV, but also inspires people to “do something good”.

Maria began her business journey in the corporate world as a manager for multi-million-dollar healthcare provider accounts with Fortune 500 companies. She has served on advisory panels to organizations such as J&J, Ortho Biotech, The American Cancer Society, and Celerion. She also co-authored Pharmacy Statutes for the State of Arizona, which are still in use today.

Since retiring from a successful career in pharmacy and home health, she has founded and served as CEO of a number of businesses in retail, technology, services, fashion, and real estate investing. Maria grew her first retail business from a single location into a chain of successful stores, multiplied her income over 1000% in the first year, and sold it for a profit the following year. She has supported the raising of almost $50 million in funding for multiple projects, and has created many millions in revenue.

Maria founded Passion To Prosperity International, a business development firm that helps entrepreneurs use their business as a force for good on the planet. Maria has provided consultation services in the areas of funding, sales, and marketing to organizations such as; CEO Space International, The National Business Experts, Don Miguel Ruiz and Les Brown Enterprises. She won a Telly Award for her work in the entertainment industry. Maria’s Enlightened Business Building Systems, and online and live programs have helped thousands of entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life with effective, conscious business models.

She is the Author of Passion To Prosperity: Instant Ways To Profit From Your Skills and Talents, and upcoming new releases Relax, The Money Hasn’t Left the Planet and Love Yourself Rich. Maria has been featured in Success Magazine, with appearances on ABC and Fox TV. She was Knighted DAME by the Orthodox Order of St. John, and is a Founding Member of the Association of Transformational Leaders (ATL).