Maya Ferrante

Maya spent a decade drafting and reviewing commercial leases for small retailers and professional offices before moving into writing. She reads every lease twice, once for what it says and once for what it leaves out, and she keeps a running list of the clauses that most often catch tenants off guard: compliance-with-laws language, uncapped operating expenses, relocation rights and personal guarantees with no burn-off. At New Club Cocoon she edits the lease terms coverage and writes the explainers that turn dense clauses into decisions a business owner can actually make before signing.