ABOUT US
Clarity, Strategy, and Partnership You Can Trust
Unlike traditional consulting firms with singular lanes of work, Main Street Wisdom combines policy fluency with community awareness—ensuring strategies are politically savvy, operationally sound, and socially grounded.
What Sets Us Apart
We believe advocacy succeeds when strategy and execution work hand in hand. We bring policy fluency, nonprofit governance expertise, and disciplined project management to help leaders achieve impact. We offer pragmatic counsel and solutions that are:
Accessible
Strategic
Straightforward
Time-tested
Why Work With Us
We combine decades of experience leading advocacy campaigns, managing coalitions, and advising on complex policy initiatives to help leaders cut through complexity and move their work forward. We specialize in:
Public Affairs & Policy Strategy
Nonprofit & Organizational Management
Digital Advocacy & Communications
Strategic Project Management
Every engagement is tailored, hands-on, and rooted in partnership. We listen, design strategies that make sense, and execute them with precision, ensuring clarity, accountability, and results that last.
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We offer public affairs strategy, operations, campaign communications, and insights under one roof.
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We adapt to your organization’s needs, from targeted engagements to full-scale campaigns.
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We have decades of combined experience advancing high-stakes initiatives across sectors.
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We provide access to top-tier partners.
About Our Founder
Maya Kurien, a Founder and Principal at Main Street Wisdom LLC, is a public affairs strategist with more than a decade of experience navigating complex challenges in government, policy, and the civic sector. She has experience leading coalitions, advancing policy, and strengthening nonprofit operations. Maya has secured major policy wins in housing, economic development, land use, and infrastructure, and has advised nonprofits and business associations on strategy, advocacy, and operations.
Maya has been recognized by City and State New York Magazine as a 2025 Asian American Trailblazer and a 2024 NYC 40 Under 40 leader. As the founder of Main Street Wisdom, she partners with nonprofits, coalitions, and civic organizations to design advocacy strategies, build capacity, and drive measurable impact.
Let’s Move Your Work Forward
Our goal is simple: give leaders the clarity, strategy, and support they need to move their work forward and do it in a way that lasts. Let’s talk about how we can help.