Maria Palk – Export Partner, Program Coordinator & Practical Sales Expert
About Maria
Maria Palk is a hands-on international sales and marketing practitioner with a passion for helping companies find the right markets, right clients, and real results.
As co-founder of EYBA, Maria is the driving force behind the program’s practical execution — where strategy turns into action. She has guided numerous SMEs through sales stagnation toward breakthrough results in export markets.
Maria combines energy, empathy, and structure. She doesn’t teach theory — she teaches execution: how to contact 100 potential clients, hold effective meetings, and close deals.
In addition to her role at EYBA, Maria has led hundreds of entrepreneurship hackathons with Junior Achievement Estonia, mentoring young entrepreneurs in developing viable business models and understanding the sales process.
Her mentoring style inspires confidence and discipline, showing that consistency and systems — not luck — create sustainable growth.
Expertise & Strengths
Action-first approach to international sales
Practical B2B marketing and lead conversion methods
Courage to lead large-scale global projects
Clear systems for outreach, sales tracking, and follow-up
Building structure and motivation within teams
Belief:
“Export doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated — with the right system and consistency, every motivated team can achieve results.”
Highlights
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10+ years in export marketing and sales
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Co-founder and program coordinator at EYBA
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Marketing manager at Junior Achievement Estonia
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Mentor in multiple international education and innovation projects