🚀Accelerate Your Leadership Transition in 90 days 💥Growth Strategist for Leaders Who Care 🎯Executive & Corporate Coaching 🎯Career Coaching For Frustrated Professionals Who Want to Get Unstuck

You didn’t start your business to feel stuck, stressed or overwhelmed. You had a vision: freedom, growth and work that actually mattered. Then it got complicated. Now it feels like the business runs you, not the other way round. 

If that resonates, I got you!

I make AI simple to save you hours and sleepless nights so that you can scale with confidence. I know what I’m talking about; I’ve been in your shoes.

Who I Help

Non-technical SME owners in professional services, creative industries and impact-led businesses who want to boost growth with AI but don’t know where to start 

How We Make That Happen Together

✅ AI Training & Training Days– hands-on workshops, keynotes and training days 

✅ The AI Growth Lab (12 weeks): Flagship program with weekly calls, assignments and accountability to bake AI into your daily ops

✅ Strategy Consulting: People | Processes | Leadership – Optimise your team, streamline operations, & strengthen leadership

✅ High-Impact Team Training Days – People & culture programmes grounded in GEDI, HumanWorksX and TAWDI to lift communication, collaboration, & performance

What You Can Expect

✔ Practical, tailored strategies that work
✔ A clear, actionable plan for your business & you
✔ A trusted partner who helps you scale with confidence

Why Trust Me?

With 25+ years of experience at the highest levels of business, leadership, & strategy, I bring real-world expertise, a global perspective, & a results-driven approach.

Key Credentials:

⏩ CPD Certified AI Trainer
⏩ Triple-Accredited Professional Coach
⏩ GEDI, TAWDI & HumansWorksX Accredited  
⏩ Senior Executive Leader (Sotheby’s, $500M+ in annual sales)
⏩ Co-founder & President, Metropolitan Business Association 
⏩ Member of the Professional Speakers Association Spain

What Clients Say

"Maria’s insight made a tangible, emotional, & financial difference to the company."
— Zoe Loveday, Managing Director, SSK

"Maria’s intervention was critical in accelerating awareness around opportunities ahead, resulting in significant positive change."
— Bruno Vinciguerra, CEO, Bonhams

Beyond work? You’ll find me

🤝 Volunteering 
🌍 Relaxing in Barcelona (in front of the latest Netflix show)
🐶 Hanging out with my husband, Yann, & our jack-a-bee, Cookie

📞 If you’re ready to stop spinning & start scaling, book a call to talk about how I can support you

Your business should serve you, not consume you. 
Let’s fix that!

Not ready yet? 
👉 Get my best tips: https://askmariakelly.ck.page

Maria Kelly

CTT - Correios de Portugal

Head of Systems and Production Support

- Comunication Trainer/Coach
- International Speeker
- Finalist of the World Championship of Public Speaking 2021
- European Champion of Public Speaking 2021
- Iberian Champion of Public Speaking in 2019, 2020, and 2021
- Southern Portugal Champion of Public Speaking in 2019, 2020 and 2021

International Speaker and Communication Trainer

Mailtec

Director - Systems and Production Support

Mailtec Consultoria (former DsTs) - Grupo CTT

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Indra

Senior Analyst

CPCis

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Methodus

Programmer / Consultant

I am an experienced IT professional with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry as Director/Head of department and Project Manager.

Since 2013, I’ve been leading a department with up to 20 software engineers and related professionals, responsible for delivering different kind of softwares, applications and services and system administration.

Graduated in Information Technology from University of Minho, Mastered in Innovation Management and New Services Development from ISCTE Business School in 2016 (Diploma of Merit - graded 18 out of 20) and Post-graduated in Executive MBA from INDEG-ISCTE-IUL, I have also attended to short programs in Católica University and Oporto Business School for “Strategic Management” and “Disruptive in Digital Era” respectively.

I'm also a Communication Coach/Mentor, International Speaker and Certified Trainer, I have been helping others to improve their communication skills, whether for a specific event (pitch, presentation or speech contest) or to take their overall public speaking skills to the next level.

I have attended several speech contests, becoming the Iberian Champion of Public Speaking three times in a row -2019, 2020, and 2021, European Champion of Public in 2021 and the first Portuguese reaching the Final of the World Champion of Public Speaking in 2021 (Top 8 out of 30 000 contestants).

I'm proud member of the Toastmasters community (Lisbon MBA Toastmasters and PM Portugal Toastmasters) having served as Club President, Club Vice-President several times, Area Director supervising 4 clubs in Lisbon and Division Director (heading Toastmasters from Lisbon to Algarve), and Club Growth Director for the District 107 (Portugal, Spain, Andorra, Gibraltar, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia)

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