CB3 Connections

After over 25 years of helping organizations build, scale, and elevate, I founded CB3 Connections to empower female founders ready to transform growth challenges into breakthrough opportunities.

Female founders often face unique roadblocks on their business journey - from strategic uncertainty and implementation overwhelm to confidence barriers that limit their impact and income. 

The A3: Abundantly Above All Coaching Program provides the clarity, strategy, and implementation support needed to navigate these challenges with confidence and purpose.

What We Deliver:
Clear pathways for women feeling stuck not knowing where to start, how to progress or at revenue plateaus and overwhelmed by growth decisions. The program transforms confusion into confidence through proven business principles and timeless wisdom that ensure businesses build on foundations strong enough to support sustainable growth.

Client Transformations Include:
- Breaking free from revenue ceilings without sacrificing personal wellbeing
- Turning market confusion into clear, compelling positioning that attracts ideal clients
- Replacing overwhelm with efficient systems that support scaling
- Building businesses that create both profit and purpose-driven impact

The mission at CB3 Connections is simple: equipping women with strategic insight, practical tools, and the confidence needed to steward their talents effectively and create businesses that bear fruit in every season.

👉 Ready to overcome growth roadblocks and scale effectively and efficiently? Let's connect!

Founder & CEO (Chief Elevation Officer)

Helping Female Founders Build Businesses That Work for Them (Not the Other Way Around) In a private space just for you, no competing voices or distractions, where you can be as candid, vulnerable, and realize transformation at its height.

You’ve poured your heart into building your business—working tirelessly, juggling endless tasks, and doing everything you can to make it successful. And it shows.  But even the most driven entrepreneurs hit moments where they feel stuck. Maybe you’ve hit a revenue ceiling. Maybe your days are consumed by fires and never-ending tasks. Or maybe you’re just tired.  

Through the A3: Abundantly Above All Coaching Program, I work with you to move beyond hustle mode and start making bold moves that lead to real results.  This isn’t group coaching where you’re one of many. This is private coaching tailored to YOUR business challenges, YOUR goals, and YOUR next breakthrough—a place where you can be as vulnerable as needed without wondering if you’re sharing too much. This means faster breakthroughs, deeper clarity, and strategies designed specifically for YOUR success.

Here’s What You Can Accomplish in A3  
1. Clarify Your Vision:  renewed focus and confidence in where your business is headed.  
2. Craft Winning Strategies: a clear plan to grow revenue without adding chaos to your life.  
3. Build Systems That Work: freedom from being the bottleneck so your business can thrive without exhausting you.  
4. Elevate Your Leadership: stepping out of the grind and into leadership with clarity and authority.

This isn’t about working harder—it’s about working smarter and building a business that works for YOU.

Why Work With Me? For over 15 years, I’ve helped organizations uplevel their operations and achieve extraordinary growth as an advisor, consultant, and coach. I know what it takes to turn overwhelm into opportunity—and I’m here to help you do the same.

Here’s what happens when we work together:  
Revenue grows (on average by 30-50% in months), Chaos turns into clarity with systems that free up hours of your time weekly. You finally get off the hamster wheel and start leading your business instead of letting it run you.

YOU get to see measurable revenue growth, more time for what matters most, and a business that supports your life, not consumes it.

Ready for Your Breakthrough?  Apply to work with me! https://forms.gle/jps3pryNHysRZogj9

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Mario Hernandez

Turning LinkedIn into a Fundraising Engine for Nonprofits | Keynote Speaker | Investor | Husband & Father | 2 Exits |

I spent years building and scaling companies, raising investment, and developing partnerships across different industries. What I learned is that growth always comes down to one thing: relationships.

When I started working with nonprofits, I noticed something that changed my direction. Many organizations were approaching corporate partnerships as sponsorship requests rather than co-created impact. The conversation was transactional, so the funding was short term.

So now I help nonprofits secure meaningful corporate partnerships and long term funding through a relationship first strategy. I also train nonprofit consultants who want to deliver this framework with their clients.

My work at Impact Circle focuses on:
• Building partnership pipelines that are based on alignment, not pitching
• Training nonprofit teams to lead high trust conversations with corporate partners
• Helping consultants grow their visibility and revenue using a value first approach

I still build companies that create impact. I am developing Givly, an AI powered platform designed to help nonprofits increase grant success by giving teams a research and writing co pilot that understands their goals.

A few parts of my journey:
• Built and exited multiple companies
• Raised millions in investment
• Recognized by JA Worldwide for creating meaningful impact
• Reduced over one million single use plastic bottles through sustainable water systems
• International keynote speaker on social impact, partnerships, and purpose driven growth

If you believe relationships are the real engine of funding and partnership success, we are aligned.

Send me a message with the word Impact, and I will share resources we use to help teams grow sustainably.

