Hi, I'm

Maggi

Lawyer-turned-entrepreneur.
Collector of people, ideas and stories.

After spending 10 years as a lawyer and FinTech executive, I left, to start building the things I wished existed.

These days, I'm building businesses with AI, hosting workshops, and helping aspiring founders launch their ideas.

Maggi Xu speaking on stage
ex corporate lawyer✦ FinTech exec✦ 2M+ downloads✦ summited Kilimanjaro 🏔️✦ backpacked across China 🎒✦ AI workshop host✦ strangers → friends✦

01 — Now

Currently building…

I love taking ideas from “what if?” to “holy crap, it's real.”

02 — Beyond the screen

In-person

I love getting curious people in the same room.

Come hang out

I host hands-on AI workshops, and private dinners, where strangers become friends.

Previously: All-In Canada · Microsoft “200 Women in Tech”

Next up: AI on Tap · AI Workshops

Upcoming events, coming soon ↗

“Big ideas. Real conversations.”

From conferences to university classrooms, I love making big ideas practical and fun.

Speaking topics:

  • Building businesses with AI — from idea to first customer
  • From corporate career to creator
  • The art of bringing people and ideas together

Previously on stage: NFT.NYC · BrainStation · Osgoode · Western Law · AIBC World Conference · Founder Institute

Invite me to speak ↗
Maggi moderating a panel at Microsoft Reactor Toronto
Maggi at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro
Maggi hugging a guest at a gathering
Maggi at a villa overlooking rice terraces
A fireside chat with the Maje team in purple shirts
A big group photo under palm trees
A cheerful group photo at a women's workshop
Maggi and a friend at a founders' dinner
Maggi making a heart with her hands between two friends
Standing on a sand dune in the desert
A full room listening to a talk
Friends gathered round a birthday cake
Maggi with two guests at a bar event

03 — Then

A little backstory

I started my career as a corporate lawyer.

It was great. On paper.

I quickly realized I do not enjoy following a path already laid out. I wanted a life with more creating, exploring, and connecting.

→ So I made a change.

Along the way, I've helped to scale an app to 2M+ downloads, supported an $8M USD Series A raise, built high-level strategic partnerships, and taught executives at Osgoode and Western University.

I've also climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, backpacked across China, and started projects that failed.

Life's too short to leave your best ideas… as ideas.

04 — You

Got an idea you can't
stop thinking about?

Let's make something happen.