Founder profile · 2026
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The story of rebuilding in Dubai and turning a fresh start into a business.
Read the storySpeaking · Interviews · PartnershipsA lived story.
A lived story.
A useful perspective.
Camera Confidence & Visual Presence Expert
Creator of The Mirror Method
She speaks about camera confidence, building a public presence, women’s reinvention and turning personal experience into a business.
Selected media & public appearances
In the conversation.
Founder stories, camera expertise and public appearances.
Expert commentary
HAYA
Mariana shares her perspective on photographs, expression and posing.
Read the story
Radio appearance
Talk 100.3
A conversation beyond the photographs. Selected archive imagery is included in the media kit.
View media kitSama Dubai TV
Selected fashion and modelling appearances on the television programme.
Speaking & moderationConversations that
01 02 03 04
Conversations that
stay with the room.
From a women’s leadership event to a founder conversation, Mariana brings a personal story with practical relevance to how people present themselves today.
Camera confidence is a business skill.
Why the way we appear in photographs and video matters for founders, speakers and professional visibility.
When the answer is no, find another way.
Building a self-made modelling career after motherhood and agency rejection.
Beginning again, on your own terms.
Motherhood, divorce, reinvention and the work of rebuilding a life and a business.
From personal experience to a platform.
How the camera became a method, an experience and a media project around women’s stories.
Brands & partnershipsCreate a story
Create a story
people can see themselves in.
For brands whose world connects naturally with beauty, style, women’s stories and public presence. We begin with the fit, the story and the audience — then shape the format together.
- 01The Mirror Project
Story-led integrations, a branded episode or an experience within the filmed series, subject to creative fit.
- 02Content & experiences
Selected campaigns, branded experiences and creative collaborations shaped around your audience.
- 03Events & community
Hosting, moderation, appearances and considered activations with Mariana and her community.
Selected modelling and commercial work. These projects are shown as Mariana’s portfolio.
Choose the right conversation
What are you planning?
A stage.
Keynote, panel, moderation or a private company event. Tell us who will be in the room.
A conversation.
A podcast, interview or editorial story. Share your angle, audience and timing.
A collaboration.
A campaign, branded experience or partnership with The Mirror. Send a short brief.
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