“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” - Anais Nin

Today outofzbox celebrates yet another success, Maya Abdel Nour, a talented young lady who continues to defy all expectations day in and day out. Maya was hired as a fresh graduate only a few years ago, in such a short time; she became the first homegrown Regional Business Unit Leader managing all operations in the entire GCC and Asia region from Dubai.

Ever since the day she was hired, this young woman has been courageously leaping over every challenge that gets in her way, turning it into a learning opportunity that enables her to grow. Maya has been able to go far because of her character; a character that enabled her to accept challenging assignments, and not only accept, but take them in with open arms, without looking back. She has always been able to turn her fears into motives that helped her learn and move on to the next milestone.

Maya is a constant reminder that taking risks is the only way to show how far one can go. And yet, the main reason behind her rapid success is how adamant she is about spreading her learning and positively impacting everyone around her, which fits perfectly with ozb’s philosophy of love it, learn it, and live it. The ozbians are a mesh of exceptionally diverse talents, and those who truly leap forward are the ones who not only run as fast as the company, but those who actually lead this 20-year-old start up into the future. Maya Abdel Nour is a walking inspiration not only as a courageous leader but as a true example that you can do what you love and excel at it too.