Marci Shimoff is a popular author, transformational instructor, and expert on happiness, success, and unconditional love who has written for the New York Times.

Marci Shimoff: Bio, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity

The popular author, Marci Shimoff was born on February 3, 1958, in Los Angeles, California. She is 64 years old and was born in a Jewish family. Unfortunately, no information on Marci’s family is available. She holds an MBA from UCLA and is a certified stress management consultant. Shimoff is also a founding member and board member of the Transformative Leadership Council, an organization comprised of 100 great transformative leaders.

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Through her books and presentations, Marci’s message has touched the hearts and refreshed the spirits of millions of people all over the world. She is dedicated to assisting others in achieving greater power and joy.

During the previous 18 years, the helpful lady has given seminars and keynote talks on self-esteem, stress management, communication skills, and peak performance to a variety of businesses, professional and charitable organizations, and women’s organizations. She has worked at AT&T, GM, Sears, Amoco, and Bristol-Myers Squibb as a top-rated trainer.

All about Marci Shimoff’s Career

Marci Shimoff is the author of the New York Times best-selling book Happy for No Reason. Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul and Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul, both part of the bestselling ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’ series, were both co-written by her. Two of her international blockbusters are Happy for No Reason and Love for No Reason.

Shimoff is also the host of the PBS television show Happy for No Reason and an instructor in the international film and book sensation The Secret. Her narration was featured in the award-winning film Happy.

The lovely lady lectures on happiness, success, empowerment, and unconditional love to Fortune 500 companies, professional and non-profit organizations, women’s clubs, and audiences all over the world. Marci is now teaching a one-year mentorship program called Your Year of Miracles. Her introductory talk was attended by almost 200,000 people.

Net Worth and Salary

Co-authoring six Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul volumes, the author is also the female face of history’s most major self-help book sensation. With more than 16 million books sold worldwide in 33 languages, she is one of the best-selling female nonfiction authors. Marci is said to have amassed a net worth of $1.2 million as of today, according to sources.

Relationship Status: Divorced?

Marci Shimoff is a happily married woman with two children. Sergio Baroni, her beloved spouse, tied the knot. It’s unclear whether this was a love marriage or a planned one. In Madurai, the couple exchanged vows in 2006. This year marks the 16th anniversary of their marriage.

In Indian tradition, the lovers married. As part of her rejuvenation, the author and her husband recited their wedding vows at a small, rural temple near Madurai. “For us, getting married in India was a kind of premonition.” In a prior life, I had the sensation that we were married here. Marci explains, “We have Hindu names like Meenakshi and Shiva.” Their children are still not mentioned in any depth.