ALHINKA — A Dubai Studio
Strategy. Systems. AI. — For the leaders who are building something that matters.
ALHINKA is a Dubai-based studio founded by Maryam Hejazinia — a strategic operator with 15+ years across higher education, AI technology, enterprise operations, and organizational leadership. We partner with founders, executives, and institutions to build from zero, scale with clarity, and fix what's broken.
How I Work
Starting from zero is the hardest thing. I help founders and institutions design the operational, academic, or product foundations they need to launch with confidence — from governance structures and team design to go-to-market and product strategy.
Who this is for
Founders · New ventures · Institutions launching programmes
Growth without structure breaks organizations. I help teams that are moving fast build the systems, people frameworks, and strategic clarity to scale sustainably — without losing what made them good.
Who this is for
Scale-ups · Growing universities · Funded startups
Sometimes the engine is running but something is wrong. I diagnose organizational dysfunction — misaligned teams, broken processes, unclear strategy — and rebuild the operating model from the inside.
Who this is for
Enterprises in transformation · Teams post-restructure · Founders who've hit a wall
AI is embedded in every engagement — not as a product, but as a capability that accelerates everything we do.
Capabilities
Every project benefits from Maryam's hands-on AI and automation expertise — built through years of designing and deploying real systems, not just advising on them.
Tools: OpenAI · Claude · Gemini · n8n · VAPI · Lovable · Bolt · and more
Track Record
Not case studies from a deck. Real outcomes from real organizations.
Co-founded a higher education institution from the ground up and scaled it to become a leading academic institute — through strategic admissions, programme design, and full institutional operations.
Led an enterprise-wide KPI-to-OKR transformation across a 1,500-person organization at Delivery Hero — improving strategic alignment, decision-making cadence, and cross-functional accountability.
Partnered with founders as Chief of Staff at qeen, an agentic AI platform, to close a $10M funding round — coordinating legal, finance, governance, and investor relations workstreams end to end.
Designed and delivered the full MBA Learning & Development programme at the University of Hong Kong Business School, including the inaugural Middle East Career Trek connecting students to leading UAE organisations.
Sectors: Higher Education · AI Technology · Food Delivery · EdTech · Public Policy · Aviation
About
I've sat in the founder's chair, the executive's office, and the classroom. I know what each stage of an organization feels like from the inside — and what it takes to move through it.
Over 15 years, across five countries, I've co-founded institutions, led fundraising rounds, built AI automation systems, designed learning programmes, and coached leaders navigating some of the hardest moments in their careers.
I started ALHINKA because I believe the best kind of help isn't consulting from the outside — it's thinking and building from the inside, with the people who are doing the work.
I'm based in Dubai. I work globally.
Credentials
MBA — Asia School of Business × MIT Sloan · President's Leadership Award · 4 Languages · 5 Countries
Work With Me
Whether you're starting from zero, navigating growth, or working through a difficult chapter — I'd like to hear what you're building.
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