Brand experiences. Company events. Your next one deserves the x factor.

Let’s Make it Happen
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Women working together at a long workshop table
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Guests listening to a talk in front of a branded backdrop
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  • Team days
  • Incentive trips
  • Product launches
  • Offsites
  • Leadership retreats
  • Ladies night
  • Wellness experiences
  • Shared tables
  • Brand activations
  • Kick-offs
  • Workshops
  • Award nights
  • Celebrations
  • Client dinners
  • Strategic partnerships
  • Pop-ups
  • City challenges
  • Networking evenings
  • Well-being days
  • Summer parties
  • Volunteer days
  • Culinary experiences
  • Holiday parties
  • Community meetups
Cecília Araújo-Behm, founder of MARA X, smiling, seated in a white chair in a cream suit

Meet the founder

Cecília
Araújo-Behm

Cecília built her career in sales, strategic partnerships, entertainment and logistics, across different countries. She saw that the best deals happened when the right people met. So she started MARA X to make those meetings happen on purpose.

Over more than 15 years, she has worked in growth, sales, partnerships, people management and customer experience at companies such as Nestlé, Walt Disney World, UPS and Booking.com, in more than five countries.

Industries she knows from the inside

  • Technology & software
  • Entertainment
  • Hospitality
  • Food & beverage
  • Retail
  • Logistics

For extraordinary experiences, partnerships and events, choose MARA X.

Why MARA X

Experiences that move people forward.

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MARA comes from mar, the sea.

And from maravilha, wonderful. In Brazil, when something is just that good, people say “é mara!”

The sea connects people, countries and markets without borders.

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The x is the part people remember.

  • Experiences
  • Extraordinary ideas
  • Exponential growth

Not sure where to start?

Let’s figure it out together.

Tell us your idea or your challenge. In one conversation, we’ll help you choose the right experience.

For venues

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Have a space where people can meet, move or celebrate? Tell us about it.

MARA Originals upcoming events

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Collab withBODYBASE

Pilates Triathlon

Pilates, healthy food and new people. Sat 21 Nov at BodyBase Haarlem, 14:00–17:30. From €65.

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Entrepreneur Ladies Night

Women building businesses, good food and useful introductions. Fri 11 Dec at Comer Dreefzicht, Haarlem, 18:00–22:00.

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Social gatherings

Dinners, city challenges and evenings to meet new people.

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