Austin, Texas

Your success is our success.

A strategy and operations firm for the organizations shaping energy, water, and what comes next. We help you run smoothly, grow, and deliver on what matters.

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Who we are

Think of us as your trusted advisor and secret advantage.

Whatever the goal

From day-to-day operations to big-picture strategy, we team up with you to build ideas, find solutions, and solve problems, whatever your organization is working toward.

However you need us

Whether you want a short-term partner or long-term support, we deliver quality work on time and within budget, and treat your organization like our own.

What we do

The expertise and support your organization needs.

Four pillars, one partner.

01

Association management

Governance, membership, and the communications and operations that keep a trade or member association running, from board support to member portals like Higher Logic.

02

Program services & implementation

We stand up committees, coordinate the day-to-day, and manage the details so your team can stay focused on the mission and the members.

03

Meetings, conferences & events

From speakers and contracts to registration, logistics, and on-site production, we handle the details that make events memorable.

04

Small business support

Everyday operations, organizational development, and continuity planning, so you can spend your energy on growth instead of admin.

How we work

Four steps, one experience, from first call to steady state.

01 — Listen

We learn how you work.

Before we change anything, we sit with your team and map how things run today, where time gets lost, and what you are actually trying to reach.

02 — Shape

We build the plan.

We turn what we heard into a clear path: the strategy, the structure, and the priorities, sized to your budget and your timeline.

03 — Build

We do the work.

Portals, programs, events, communications, operations. We set it up and run it, so your team stays focused on impact instead of logistics.

04 — Run

We stay in it with you.

We keep the moving pieces on track and adjust as you grow, as a short-term partner or a long-term extension of your team.

Where we work

Based in Austin. We go where you need us.

Texas is home, but the work travels. We partner with organizations across the country and show up wherever we're needed.

Home base — Austin, TX Some places we've worked
Austin, TX San Juan, PR
Are we a fit?

Let's see how we'd help.

What kind of organization are you?
What do you need most right now?
How long do you see us working together?

Sounds like a fit.

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The team

Not your typical consulting firm.

Deep expertise, real enthusiasm, and a team that treats your organization like our own.

Samantha Robledo

Samantha Robledo

President & CEO

Sam sets the direction for the firm, drawing on years in communications and organizational leadership to shape how Maven works with every client.

Mary Mitchell

Mary Mitchell

Vice President

Mary is Maven's problem-solver, moving between communications, business management, and whatever tangle a client brings, until she finds a way through.

Kate Anderson

Kate Anderson

Account Director

Kate runs point on her accounts, the steady hand who catches whatever slips between the plan and the finish.

Ginger Brown

Ginger Brown

Events Manager

Ginger builds events from the first idea to the last detail, staying unflappable no matter what the day throws at her.

Audra Evans

Audra Evans

Client Services Manager

Audra makes a partnership feel easy, quick to respond and on top of every moving piece without ever seeming rushed.

Eli La Ronde

Eli La Ronde

Programs Manager and Analyst

Eli is the program manager and analyst behind Maven's working groups, turning scattered technical debate into something leaders can actually act on.

Taylor Neal

Taylor Neal

Business Services Director

Taylor runs Maven's business services and HR, steering the operations, finances, and people that keep the whole firm moving.

Tanner Robledo

Tanner Robledo

Technical Services Director

Tanner comes from IT and operations, wiring up the systems and automations that take the busywork off a client's plate.

Rebeca Villalobos

Rebeca Villalobos

Events & Operations Manager

Rebeca has worked across offices, campuses, and research labs, and that range shows in how smoothly she manages the logistics behind Maven's clients.

Caroline Zwick

Caroline Zwick

Account Director

Caroline holds the whole picture and the fine print at once, coordinating projects, sponsors, and partners so her accounts stay in sync.

Sam knows how to lead a team to deliver on increasingly complex projects, on time and on budget. She is the glue that holds our team together.
Dana Harmon · Founder & Principal, Juniper Advisory Group
Ready when you are

Have a project in mind? Let's build something together.

Tell us what you are working toward and we will figure out if we are the right fit. No pressure, no jargon.

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