Gloria Mayfield Banks is best described as "Energy in Motion!" She is an internationally renowned motivational speaker and sales trainer, an Elite Executive National Sales Director with Mary Kay, Inc., a communications consultant, and one of the founding partner of Charisma Factor, Inc., a corporate event planning company. Considered an expert in the fields of motivation, self-esteem, and sales training, Gloria has trained internationally in Mexico, Canada, Germany, China and Russia. She often works with children, motivating them to get a jump-start in school and in their personal lives.

Gloria is always on the go, traveling the country speaking to hundreds of people at her special event workshops. Her message is strong. She is known for her dynamic storytelling ability and uses creative humor to impact her audience. She presents her ideas and thoughts in a conversational style with confidence; yet her enthusiasm is contagious. One of her best-known workshops – "People-ality" – teaches the potency of people skills.

Gloria's personal road to success is an amazing story in itself. After graduating from Howard University, she began her professional career in the computer industry as a sales representative for IBM in Boston, Massachusetts. From there, she joined Stratus Computers as a manufacturing marketing manager. Gloria subsequently received an MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business, and she went on to work for the Harvard Business School as the Assistant Director for Admissions where she reviewed applications for prospective students. Gloria was also responsible for the solicitation of minority students and traveled across the United States describing the experience of Harvard Business School and the advantages of higher education. She also traveled to South Africa to help the school evaluate an exchange program that represented a unique opportunity for both South Africa and Harvard.

In 1988 Gloria joined Mary Kay and started her own business. That next year she set the company record for the most sales as a qualifying sales director. By 2008, her business had grown to over $24 million in retail sales and a sales team of over 8000 consultants and sales directors nationwide. Gloria has qualified for Mary Kay Pink Cadillac status for 19 years and has broken 4 company records. Currently there are 1.8 million women in Mary Kay and Gloria ranks as number seven in the United States and is the number one African-American Sales Director in the world.

Gloria's accomplishments have been recognized in many print publications over the years, including Black Enterprise, Glamour Magazine, Working Woman Magazine, and twice in Fortune Magazine. She has appeared on numerous radio and television programs, and received many awards for her accomplishments. Most recently, Gloria was honored as one of the "Outstanding Leaders in the Workplace" by the Baltimore Area YWCA. There is a Harvard Business School case study included in graduate level text books and taught to many business students nationwide named "Gloria Hilliard Mayfield at Mary Kay Cosmetics."

Gloria is married to Kenneth Banks, the founder and owner of Banks Contracting Company and Banks Development Group. Ken's current projects include the $305 million construction of the Convention Center Hotel in Baltimore and the $1 billion dollar development of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Biotech Park. Gloria and Ken share four adult children and reside in Baltimore, Maryland.