Holding Your Own

Speaking, Acting, and Winning in the Business World

Melissa Maher

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Pinnacle Enterprises Group
25 November 2025

Management: leadership & motivation; Business communication & presentation; Office & workplace

The playbook for building authority, expanding influence, and driving results.

What does it take to truly hold your own in today's business world? Whether you're presenting to senior executives, leading a negotiation, or navigating the boardroom, success depends on more than skill - it requires presence, influence, and the courage to act.

In Holding Your Own, Executive Leadership Advisor and former Expedia CMO Melissa Maher shares the strategies she has taught to senior leaders, founders, executives, and organizations across industries. From building executive presence to elevating communication, self-advocacy, and influence, this book provides practical tools and relatable stories to help you command attention, expand your impact, and accelerate results.

Accessible, actionable, and inspiring, Holding Your Own is the playbook for leaders who want to step into any room with authority, increase their value, and leave it having made a lasting impact.

By: Melissa Maher
Imprint: Pinnacle Enterprises Group
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 376g
ISBN: 9798999830111
Pages: 206
Publication Date: 25 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Melissa S. Maher is an Executive Leadership Advisor, Strategic Consultant, Speaker, and the CEO and founder of Pinnacle Enterprises Group. A former Chief Marketing Officer at Expedia Group, she spent two decades in senior roles leading global teams, driving major negotiations, and shaping strategies that influenced the travel industry worldwide. Melissa is the creator of proprietary leadership programs, including Executive Essentials: Confidently Command the Room and Speak Up, Stand Out: Master Confident Public Speaking, which equip leaders to elevate their presence, sharpen communication, and expand their influence. She also provides advisory and consulting services to senior leaders, startups, and hospitality brands across the travel sector and other industries. Recognized as one of the ""30 Influential Women in Hospitality"" by Hotel Management and one of the ""100 Inspirational People in the Travel Industry"" by the International Hospitality Institute, Melissa holds an MBA and BS from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.Connect with Melissa: pinnacleenterprisesgroup.com - LinkedIn: Melissa Maher