Maria works with individuals and select teams in high-responsibility, high-visibility roles. Her focus areas include performance optimization, strategic clarity, physiological and emotional regulation under pressure, and sustained execution. Her work also addresses the human dimension of performance, including interpersonal dynamics, leadership relationships, and the identification and management of layered stressors that can interfere with decision-making and output. She consults with individuals and select teams seeking to strengthen cognitive performance while maintaining long-term stability in demanding roles.
Maria advises executives and decision-makers operating in high-stakes environments. Her work centers on strengthening clarity, emotional regulation, strategic thinking, and sustained execution. She works with individuals and select teams to support consistent high-level output while maintaining long-term stability.
She is the author of performance-focused books and applied frameworks that translate evidence-based psychology into structured, practical systems used across sports, business, and creative industries.
As an entrepreneur, Maria has founded and advised performance-focused digital platforms and applied psychology initiatives across sports, esports, and entertainment. Her advisory work extends beyond individual performance into organizational design, helping embed cognitive resilience, physiological regulation, and execution frameworks within leadership teams and performance-driven environments.
Maria has founded and led performance-focused initiatives across digital platforms, publishing, advisory ecosystems, and competitive esports environments. She is the author of Mental Training for Soccer and Entrenamiento Mental para Jugar al Fútbol, and the founder of the Thank You, You Made My Day community and the Optimalist Pro platform. Her advisory work in esports and performance-driven organizations focuses on cognitive performance and mind-body integration.
Maria began her career in sports medicine, working with Argentine and Italian Olympic athletes in Rome. Her clinical training informed her transition into applied performance psychology, where she focused on cognitive training, resilience, and physiological regulation under pressure. She integrates heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback and nervous system-based performance strategies into her work, drawing from both medical training and applied behavioral science.
Prior to her work in applied psychology, Maria worked in the music industry as a label manager at Universal Music and later served as a consultant to 5020 Records (Sony Music Entertainment).
Her time in the industry exposed her to high-pressure creative environments where performance, visibility, and decision-making intersect daily.
M.A. in Applied Psychology, New York University, USA
Medical Degree, Universidad del Salvador, Argentina
Maria is the founder of “Thanks, You Made My Day,” an online community focused on encouraging constructive dialogue and everyday resilience. She also supports equine-assisted therapeutic riding programs and initiatives that promote access to mental skills training for young athletes. These initiatives reflect her broader commitment to applying performance psychology principles beyond executive and professional settings.
Magazines/Newspapers/Web Links:
Books:
Graphic Tales From A Manic Mind, Irma Bravo↗
Revolucion Senior, Sebastián Campanario↗
TV:
AMC (Spanish TV)
Radio:
Radio Nacional (Argentina)
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