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      <span class="pb-hello">👋 Hi, I'm Maya</span>
      <h1>Builder, writer &amp; <span>future-of-work</span> advocate.</h1>
      <p>I help people and teams do their best work. Founder of Remote Collective, author, keynote speaker — sharing what I learn with 80,000+ readers every week.</p>
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      <h2>I believe work should work for people.</h2>
      <p>After a decade building distributed teams across three continents, I started Remote Collective to help organizations design healthier, more human ways of working. Today I write, speak and advise founders on culture, async and the future of work.</p>
      <p>My work has reached over a million people and been featured in major publications. But what I care about most is the thousands of teams quietly working better because of something they read here.</p>
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    <a class="pb-work" data-rv href="#" style="--g:linear-gradient(135deg,#8b5cf6,#6366f1)"><div class="pb-work-body"><span class="pb-work-tag">Book</span><h3>The Async Advantage</h3><p>Bestselling guide to distributed work.</p></div></a>
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    <a class="pb-post" data-rv href="#"><span class="pb-post-meta">Culture · 6 min read</span><h3>Why async is a feature, not a fallback</h3><p>The teams that thrive remotely don't just tolerate async — they design for it. Here's how.</p><span class="pb-post-date">Jun 2026</span></a>
    <a class="pb-post" data-rv href="#"><span class="pb-post-meta">Leadership · 8 min read</span><h3>The quiet cost of always-on culture</h3><p>Responsiveness feels like productivity. It usually isn't. A look at what it really costs.</p><span class="pb-post-date">May 2026</span></a>
    <a class="pb-post" data-rv href="#"><span class="pb-post-meta">Career · 5 min read</span><h3>How to write so people actually read</h3><p>Clear writing is clear thinking. Five habits that made my newsletter resonate with 80k people.</p><span class="pb-post-date">Apr 2026</span></a>
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    <figure class="pb-quote" data-rv><blockquote>"One of the clearest voices on the future of work today."</blockquote><figcaption>— Forbes</figcaption></figure>
    <figure class="pb-quote" data-rv><blockquote>"Maya's writing changed how our entire company operates."</blockquote><figcaption>— Reader, Berlin</figcaption></figure>
    <figure class="pb-quote" data-rv><blockquote>"Required reading for anyone leading a distributed team."</blockquote><figcaption>— Fast Company</figcaption></figure>
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    <figure class="pb-test" data-rv><blockquote>"Maya's keynote was the highlight of our conference. Practical, funny and genuinely moving."</blockquote><figcaption><span class="pb-av" style="background:#f97316">JT</span><div><b>James Taylor</b><em>Conference organizer</em></div></figcaption></figure>
    <figure class="pb-test" data-rv><blockquote>"Her advice helped us rebuild our culture from the ground up. We're a different company now."</blockquote><figcaption><span class="pb-av" style="background:#8b5cf6">RN</span><div><b>Rita Novak</b><em>CEO, Finbank</em></div></figcaption></figure>
    <figure class="pb-test" data-rv><blockquote>"I've read every issue for three years. It's the only newsletter I never archive unread."</blockquote><figcaption><span class="pb-av" style="background:#06b6d4">DK</span><div><b>Dan Kim</b><em>Engineering lead</em></div></figcaption></figure>
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    <div class="pb-contact-text"><span class="pb-kick">Contact</span><h2>Let's connect</h2><p>For speaking, advising or collaboration enquiries, drop me a line — I read everything.</p>
      <ul class="pb-contact-list"><li><span>✉</span> hello@mayaokonkwo.com</li><li><span>🎤</span> Available for keynotes &amp; podcasts</li><li><span>⌖</span> Lisbon · Worldwide</li></ul>
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