MY STORY

Employer branding is where everything I care about comes together: people, strategy and clarity.

The idea behind Ideatic Mind is simple: more people should have the chance to do work they care about, in companies where they can contribute, grow and feel that they belong.
>Employer branding can bring those two sides closer, helping companies become clearer about what they genuinely offer and helping people recognise where they can thrive.

My name is Maria Cochior, and I help companies to connect the dots between people, business and brand.

I have spent more than eight years working across recruitment, HR, internal communication and employer branding, both inside organisations and as an independent consultant.
That experience taught me to look beyond campaigns and understand the people, decisions and everyday moments that shape what a company is really known for.

I created Ideatic Mind because too much employer branding starts at the end.

A campaign, career page or new set of messages may be the visible result, but it should not be the starting point.

First come the harder questions: What do people actually experience? What has changed? What is genuinely worth communicating?

Ideatic Mind creates space for those questions, turning evidence into a direction that makes sense for both the people and the business behind it.

I built Ideatic Mind to stay close to the work, while remaining flexible enough to bring in the right expertise when it is needed. .

You work directly with me throughout the process, from the first conversations and research to the strategic direction and final recommendations. This continuity keeps every decision connected to what we discover along the way.

When a project needs additional expertise, I bring in trusted specialists in design, content, research or implementation. I continue to lead the strategic direction and remain your main point of contact.

A successful project should change more than the slides. It should change what a team understands and can do next.

Good strategy makes decisions easier, gives communication a more coherent direction and helps teams connect the employer promise with the everyday employee experience.

That is why the focus stays on clarity, practical priorities and tools the team can continue using long after the project is complete.

When the inside and outside tell the same story, an employer brand no longer needs to shout. It can speak for itself.

Want to understand what your employer brand is already saying?

Let’s look at it together.