I'm your host Gary Nowak and what a wonderful conversation I had with my guest Maya
Doueihy. Maya brought so much energy, passion and beautiful perspective to her career and I know you'll enjoy it.
Career Background:
Grew up in Beirut, Lebanon
Studied at the Lebanese American University studying International Relations and affairs
Worked as a project coordinator for:
- Lebanese center for policy studies
- Lebanese American University
Project manager for
- A political party
- Foreign and commonwealth office
- Department of international development
Now working in Dublin with WhatsApp
Highlight
- The Magic of Dublin and it's not just the Guinness
- News Anchor for Dad at 5 years old
- Don’t want to just record the news, but rather analyze the news
- Following Dad's path
- Think tank work in Lebanon
- Discussing with parents what to study
- Learning and focus brings out strategic thinking
- Combine practicality and emotion for success
- Making an impact with other peoples lives
- Areas of conflict
- Humanitarian issues
- Engaging youths for elections in Lebanon
- Learning to accept other opinions
- Growing up in Lebanon
- Being conservative and liberal at the same time
- Witnessing trying to make a change to the system
- Going to get more education
- Political party consultancy
- Working at the British embassy in Beirut
- Delivering education for underprivileged children
- Maya is a very determined person
- Discipline and perseverance
- Taking people to the Edge
- Every human needs to be pushed
- Loves to argue
- Pushing people to the limit
- Don't go to Maya with a problem
- Being very solution driven
- Taking a sabbatical to focus on Maya for one year
- Leading from the heart
- Great Regret discussion
- Advice - Never give up
- Money can't buy happiness but it can buy Nutella
- Frank Sinatra
Want to be a guest? Email me at gpnowak@gmail.com!