Aya Garcia Shlachter is a Filipina-American entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and business and AI thought leader. She is the Founder and CEO of MGS Global Group, the production partner architecture firms trust, helping more than 500 architecture firms worldwide grow and scale over the past 18 years. She is also the co-founder of Archicon, the Unboring Business Conference for Architects. She hosts the AI for Architects and Architect My Business podcasts, where she interviews leaders in business, technology, and innovation to help architects build stronger practices.
She is also the founder of AYA Alliance, a global community dedicated to helping female leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers navigate reinvention, lifelong learning, and meaningful impact through the Fountain Principle—the belief that the most meaningful success comes from giving more value than you take, lifting others as you grow, and creating opportunities that continue to flow beyond yourself.
Named one of the Global FWN100™ Most Influential Filipina Women in the World, she is passionate about helping people build thriving, future-ready businesses through strategy, technology, and leadership.
Follow Aya