AI can’t align and inspire your team, but YOU can!
Learn Strategic UX skills with Mia.
Training for you
Build the skills AI can’t replace, and propel your team and your career forward! 🚀
Impactful Presentations
LIVE, INTERACTIVE MASTERCLASSES
Not sure how to make your presentations memorable and your ideas stick?
✓ Learn how to capture people's attention from the start, build your audience’s empathy for your users, and how to incorporate storytelling.
✓ Finish the Masterclass with a better idea of how to improve your presentation visuals/decks and your skills.
✓ Engaging, interactive and highly-focused training session.
✓ Perfect for you if: you need to present design ideas, research insights and findings or data compellingly and persuasively.
*This is not a training on how to use AI. We might touch upon it, but briefly.
Workshop Facilitation
LIVE, HANDS-ON TRAININGS
Feeling everyone in your team is pushing in different directions, and the project is going nowhere?
✓ Learn how to incorporate collaborative sessions and mini-workshops to build alignment and momentum.
✓ Finish each week with a set of new activities and skills you can start applying right away.
✓ Hands-on and highly practical (no fluff, only what really matters).
✓ Perfect for you if: you are new to facilitation or have just a bit of experience facilitating (and want to sharpen your skills and add a few new, fresh ideas to your toolkit).
*This is not a training on how to use AI. We might touch upon it, but briefly.
“Mia creates a space where learning feels fun and approachable. I loved that her sessions were well-structured, with clearly organized resources that provided clarity from start to finish.”
Mahalakshmi Nataraj, UI/UX Designer (trainee).
Enspirit, India.
Why learn Strategic UX skills?
🚀 To build your journey towards leadership, by facilitating effective collaboration, alignment and decision making.
🤝 To amplify your impact, by building stronger relationship with your colleagues, stakeholders and clients.
🎯 To get results and speed up innovation, with goal-oriented, structured and highly collaborative approaches (processes you can repeat or adapt according to your needs).
🔑 To open the door to new opportunities and bring joy back to your practice!
According to Forbes productivity increases “by up to 25% when team members feel connected and aligned.”To create a strong culture of innovation and collaboration strategic “soft” skills are essential for Product Designers, UX Researchers, and PMs.
Training for your Team
Bespoke training
IN-COMPANY,
TAILORED TEAM TRAINING
Misalignment and skill gaps?
Upskill your team and maximise productivity!
✓ Streamline your processes and speed up innovation, while fostering team-building.
✓ Customized lessons, live practice, team reflection, and feedback.
✓ Perfect for: teams with diverse backgrounds, working in a hybrid or remote setting.
“I had the chance to participate in an in-company training program, and it was an excellent experience!
The approach combined theory, group reflection, and practice, enabling each team member to facilitate a specific dynamic.”
Pía Santiñaque, UX Studio Leader (client, trainee).
Switch Software, Uruguay.
Meet your trainer!
Hi, this is Mia! I'm the founder of Ahoy Innovation.
As a UX and design professional, I have over 15 years of experience helping teams create and improve digital products, from growing startups to global companies like Google, Verizon, Enterprise, and Mastercard.
Why did I choose“Ahoy Innovation” for the name of my company?
"Ahoy" means "Hi!" and is the greeting of sailors. The nautical analogy reflects the challenges of working in Innovation, which can sometimes feel like being on a ship sailing a very rough sea. The work itself is challenging, and so are our career paths.
This last part is key: in the ever-changing world of technology, knowledge empowers you, boosts your confidence and opens up new opportunities.
I want to help you set your own course and design a work-life you enjoy.
Ready to take the wheel?
Join me in one of our trainings!
Values, beliefs and one thing that energize me:
🤍 Curiosity, creativity, respect, and kindness.
🤓 Learning should be fun, easy, and relevant (only then we will remember and use it). We learn by doing, observing and reflecting, and imitating.
🎮 The surprise and "aha!" moment when you connect the dots or "unlock the next level" (like in video games).
Why choose Mia?
Over the past few years I had the chance to learn from top players in the industry (NNg, General Assembly, IDEO-U, Trinity College Dublin), and to work with some of the biggest global companies.
I’ve collaborated with Product teams creating solutions for:
Kind words from colleagues & clients
“Mia is a multi-talented Product and UX team's secret weapon. My greatest advice to any organization is to include her early and often.”
Kirstie McLatchie
Senior Director, Product Manager
Deem @ Enterprise
“Mia has a remarkable ability to bring people together, driving innovation and fostering collaboration wherever she goes.”
April Durrett
Global Head of Experience Design
Verizon Connect, Ireland
Training with Mia was great. I learnt a lot in our sessions, and now I'm applying all of it to my projects.
It's so amazing how she simplifies complex topics!
Once again, thank you very much for teaching us, Mia!
Syed Abrar Ali
UX/UI DesignerIt was a pleasure working with Mia. She is an exceptionally skilled visual communicator and speaker.
She expertly adapts content and incorporates engaging, workshop-style activities tailored to her audience and stakeholders.
This active engagement keeps everyone interested and makes learning and retaining new information much easier.
Felipe Almeida
Lead Experience DesignerIt was one of the best workshops I’ve been involved in. The strict adherence to time meant we didn’t have endless discussions about some details that aren’t really all that relevant.
Everyone got involved instead of just 2 or 3 people dominating the conversation.
I’m 100% onboard with this format.
Christopher La Pat
Senior iOS DeveloperWorkshops were results driven, cross-functional, valuable and FUN.
In fact, Mia brings fun and joy to all of her work, making it a pleasure to work with her.
Liam O’Connor
Research ManagerThe team building session was brilliant! So enjoyable. It was light hearted but also very eye opening because people were very honest and open about what they shared.
Michelle McNicholas
Senior UX DesignerShe’s been an absolute pleasure to work with, always focused on collaboration and clear communication.
Daniel Alb
Head of UXThank you so much Mia! Honestly I love all your ideas it genuinely gets me excited about the workshop.
Colin Smith
Lead UX Researcher I would highly recommend Mia to any organization that needs help understanding how to help their users or how to facilitate internal workshops and learning.
Frank MacNamara
Product Manager Gracias Mía por tu calidez, claridad y experiencia. Nos quedamos con muchas ganas de seguir profundizando! 🙌
Pía Santiñaque
UX Studio LeaderHey Mia - Just wanted to say you’re doing a fantastic job with this workshops. It’s been needed forever and I think we will be in a much better situation after this sessions.
Sean Hensman
Director of Engineering