Maha Abouelenein

Maha Abouelenein is an American Egyptian strategic communications expert and entrepreneur with more than 30 years of global experience. Born and raised in Minnesota, she began her career in sports marketing at General Mills before relocating to Egypt at age 27, where she navigated language barriers and built a network from scratch while caring for her mother. Her career expanded across the Middle East, holding pivotal positions at Orascom Telecom, Weber Shandwick (where she opened 18 offices in the region), Google, Netflix, Careem, and the Executive Office of the Ruler of Dubai. She founded Digital and Savvy, a strategic communications firm with offices in the USA and Dubai, orchestrating transformations for global corporate giants and high-growth startups. As the USA TODAY bestselling author of '7 Rules of Self-Reliance,' she shares transformative guidance on personal branding and professional growth. Maha sits on the Global Board of Directors of the Associated Press, advises tech ventures like LockChain.ai, and hosts the Savvy Talk Podcast. Honored as one of Dubai's most influential women and nominated as a Forbes Power Woman of the Middle East, she continues championing the transformative power of storytelling and self-reliance.