
Hey, I’m Marie!
I help business owners level up their digital systems, workflow, and productivity, so they can spend more time on what matters.
From managing your day-to-day, to organizing your big insights and ideas, I help you follow through on your long-term goals and get things launched (trainings, websites, new offers…).
I’m a designer, teacher, and professional dot-connector; my superpowers include connecting seemingly disparate information, identifying valuable opportunities, and helping you create momentum in your own life.
Momentum is contagious, so I’m all about helping you get traction quickly, and reducing wasted time on things that aren’t getting you results.
While my clients may call me a magician (I hear unicorn a lot too), really I just love using well crafted systems to weave our lives and businesses together.

With my fancy Honours Bachelor of Design, a Design Thinking and Innovation Certificate, and a Permaculture Design Certificate, I’ve got over a decade of experience in design, strategy, and technology.
I’ve worked with entrepreneurs and business owners of all sizes, helping them plan, design, and build beautiful and functional digital ecosystems that make it easier to scale.
When I began studying permaculture, I saw how so many of the principles and frameworks I was learning applied well beyond the garden, and it opened my eyes to new ways of thinking about what it means to design a sustainable and resilient business.
Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system.
Bill Mollison



Ultimately, I believe entrepreneurship offers us a chance to design our businesses and lives with more intention and possibility. I want to live a good life, and leave the world and the people in it better than I found it (and help my clients do the same). Otherwise, what’s the point?
I’m the host of Notion Office Hours, creator of Notion Mastery, Run Your Learning Launch, Digital Strategy School, Think Like a Digital Strategist, and co-founded Oki Doki with my husband, where we help folks create, launch, and market online courses and training programs.
When I’m not nerding out about business or Notion, you’ll find me bouldering, making delicious home-made vegetarian tacos, or working on transforming my lawn into a productive permaculture garden. I love bright tights, macchiatos, and eating all my vegetables.
Podcast Interviews:
Devmode.tv: Organize all the things with Notion
What Works: Choosing not to scale
The Design Business Show: Designing Digital Ecosystems for Savvy Entrepreneurs
Freelance: Marie Poulin: Your Roadmap
Bright + Early: Finding a Business Model that Works for You
Freelance Freedom: SaaS, Scaling and Working with Your Life Partner
UI Breakfast Podcast: Building an online school from scratch
Movement Makers: Strategic Generosity and tackling the Imposter Complex
Alyssa Martin: Making your own rules
the Marketing Moxie show: Designing your digital strategy
Divi Nation: Transitioning from Web Designer to Digital Strategist
Speaking



MicroConf Starter May 2018
The Sustainable SaaS: What permaculture can teach us about building software
CentHer Stage Oct 2017
MVP the Sh*t Out of Everything
Assembled Jan 2017
Think Big, Plan Small: Why Small Can be a strategic advantage
Freelance RemoteConf Feb 2016
Think Big, Plan Small: Bringing the MVP to Client Services
Starting Point Student Entrepreneurship Conference Feb 2016
Think Big, Plan Small: Why Small Can be a strategic advantage
Co-creation: How to build products (and services) that create impact
Gather North Nov 2015
Designing an Intentionally Awesome Career