I’m Maria, a brand strategist and designer (ex-Deloitte Digital/Doblin and ZS Associates) with a deep passion for crafting identities that resonate. With over seven years of experience leading multi-disciplinary teams, I translate complexity into clarity—building brands, products, and experiences that are both strategic and deeply human.
Beyond my work in design and strategy, I’m a proudly dual-certified death doula and educator, dedicated to reshaping how we approach conscious and compassionate death care. I believe that the more present we can be with death, the more present we can be in life.
Outside of work, you’ll find me practicing yoga, exploring new places, deep in a podcast rabbit hole, or sipping green tea.
Currently reading:
The Undying: Pain, vulnerability, mortality, medicine, art, time, dreams, data, exhaustion, cancer, and care | Anne Boyer
Currently listening:
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of the Trauma | Bessel van der Kolk, MD
Just finished:
Non-Violent Communication: A Language of Life | Marshall B. Rosenberg, PhD
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones | James Clear
Sometimes it’s hard to talk about ourselves…here are some words that my friends (+ my therapist) have used to describe me:
Empathetic // Self-aware // Nurturing // Caretaking // Altruistuc
Also, here’s a very long video of what my friends say about me…