Maria is Founder and CEO of Oceanwise, a consulting firm that helps clients to generate business strategies, both innovative and profitable, through qualitative and quantitative market research. She is the leader of the commercial and innovation teams, working closely with them in order to integrate research insights into the formulation of customized client solutions. She has a B.A. degree in Psychology, both an Arts & Marketing and a Neuroscience & Behavior diploma, and is currently pursuing an MBA at the Berlin School of Creative Leadership and Industries. With more than 10 years of experience in consumer insights and neuromarketing, she has focused her career on customer behavior and the use of neuropsychological tools to measure emotional and unconscious responses. She has published papers on topics such as market research trends, cultural audiences’ segmentation, and the use of eye tracking to measure behavior, as well as presented as a speaker at conferences such as ESOMAR Global Qualitative, and workshops in different universities and technical schools in Mexico City.