Meet The Team

As the Founder and CEO of Talk Coaches, Maryam brings hands-on experience in transforming technology, behavioral, and educational research into impactful learning and assessment solutions. Maryam holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, earned through a full Consortium scholarship. With over 15 years of experience in international business development, product marketing, and management, she has a deep expertise in educational assessment product management and development. At Pearson, she played a pivotal role in translating research into innovative products and services for students and teachers. Maryam has conducted extensive research on 21st-century skills such as Critical Thinking, Collaborative Problem Solving, and Creativity, with projects spanning the US, UK, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey, and other countries. Her contributions to the field are complemented by her active community involvement, where she has served as co-president of the Booster Club at Barton Creek Elementary and currently serves as a substitute teacher for grades K-5 in the Eanes Independent School District.

As the Product Lead of Inspire Reading, she oversees the product development process: defining product vision and roadmap, working with the engineering team on execution, leading design of the InspireReading platform, and prioritizing the product development sequence. Elinor is a Junior at Tufts University studying Engineering Psychology and Computer Science. She has worked on designing new digital learning products and developing new features and capabilities for existing products for ACT and The LEGO Foundation. She has been active in community involvement in the K-8 space, and is the Founder of the Science Fair at Ronald Heyes School in Brookline, MA, bringing students opportunities to develop their scientific literacy skills. She coached students to guide them through their science fair projects, and gained experience in tutoring elementary students.