Let’s build something meaningful.


Co-Founder & CEO

- Rethink Philanthropy. Join the first social media network dedicated to philanthropy, connecting individuals, businesses and non profits with the mission of maximizing impact for our planet. 

- Knobl's innovative campaign event manager turns your favorite everyday activities into tools for recollecting donations. Play Fortnite, listen to music on Spotify, drive your Tesla, or workout with Apple Health and turn all of these activities into philanthropic campaigns. 

- Sign up to start making a difference at http://knobl.one

- Reached $3.5M valuation in 1 year, currently fundraising in SEED round.

Here’s $7,500 worth of LinkedIn training for nonprofits.
For free.
No catch, no upsell:

Just 8 courses that show you exactly how to attract donors, sponsors, and partners on LinkedIn. 

The same system our clients use to raise thousands without cold calling.

All I ask? Tag a nonprofit leader or fundraiser in the comments so they can grow too.

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝟭: How to Pitch Your Nonprofit

👉 https://lnkd.in/gDJvE8Dg
• Craft a pitch that moves hearts and opens checkbooks
• Use storytelling to make your mission unforgettable
• Borrow my exact pitch templates used by top fundraisers

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝟮: How to Use LinkedIn to Attract Corporate Donors

👉 https://lnkd.in/gdUKhsXT
• Build a corporate partnership pipeline from scratch
• Turn connections into recurring sponsors
• Learn the message frameworks that win attention and funding

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝟯: Optimize Your Profile to Become Fundable

👉 https://lnkd.in/gjU8NPKF
• Transform your profile into a magnet for donors and partners
• Use credibility cues that trigger trust
• Get found by decision-makers looking to fund causes like yours

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝟰: 16-Minute Breakdown of a Nonprofit’s Personal Brand

👉 https://lnkd.in/gcW7rk_h
• Watch a live teardown of a nonprofit leader’s profile
• Learn the quick wins that boost visibility overnight
• Discover how branding drives donations

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝟱: How to Use LinkedIn’s Search Function

👉 https://lnkd.in/gwUK-bem
• Find hidden corporate donors and aligned partners
• Use advanced filters to locate decision-makers
• Build a warm lead list in minutes

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝟲: From Zero to 100 Direct Messages

👉 https://lnkd.in/gKepVRau
• Go from invisible to in-demand
• Use my exact outreach scripts that drive replies
• Turn conversations into funding opportunities

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝟳: Brainstorm Nonprofit Content with AI

👉 https://lnkd.in/gK5297Jw
• Never run out of post ideas again
• Use AI prompts built for nonprofit storytelling
• Spark engagement from donors and sponsors daily

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝟴: Your Own Nonprofit LinkedIn Content GPT

👉 https://lnkd.in/gpwPJivT
• Generate scroll-stopping posts instantly
• Customize your voice and mission tone
• Create consistent, high-impact content in minutes

Total value: $7,500+
Your investment: $0

Why am I giving this away?

Because too many nonprofits are doing incredible work… but staying invisible.

These are full trainings and the same strategies that helped leaders raise $30,000+ in weeks.

When your mission wins, the world wins.

P.S. Yes, this is real. Yes, it’s free. No, there’s no catch.

I work with nonprofits in high-touch programs, this is how I give back to the sector that gives so much.

With purpose and impact, Mario

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Many nonprofits lose 6-figure deals because they say 1 sentence the wrong way (here are 5 shifts that fix it fast): 

You did everything right. Built trust. Earned the meeting.
And now… you’re at the ask.

This is where most nonprofits lose the deal 
Not because of the budget.
But because of a sentence.

The wrong words at the wrong time can quietly kill what could’ve been a 6-figure, multi-year collaboration.

Here are 5 sentence-level shifts that make the difference:

1. “We’d be honored by your support.”
❌ Sounds like charity.
✅ Say instead: “We built this with leaders like you in mind.”


2. “We’re hoping you’ll consider a gift.”
❌ Hope = hesitation.
✅ Say: “We’re aligning with partners driving systemic change.”


3. “This donation will help us continue our work.”
❌ Vague. No stakes.
✅ Try: “Here’s what your partnership will create in 12 months and who it’ll impact.”


4. “Can we count on your generosity?”
❌ Passive.
✅ Use: “We’d like to co-design a high-impact initiative you’re proud to champion.”


5. “Any amount helps.”
❌ Minimizes the value of the opportunity.
✅ Flip it: “We only partner when the impact matches the investment.”


The ask isn’t the problem.
The framing is.

You don’t close major funding by sounding grateful.

You close it by sounding aligned.

If you’re ready to start landing major, multi-year partnerships, drop “partnerships” in the comments and connect with me.

I’ll send you a free resource our clients are using to build a pipeline of ideal partners on LinkedIn. 

With purpose and impact, Mario

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