Chronically particular, deeply opinionated about food, and committed to biohacking my way to immortality.
ONCE UPON A TIME
I'd worked in hospitality, events, marketing — and a few other things in between — chasing stimulation without really knowing why. My brain needed the pace. Until my body said otherwise. Pushing beyond capacity for too long eventually caught up with me — I was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition, and suddenly operating the way I always had was no longer an option. Then COVID took my job, and honestly, it was the push I didn't know I needed.
I took it as a sign to finally figure out what I actually wanted. I started in the online space as a VA, got my OBM certification, and everything clicked. Being systematic isn't something I learned — it's how I'm built. Navigating ADHD and my health meant that structure and process were never optional for me. They were survival. And survival, it turns out, is a pretty transferable skill.
Today I run my own operations and systems practice — on my own terms, at a pace that's sustainable — helping other online founders build the structure that lets them actually step back from their business.
I know what it costs to run on empty. That's exactly why I don't let my clients do it.
MY REALLY OFFICIAL BIO, the TL:DR VERSION
Mary Ann is a Systems & Operations Strategist and OBM who has turned being chronically particular into a career. She helps online founders remove themselves as the bottleneck — by building the workflows, structure, and operational clarity that should have existed from day one.
NOW FOR THE IMPORTANT STUFF
Enneagram 1, INTJ, Cap ☀ / Libra ↑ / Aquarius ☾ Feel free to judge accordingly.
Half Chinese, half Filipino, from Vancouver, somehow ended up in Melbourne and never left.
Obsessed with the ocean but cannot swim.
I am fully aware of the irony.
I swear more than I probably should. My mom knows. She is not thrilled.
Top: Came for dinner. Stayed for the bull statue photo op. Left: Where there's food, I will come. Right: He didn't choose me but I'm not over it.
I have a weird fascination with graveyards — I try to visit one in every country I travel to.
Your at-a-glance guide to where I stand on all the truly important things.
Japanese & Vietnamese
90s/00s R&B
Moths
A matching activewear set
Friends.
Will never get bored of it.
Green juice
Trash reality TV involving rich people drama
Bangkok. Love the liveliness, food, and people.
Sushi
A famous singer.
I love pretending I can sing.
so, that's me!
That's the full picture — the person you'd actually be partnering with. If this feels like a match, let's talk.