The Final Edit

Welcome back to The Final Edit, the podcast for high-level founders rewriting what success, legacy, and leadership actually look like.In this raw and deeply personal episode, we're going somewhere most business podcasts won't: the identity crisis that happens after you've already made it. Not the one at the beginning of your journey, the one that hits when the version of you that built everything starts to feel like it's not enough for what's next.We talk about the grief of outgrowing yourself, the people you lose along the way who still want you to be who you were two years ago, and why quantum leaping your identity will inevitably trigger the people around you. Maritza opens up about letting go of the "PR girl" identity she built her entire career around, and why going all-in on Maison meant six months of barely showing up online. Hannah shares what it took to step out from behind the scenes as an immigrant woman of color in tech and why she spent years shrinking herself in rooms she absolutely belonged in.We also get into why the rooms you're in either accelerate or stall your identity evolution, why being disliked is a non-negotiable part of leveling up, and what it actually looks like to hold a billion-dollar vision with full confidence.This episode is for the women who are in the messy middle of becoming someone new and need permission to stop performing the old version. 🔥🎧 EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS 🎧[00:00:23] The identity crisis nobody talks about: The one that happens after you've made it[00:01:31] The myth that identity crises stop once you hit a revenue number[00:02:24] Maritza on being the "best kept secret"—and why Maison forced her to change that[00:03:32] Letting go of the "PR girl" identity and the six months she barely posted[00:05:06] The grief of outgrowing yourself—planned and unplanned[00:06:46] Quantum leaping your identity means you will trigger people. Here's why.[00:08:55] The day you stop caring if you're liked is an up-level in itself[00:11:59] Hannah on being an immigrant woman of color in tech—and finally owning her seat[00:13:42] Why the room you're in either accelerates or stalls your identity evolution[00:16:59] The permission we wish someone had given us earlier[00:19:45] The identity we're both in right now—and what it means to hold a billion-dollar vision📚 RESOURCES 📚Maison Network: https://joinmaison.com/Apply to Join: https://joinmaison.com/applicationUpcoming Events: https://joinmaison.com/all-events📲 CONNECT WITH US 📲Follow Maritza: @_maritzatobonFollow Hannah: @hannahmnievesFollow Maison: @joinmaisonSubscribe for more episodes and meet us inside the vision.