Ahoy Innovation by Mia Castro, Facilitation Workshops Training for UX Designers, Product Managers, Teams and Leaders

Training meets Team Building!

Fun & Impactful learning experiences to upskill and reenergize your team.

Maria Mia Castro - Ahoy Training Facilitation and Presentation skills

New tech, remote or hybrid settings, silo work, company changes… sometimes, working together may feel a bit disconnected and chaotic.
When motivation goes down, productivity does too.

How might we supercharge teamwork and make collaboration smooth sailing? ⛵

Ahoy Innovation Storytelling and Facilitation bespoke training for companies and Product and UX designers.

“I had the chance to participate in an in-company training program, and it was an excellent experience!

The approach combined theory, group reflection, and practice, enabling each team member to facilitate a specific dynamic.”

Pia, UX Manager

Pía Santiñaque, UX Studio Leader.
Switch Software, Uruguay.

Trainings

Ahoy Innovation Mia Castro Workshops Facilitation Training UX High Impact Presentations Storytelling

Present with confidence

Engage your audience, communicate with clarity and intent, and inspire action.

Ahoy Innovation Mia Castro Workshops Facilitation Training UX High Impact Presentations Storytelling

Facilitate team alignment

Build new team dynamics, foster alignment and collaboration, and speed up decision-making.

Ahoy Innovation Mia Castro Workshops Facilitation Training UX High Impact Presentations Storytelling

Bespoke services

SPECIALLY FOR YOU

Culture shift or team changes?
We can help you!

We’ll meet you were you are, define goals and create a purposeful experience: a moment to pause, process, re-connect and celebrate together.

Perfect for: teams with diverse backgrounds, working in a hybrid or remote setting.

Ahoy Innovation Storytelling and Facilitation bespoke training for companies and Product and UX designers.

“Mia creates a space where learning feels fun and approachable. I loved that her sessions were well-structured, with clearly organized resources that provided clarity from start to finish.”

Mahalakshmi Nataraj, UI/UX Designer.
Enspirit, India.

Productivity increases “by up to 25% when team members feel connected and aligned (Forbes). To create a strong culture of innovation and collaboration “soft” skills are essential for Leaders and Teams alike.

Kind words from colleagues & clients

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Verizon Connect

“Mia is a multi-talented Product and UX team's secret weapon. My greatest advice to any organization is to include her early and often.”

Kirstie McLatchie
Senior Director, Product Manager
Deem @ Enterprise

“Mia has a remarkable ability to bring people together, driving innovation and fostering collaboration wherever she goes.”

April Durrett
Global Head of Experience Design
Verizon Connect, Ireland

Training with Mia was great. I learnt a lot in our sessions, and now I'm applying all of it to my projects.

It's so amazing how she simplifies complex topics!

Once again, thank you very much for teaching us, Mia!

Syed Abrar Ali
UX/UI Designer

It was a pleasure working with Mia. She is an exceptionally skilled visual communicator and speaker.

She expertly adapts content and incorporates engaging, workshop-style activities tailored to her audience and stakeholders.

This active engagement keeps everyone interested and makes learning and retaining new information much easier.

Felipe Almeida
Felipe Almeida
Lead Experience Designer

It was one of the best workshops I’ve been involved in. The strict adherence to time meant we didn’t have endless discussions about some details that aren’t really all that relevant.

Everyone got involved instead of just 2 or 3 people dominating the conversation.

I’m 100% onboard with this format.

Chris La Pat
Christopher La Pat
Senior iOS Developer

Workshops were results driven, cross-functional, valuable and FUN.

In fact, Mia brings fun and joy to all of her work, making it a pleasure to work with her.

Liam O'Connor
Liam O’Connor
Research Manager

The team building session was brilliant! So enjoyable. It was light hearted but also very eye opening because people were very honest and open about what they shared.

Michelle McNicholas
Senior UX Designer

She’s been an absolute pleasure to work with, always focused on collaboration and clear communication.

Daniel Alb
Daniel Alb
Head of UX

Thank you so much Mia! Honestly I love all your ideas it genuinely gets me excited about the workshop.

Colin Smith
Colin Smith
Lead UX Researcher 

I would highly recommend Mia to any organization that needs help understanding how to help their users or how to facilitate internal workshops and learning.

Frank MacNamara
Product Manager 

Gracias Mía por tu calidez, claridad y experiencia. Nos quedamos con muchas ganas de seguir profundizando! 🙌

Pia S., Switch
Pía Santiñaque
UX Studio Leader

Hey Mia - Just wanted to say you’re doing a fantastic job with this workshops. It’s been needed forever and I think we will be in a much better situation after this sessions.

Sean Hensman
Director of Engineering