An Extraordinary Conversation with Maya Holihan

Maya and I had a great conversation almost initially about the books sitting on her nightstand, all of which I will be reading too: Becoming by Michele Obama Scaling Up by Verne Harnish Rise and Grind by Daymond John The Holy Bible Maya mentioned a Facebook Group she started for small business owners, Leading through Crisis. It is described as a private group for small business owners and entrepreneurs to gain the tools, support, community and inspiration to effectively lead in times of uncertainty. Maya commented that “Sometimes our darkest moments inspire brightest ideas” I found numerous variations on this quote and also this article. I loved Maya’s idea about recording herself to perfect her pitch. Others have been using this concept to improve themselves as well. Maya told me all about 1 million cups and indeed it is nationwide. Maya told me about trying to crowdfund using ifundwomen.com. Also, I guessed wrong about April/May as this episode is finally being released in June! We had a great conversation about sharing ideas rather than keeping them to yourself. I found this article from Richard Branson espousing similar ideas. On this topic, I love how Maya stated it is about “Community over competition” and I subsequently learned that this is a trending hashtag, which is likely a very good sign for the future. In another sign that you can find anything on the internet, here is the Lipstick scene from the Breakfast Club. I mentioned Dan Harris and his ideas that meditation can be performed in small increments. For more about his ideas, see here. Maya can be found at: ewedded.com @mayaholihan at Facebook and Instagram Maya also hosts a podcast, Happily Altered After available here and likely everywhere else you get podcasts.