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“skillfully integrates writing with design”
“top-notch design leader and a professional” |
Maya is the type of design leader you want in your organization. She doesn’t just design things to make them look good. She asks hard questions and thinks about how elements work in a larger system. Most importantly, Maya uses visual design as a communication lever in junction with her outstanding writing skills. Many designers create visuals without thinking about the copy that goes with it, or they miss how visuals can work with writing to create more effective communication. But Maya is keenly aware of the context in which a design will be consumed, and skillfully integrates writing with design to express ideas. Paired with her ability to think critically about any problem, this combination of skills is exactly what sets Maya apart as a top-notch design leader and a professional. If you’re lucky, you’ll get to work with her and see for yourself.
Wes Kao, Executive Director of Seth Godin’s altMBA |
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“keeps her promises and regularly brings good ideas”
“a good human being” |
If your idea needs to be heard, you know how important it is to communicate in ways that reach and resonate. This is Maya’s specialty. We worked together building Seth Godin’s Marketing Seminar. She crafted copy and designs for the launch which persuaded students to enroll and made us look good in the process. She managed a community of thousands of students with empathy, and helped people articulate their ideas. She’s a consummate professional who keeps her promises and regularly brings good ideas to the table. As an Ivy League trained researcher and writer she brings strong critical thinking skills and insightful questions to every interaction. Beyond all of that she’s a good human being, the kind of person you’d be lucky to spend time with.
Alex Peck, Creative Director at Seth Godin Productions |
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“There’s no brand strategist or designer I would recommend more highly”
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We called Maya in to build our brand from the ground up. We’ve been in business for over 8 years and are a multi-seven figure company, but never felt comfortable trusting our flagship brand with anyone before her. Maya worked with us from the earliest stages, from listening to our goals and values, to researching our audience and their needs, all the way to the subtlest details of our the final design assets and their presentation and delivery to our worldwide audience. There’s no brand strategist or designer I would recommend more highly for anyone looking to create a world-class brand identity.
Tiago Forte, Founder of Building A Second Brain and Forte Labs |
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“incredible ability to quickly comprehend…and communicate”
“an absolute delight” |
It’s rare that you come across a teammate as multi-talented as Maya. Her perfect combination of design and writing skills give her an incredible ability to quickly comprehend the rationale behind visual systems elements and usage principles, and to communicate those creative concepts clearly and illustratively.
Maya is also an absolute delight to work with. She is kind, open, and considerate. Her questions are always thoughtful and show how much she quickly comprehends. Her judgement is impeccable. Everyone who has worked with Maya directly from my company comes back to me with compliments and requests to work with her again. I’m confident that any company would be strengthened by bringing Maya onboard. She’s earned my highest recommendation. Hannah House, Director of Implementation at Landor |
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“extremely creative and equally strategic and analytical”
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Maya is one of those rare professionals that is extremely creative and equally strategic and analytical. She has a unique ability to actively listen, probe in instances of ambiguousness and then be able to play back what she heard in an articulate and succinct way—it’s artful. I have been so fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Maya on several projects. In all instances she was such a strong, reliable teammate. I would highly recommend Maya to all.
Lisbet Gutierrez, Head of Client Services at Landor |
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“the perfect balance of strategic thinking and artistry”
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Maya is great to work with on many levels, and is just an impressive, interesting person in general. She is creative, organized, responsive, and professional. Her work reflects the perfect balance of strategic thinking and artistry, with clear rationales for every design decision.
At the Academy of Sciences, Maya was well respected and well liked, and her work was consistently in high demand. She would be an invaluable asset on any team. Jennifer Teu, Project Manager at California Academy of Sciences |
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“can bring your vision to life”
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Maya is the kind of designer that gives the creator confidence because she can bring your vision to life. I have worked with many designers before. What makes Maya different is she asks deep, thoughtful, probing questions to get what’s inside of me out. There is a shift she creates where I stop telling her what I want and start expressing a bigger vision. She has a rare and unique ability to combine words with graphics. Another unique thing she has done, and taught me to do, is to design with the context of where the piece will be presented. Seems simple. It is profound. That is Maya. She is an artist. She causes me to think up new projects so that I can work with her again.
Hayim Mizrachi, President, Principal, and Broker at MDL Group |
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“a wonderful collaborator…going above and beyond in every way”
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Maya is an insightful designer and a wonderful collaborator. Her complex design for The End of Storytelling elevated the content and created a visual conversation throughout the book that reflected both the philosophical and practical contents beautifully. I especially appreciated her ability to translate feedback into a brilliant design, and do it all with a positive spirit. Maya is delightful, creative, knowledgeable, and professional—going above and beyond in every way and never missing a deadline. If you get the chance to work with Maya, do not hesitate!
Stephanie Riggs, Director of Experiential at Refinery29 and former Disney Imagineer |
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“consistently demonstrated creative thinking”
“a great teammate” |
I had the pleasure of working with Maya at The Nature Conservancy where she consistently demonstrated creative thinking and a dedication to the global communications team’s work to support priority conservation programs. Maya is passionate about producing effective communications, and it shows not only in the enthusiasm she brings to the creative process, but also in her ability to integrate graphics with writing. More than simply bringing design elements into view as an afterthought, Maya sees the possibility to make them central to connecting with audiences. Her writing is strong, and she is able to craft language that is engaging and thought provoking. Maya is a great teammate—someone very capable of supporting a team, as well as contributing to it as an emerging leader.
Scott Anderson, Deputy Director of Global Communications at The Nature Conservancy |
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“your content will stand out and speak meaningfully”
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Maya’s keen design eye and scientific background allow her to distill complex information into clean, compelling visuals. Coupled with her writing skills, she brings great creative energy and sophistication to projects. Maya instills confidence that your content will stand out and speak meaningfully to target audiences. She’s an innovator, a sharp listener, a problem solver and one of the most present (and admirably curious) professionals I’ve been lucky to know.
Divina Baratta, Senior Project Manager at The Nature Conservancy |
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“reliable, organized…brilliant”
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I thought I was a good writer and editor until I met Maya. She is truly a top performer. She combines relentless inquiry and attention to detail with a unique, engaging and playful voice to produce work that is interesting and incisive. Extremely sensitive and perceptive, she quickly grasps the nuances of new ideas. She’s able to get right to the heart of an argument and I’ve seen her edits and contributions drastically elevate written and design content of all types. As an employee and team member, she’s reliable, organized, positive and helpful. Maya is brilliant, I recommend her and would work with her again anytime!
Irene Malatesta, Director of Marketing at LifeDojo Corporate Wellness |
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“gracious empathy…attention to detail”
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Throughout my career in book publishing I’ve had the privilege of collaborating with countless editors. Maya has the strength of character that’s required to steer the arc of someone else’s story. The gracious empathy that’s needed to quietly support the voice of another. The depth of knowledge about the very nature of language, and an unyielding attention to detail in sculpting it. The boundless curiosity that allows an editor to effortlessly step into genuine excitement about any topic. Great editors are authors, advocates, strategists, coaches, therapists and theorists. They shoulder these roles, and more, as though they were weightless. Maya has all of the qualities described above in spades.
Brian LaRossa, Design Director at Scholastic Books |
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“really talented”
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Maya is a really talented graphic designer and story teller. She did a great job for Kurbo and I would highly recommend her.
Joanna Strober, Founder and CEO of Kurbo Health |
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