In 2014, the 53-year-old founded her Minnesota-based communications firm, Digital and Savvy, to provide public relations services to large companies and CEOs, from Target to entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk.
That was after she worked as a public relations executive for over 10 years in the Middle East, most notably as Google's head of communications for that region.
One habit helped Abouelenein continue advancing her career even after starting over in another country, she tells CNBC Make It.
Though she's a public relations veteran and successful CEO, she still took a "finance for non-finance executives" course last year.
"In today's world, everything is changing rapidly," Chaudry told CNBC Make It recently, adding that "the way you work, how you work, where you work — all that is changing."
Persons:
Maha Abouelenein, Gary Vaynerchuk, doesn't, Abouelenein, Aneesh Raman, she's, We're, Jay Chaudhry, Chaudry
Organizations:
Digital, CNBC, Research
Locations:
Minnesota