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.