David Art Wales. Founder, Ministry of Culture, New York
I've hired Mara many times to oversee every aspect of complex research projects, from pre-prod to production, all the way through to post and presenting the deliverable to the client. In other words, from soup to nuts. Many of these projects required her to travel with a small crew to multiple cities within the US, troubleshooting production problems as they arose, and each time she's delivered beyond my expectations. She's thorough, reliable, and always on-point.
Tracy Grandstaff. Senior VP, Programming, NBC, Los Angeles
"Mara is one of the most inventive, clever, creative minds in the business. She knows how to direct and inspire her team and always manages to maintain her cool in the most challenging circumstances. She's a fabulous collaborator and total original."
Mary Coustas. Acclaimed comedienne, best-selling author, Sydney
"Mara’s unique voice and cut-through is what all creatives and brands aspire to.
Her ability to problem solve, seek out a better way forward and bring her heart and humour to every idea made her the perfect collaborator for me. Mara is an invaluable asset to anyone that has the privilege of working with her.
Two very enthusiastic thumbs up to the marvellous Ms Marich."
Trevor Sumner. CEO, Perch Interactive, New York
"Mara is a brand and style guru who understands the importance of the emotional connection that your customers have with your business. With a keen eye for style, she deserves all the numerous awards she has received. From big brands to emerging start-ups, Mara is a great person to force you to closely examine exactly what your company is, what your company stands for, and how to communicate that to the market."
Nicole Bondoc. Director of Strategic Marketing, Overstock.com, Salt Lake City
"Mara is a true professional. She brings knowledge,expertise and hard work to each and every project. She is articulate, personable and has extraodinary mediating and people skills. She is a joy to work with."
Travis Granfar. CEO, Licious Media, New York / Barcelona
Mara is a gifted communicator and creative who understands the business of advertising inside out.
As a producer she has the rare ability to execute while keeping everyone happy and can handle the most prickly challenges with grace.
A big thinker with versatile skills, she’s an asset on any creative team
Dr. Gerry Kraines. Chairman & CEO, The Levinson Institute. Faculty member of Harvard Medical School
“We hired Mara to manage our 45 year old company's rebranding initiative. She was very disciplined and insightful in understanding our history, our products and services, our customers and our intentions for the future. She was prompt, professional, and responsive at all times, even when we needed to take a few steps back before going forward. She is expert at framing messaging and in bringing into our planning people from her extensive network of designers, social media experts, etc.
We are extremely pleased with the outcome of the rebranding and highly recommend Mara's services to anyone who wants to create a strong, relevant brand."
George Betsis. Founder, We Collective, international
Mara is a creative tour de force. A modern day renaissance woman with world-class capacities. She is current making an invaluable contribution to our team across multiple aspects of the re-branding and re-positioning of Western Sydney University. As an insightful strategist, wonderful writer, content creator and digital thinker, informed by her experience as a TV producer and director. I suspect she is in fact not one person but 3 talented identical triplets who seamlessly jump in and produce amazing work in tandem. There really is no other rational explanation for the quality and quantity of what Mara delivers with speed and complete professionalism.
Kathy Gilles. Senior Business Development & Mktg. Manager, Sidley Austin LLP San Francisco
"Mara and I worked together on a video project that included ever changing deadlines and project changes, on our side. Mara is a consummate professional and handled everything beautifully. We ended up with a fantastic video that has helped bolster our business. I hope to have another opportunity to work with Mara. She is creative, smart, professional and knows how to bring out the best in everyone she works with. I highly recommend her!"
Jason Kimberley. Founder and CEO, Cool Australia, Melbourne
Working with Mara is an absolute delight. The Cool Australia animation project had a very tight budget and Mara just made it happen. Whenever we hit a roadblock alternatives were offered and solutions were quickly found.”
Fer Cabestany. Creative Services Manager, Zappos, Las Vegas
"Mara is one of the most complete professionals I've ever worked with, her knowledge and expertise on pretty much every aspect of the industry makes working with Mara such a great experience, not to mention that she is smart, fun and a great person to be around. She's creative, fast and you can tell she knows what she's doing."
John Buck. Founder, Yep Digital, Hong Kong
"If you want someone who can feel the pulse, someone who knows what's going on, talk to Mara. She's a street smart individual who has a great sense of contemporary advertising, branding, commerce and the arts. if you want to know what's happening 'now',without any fuss, look no further than Mara."