Meet Maleeka Hollaway

Leadership Advisor | Author | Speaker | Certified Clockwork Partner™

I've Built Success.
I've Also Had to Rethink It.

I've spent years helping people, brands, and businesses build visibility, credibility, and success. Along the way, I've learned that achieving success and actually experiencing it are two very different things.

Today, I help high-achieving women, leaders, and business owners question what no longer fits, realign their priorities, and build lives and businesses that reflect who they are now.

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Success Was Never Just About the Accomplishments.

I began my career in public relations, helping entrepreneurs, executives, and organizations build visibility, establish credibility, and tell stories that mattered.

Over the years, I've built an agency, become an award-winning publicist and four-time bestselling author, secured more than 50 media placements, and earned recognition on the Forbes Next 1000 list.

But my understanding of success evolved.

I began asking questions that accomplishments alone couldn't answer.

What happens when the goals you've achieved no longer reflect the life you want?

What happens when the business you've built requires more of you than you intended to give?

What happens when you're so good at achieving that you forget to question what you're achieving for?

Those questions shaped the next chapter of my work.

Today, I combine my experience in communications, leadership, strategy, and business operations to help people build success they can actually experience.

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Success Is Personal.
Leadership Is Intentional.
Business Should Be Sustainable.

THE PERSON

Success starts with the person behind the accomplishments. I help individuals reconnect with their values, priorities, identity, and personal definition of success.

THE LEADER

Leadership requires more than a title. I help leaders develop clarity, confidence, and the capacity to make decisions that align with who they are and where they're going.

THE BUSINESS

A successful business shouldn't require its owner to be involved in everything. I help founders and agency owners strengthen their operations, develop systems, and build businesses that can grow without depending on their constant involvement.

The Experience Behind the Perspective

  • Forbes Next 1000 Honoree

  • Four-Time Bestselling Author

  • Award-Winning Publicist

  • Professor of Business at Savannah College of Art and Design

  • Certified Clockwork Partner™

  • Bachelor of Science in English

  • Master of Science in Communication

There's More to Me Than What I've Accomplished.

I'm an Atlanta native, a mother of two, a woman of faith, and someone who understands that life is about more than the titles we earn or the things we build.

My faith informs how I understand purpose, stewardship, and success. Motherhood reminds me that presence matters as much as performance.

And my personal and professional experiences have taught me that sometimes the next level of success doesn't require doing more.

Sometimes it requires rethinking everything you've been taught to pursue.

That's the heart behind Success, Dismantled, my podcast and platform exploring what happens when the version of success you've achieved no longer fits the life you're living.

You've Worked Hard to Build Your Life. Now Let's Make Sure It Fits.

Whether you're redefining personal success, navigating leadership, or building a business that needs to operate differently, there's a place to begin.