The Cost of Playing Small and Waiting For the "Right Time" with Maha Abouelenein

The Cost of Playing Small and Waiting For the "Right Time" with Maha Abouelenein

June 22, 2026 · 1h 10m

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Melanie Whitney interviews communications expert Maha Abouelenein about the cost of playing small and the importance of stepping into one's true identity.

Episode Description In this special episode, recorded live at Social Space, Melanie sits down with Maha Abouelenein. Communications expert, bestselling author of Seven Rules , advisor to Gary Vaynerchuk and Matt Higgins. Maha spent 22 years caring for her parents on two continents while building a career that took her from a billionaire's assistant in Cairo, to launching Netflix in the Middle East, to running global communications for Google. The conversation moves through identity reinvention, the cost of waiting for permission, and why your title is rented, but your name is something you own. If you've been waiting for the right time to start, the right title to claim, or the right version of yourself to step into something new, this episode is for you.   About the Guest Maha Abouelenein is a strategic communications expert and founder of Digital and Savvy. Her bestselling book Seven Rules is available wherever you buy books. Connect with Maha on Instagram and learn more at her website .   Work With Me Book an  I ntuitive Coaching Session , and together we'll see what programs are running your life and how to alchemize them into a reality that reflects who you…

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