Maria Garai

I deliver keynotes and hands-on workshops for companies, leadership teams, and events on AI applied to work, productivity with Claude, vibe coding for non-technical professionals, and entrepreneurial mindset for corporate-to-founder transitions.

My specialty is making complex AI concepts immediately actionable, teams leave with tools they can use from day one. Available in English and Spanish.

I advise early-stage founders with corporate backgrounds and startups on three areas: offer design and go-to-market strategy, building a digital presence that generates inbound clients (LinkedIn + Substack), and implementing AI systems to operate lean.

I've supported 20+ ex-corporate founders in launching and validating their consulting and service businesses. Available for advisory retainers, strategy sessions, and fractional engagements.

Joined as an early hire at a €2M-funded impact tech startup with the mandate to build the commercial function from zero.

Designed and implemented the go-to-market strategy, led a team of 5, and ran the full sales cycle from initial outreach and validation calls through to close.

Grew the client base from 0 to 12 clients within 6 months.

Also led the digitalization and professionalization of the sales funnel and commercial processes to support investor readiness and scale.