Mariana Wehbe is a public relations executive who has cemented her position as an influential figure within her industry.
Mariana starts by talking to us about her mother giving birth to her at the age of 13, her parents early divorce and her mother having to give her away to her grandparents in the United States at the young age of 3 (1:05). She then tells us how she grew up as a rebellious Lebanese kid in Florida during the 80s (3:40), her family “abandoning” her to Lebanon at the age of 17 (11:34), how she started working for DHL in Beirut (20:25), and falling out with her mother (24:01).
She then opens up about dealing with her abandonment issues and confronting her family after the Beirut explosion (30:02), becoming self dependent and competitive at a young age (32:04), and how leaving DHL for the PR world enabled her to accept herself for who she is (35:15). Mariana also talks about not believing in the traditional job hiring process (40:14), her relationship with her father being nonexistent (43:05), the importance of people critiquing themselves (48:51), and her never ending sentiment towards Lebanon (52:26).