About & Mission
In life, I have always been incredibly organised - the one making plans and booking group trips. My career has been all about applying these strengths to support services for smaller, medium, and large companies across many industries over the past 20+ years. Founding Maple View Ventures to bring these two together, offering SMEs and individuals bespoke business administrative support, just made sense to me. Basically I know how to get sh*t done!
My mission (and superpower) is to magically transform administrative chaos into organised calm, giving individuals and SMEs the ability to work smarter, not harder. Consider me the Mari Kondo Johnston for your business.
I'm an accomplished operations manager with a background as a CEO-level executive assistant, and experience across diverse industries including private equity, financial services, luxury travel, PR, recruitment, creative consultancy, retail and property development. I have over 20 years of extensive experience and knowledge of support services and know how to manage company operations smoothly.
When I'm not working, I live a very active lifestyle - the company is basically carbon neutral as I love to cycle everywhere! As the business grows, it will give back, and there's more on this to come.
I can't wait to work with you,
Marika Johnston
Testimonials
”Working with Marika at Maple View Ventures Ltd has been an incredibly positive experience. She supported us through software selection, integration, and cost analysis with clarity and care, making what could have been a complex process feel straightforward and manageable.
Marika's approach is thoughtful, thorough, and highly collaborative. She took the time to understand our business and ensured every recommendation felt right for us. I’m really pleased with how everything went and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Marika to other small businesses looking to streamline and strengthen their operations.”
- Katie Saunders, Founder & Director of The Little Sock Company
”Marika's organisational skills, discretion, and calm authority were integral to the smooth running of our executive team. Her ability to anticipate needs, preempt problems, and provide support at a senior level made her integral to the leadership team. Her project management during our head‑office move was exemplary - managing people, logistics, budgets and deadlines effortlessly whilst ensuring business continuity throughout.”
- Ian Coughlan, Former CEO of Abercrombie & Kent